Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: software

180solutions is informing PC users that its ad-serving software is installed and is offering tips on removing it.

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Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Suit wants credit card companies to alert consumers if their personal data was exposed and protect merchants from fraud.

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Date: 06/27/05     Keywords: technology

Pairing devices that use the short-range wireless technology isn't safe unless you use a long code, a group warns.

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Date: 06/25/05     Keywords: spyware

Adds more intelligence on phishing attacks and plans to swap in new anti-spyware tool to improve protection against Net threats.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/EarthLink+puts+up+more+spyware%2C+phishing+shields/2100-1009_22-5761619.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/25/05     Keywords: web, microsoft

Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC.

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Date: 06/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Changes at the data broker to prevent Americans' personal data from getting into the wrong hands are taking longer than planned.

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Date: 06/24/05     Keywords: security

Vote paves the way to the $13.5 billion purchase of the storage maker by the security giant.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Symantec+investors+give+OK+to+Veritas+deal/2100-1009_22-5760932.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/24/05     Keywords: software

Flaws in RealPlayer and other media player products could allow an attacker to take over a computer, the software maker warns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/RealNetworks+plugs+security+holes+in+player/2100-1009_22-5760003.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/24/05     Keywords: browser, microsoft

Overlaying windows in a browser is standard functionality, not a vulnerability, Microsoft says--so there are no plans for an update.

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Date: 06/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Surge in scanning on a port associated with a "critical" Windows flaw could be a sign of a coming worm onslaught, experts warn.

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Date: 06/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Growing incidences of data theft and misuse of personal information is making consumers wary of e-commerce, according to two studies.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Data+leaks+denting+Web+shoppers%27+confidence/2100-1009_22-5759294.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/23/05     Keywords: technology, spam, microsoft

MSN and Hotmail will flag e-mail without a Sender ID tag, a move critics see as Microsoft forcing its antispam technology onto the world.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+pushes+spam-filtering+technology/2100-1009_22-5758365.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/22/05     Keywords: web

Flaw could trick Web surfers into giving away personal information by popping up a malicious dialog box in front of a trusted Web site.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Pop-up+vulnerability+found+in+major+browsers/2100-1009_22-5757372.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

Increase in fraud feared as the credit card industry recovers from a mega-heist.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Consumers%2C+retailers+grapple+with+data+theft/2100-1009_22-5756629.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/22/05     Keywords: virus

In a few years, a fast-spreading cell phone virus will become more likely, analysts predict--and some tools will be ineffective against it.

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Date: 06/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

Case alleges German company rented out space on servers that could deliver 74 million junk messages a month.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+sues+German+firm+over+spam/2100-1009_22-5755968.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/21/05     Keywords: software, security

As the pool of Windows security bugs dries up, analysts say hackers are turning to security software to break into PCs.

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Date: 06/21/05     Keywords: software, virus, antivirus, spyware

Software giant begins soliciting testers for OneCare Live, the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+seeks+testers+for+antivirus+service/2100-1009_22-5754653.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

Payment processor did not meet guidelines, MasterCard says, as more details come out about the break-in that exposed 40 million credit cards.

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Date: 06/20/05     Keywords: no keywords

Aims to develop spec to keep cell numbers from ring-tone makers and other wireless content providers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Liberty+Alliance+tackles+phone+privacy/2100-1009_22-5754363.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn