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'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI
(AFP)
 AFP - Cyber attacks pose the greatest threat to the United States after nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction -- and they are increasingly hard to prevent, FBI experts said Tuesday.
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Fake celeb LinkedIn profiles lead to malware
(CNET)
CNET - A security researcher has discovered fake profiles for celebrities on LinkedIn that have links to malicious code, according to a blog posting on Trend Micro's site.
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The Five Most Dangerous Security Myths: Myth #3
(PC World)
PC World - When the Web was young and blink tags abounded, it wasn't hard to avoid the bad stuff online. You could generally tell by looking at a site if it was unsavory or even dangerous, and if you were careful with your surfing and your e-mail, you could generally have gone without antivirus.
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The Five Most Dangerous Security Myths: Myth #2
(PC World)
PC World - Sure, the Web is today's Wild West, with digital guns blazing and no sheriff in sight. But as long as you use a good antivirus program, you're completely safe, right?
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Hackers hit MacRumors keynote coverage
(CNET)
CNET - Some nasty pranksters, likely associated with Web forum 4Chan, have hacked into Apple gossip mainstay MacRumors' live-blog coverage of Tuesday's Macworld keynote. Hosted on a separate domain, MacRumorsLive.com, the site was plagued by offensive messages about Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health and general inanity (i.e. "SEX ME") before finally succumbing to "technical difficulties."
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Google Comes in Fourth on Top 10 List of Spam Enablers
(PC World)
PC World - Google has yet to stop a rising number of spammers from abusing Google Docs, its Web-based collaboration and spreadsheet application, according to junk mail watchdog Spamhaus.
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The Five Most Dangerous Security Myths
(PC World)
PC World - Still think that today's computer viruses and other malware come from some maladjusted teen out to vandalize your PC to make a name for himself? Think again. The persistent myth is a holdover from days long gone, and it's important to dispel it if you want to know what you're up against - and how to protect yourself.
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Fake Antivirus Peddlers Helped by Microsoft, IRS
(PC World)
PC World - Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies accused of selling fake antivirus software, a new player has moved into the market, aided by glitches in the Microsoft and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Web sites.
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Chinese hackers to face up to seven years in jail: report
(AFP)
 AFP - Hackers in China could face up to seven years in jail according to a draft law, as the country moves to fight rampant computer data theft, state media said Tuesday.
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Symantec unveils Norton Internet Security for Mac 4.0
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Symantec on Thursday unveiled a significant upgrade for its Norton line of security software. Norton Internet Security for Mac features a variety of security tools in one application.
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EMSI Releases Free Antivirus/AntiSpyware Tool
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just in time for Christmas, EMSI Software has released "a-squared Free 4.0", a free tool designed to find and destroy viruses, Trojans, and spyware. But it's better on a clean system than one that's already infected.
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As Phishing Evolves, Criminals Switch to Malware
(PC World)
PC World - The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime around April.
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Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft on Wednesday released an emergency patch to fix a perilous software flaw allowing hackers to hijack Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers.
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Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. is taking the unusual step of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers.
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Microsoft releasing emergency patch for perilous IE flaw
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft will release an emergency patch on Wednesday to fix a perilous software flaw allowing hackers to hijack Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers.
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About 90 percent of all email is spam: Cisco
(AFP)
 AFP - Armies of hijacked computers are flooding the world with spam as hackers devise slicker ways to take over unwitting people's machines, according to a Cisco report.
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AdAware Developer Launches Avira-Based Antivirus
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Swedish security firm Lavasoft pioneered spyware protection with their venerable Ad-Aware utility. On Monday, the company released a new standalone antivirus program, Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix, priced at $23.95.
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Sony BMG Fined $1 Million for Child Privacy Violations
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the commission's implementing rule.
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Sony Settles Online Privacy Case for $1 Million
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed Thursday to settle a Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case for $1 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement equals the largest settlement ever for a COPPA case, the FTC said.
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Va. seeks reinstatement of anti-spam law
(AP)
AP - Virginia's attorney general asked the nation's highest court Thursday to revive a state anti-spam law struck down by a lower court as unconstitutionally overbroad.
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