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Microsoft repackages FrontBridge service
Date: 03/30/06
Keywords: no keywords
Service also comes with a new pricing model, some updates and future plans call for closer ties with the Exchange mail server.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055772.html
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Spy program snoops on cell phones
Date: 03/30/06
Keywords: software, security
Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055760.html
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Suffering in silence with data leaks
Date: 03/29/06
Keywords: no keywords
Current laws may not compel merchants to notify consumers when their personal information is stolen.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055160.html
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Antispam confab looks beyond filters
Date: 03/29/06
Keywords: technology, spam
Leaders in the fight against spam, phishing and e-mail fraud gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to compare notes.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055171.html
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Alert sounds alarm on phishing imposters
Date: 03/29/06
Keywords: web
Phishregistry.org uses "fingerprint" of real site to root out fakes on the Web, then tells businesses if they've been targeted.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055142.html
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Second unofficial fix plugs IE hole
Date: 03/29/06
Keywords: browser, web, microsoft
Another company has released a third-party patch for a serious flaw in Microsoft's Web browser--but experts are warning people to be cautious.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6055051.html
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Third party offers temporary IE fix
Date: 03/28/06
Keywords: browser
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6054583.html
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Neighborhood watch for phishing launches
Date: 03/28/06
Keywords: web
A search is on for volunteers to handle reports of suspected online scams and to help take down fraudulent Web sites.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6054372.html
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IBM debuts intrusion-prevention tool
Date: 03/27/06
Keywords: security
The new service, IBM's latest offering for the IT security market, is designed to monitor worm attacks.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6054234.html
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Israeli couple jailed over Trojan horse
Date: 03/27/06
Keywords: no keywords
Ruth and Michael Haephrati are convicted of creating a program that would help companies spy on their rivals.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6054116.html
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Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch
Date: 03/25/06
Keywords: browser, web
Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053961.html
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Fixes in for RealPlayer flaws
Date: 03/25/06
Keywords: no keywords
RealNetworks patches a "critical" clutch of holes in its media player products, which could be used to let intruders run code on PCs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053912.html
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Trojan horses steal bank details, passwords
Date: 03/25/06
Keywords: web
Cybercriminals use new Trojan horse tricks to steal money via bank Web sites and to nab personal passwords.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053849.html
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Homeland security group to meet away from public eye
Date: 03/24/06
Keywords: no keywords
Federal advisory committee that deals with protecting U.S. infrastructure is free to disregard law keeping meetings open.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053795.html
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DNS servers do hackers' dirty work
Date: 03/24/06
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New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053468.html
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Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole
Date: 03/24/06
Keywords: virus, microsoft
Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053456.html
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Four men charged in Nigeria e-mail scam
Date: 03/24/06
Keywords: no keywords
Justice Department alleges they fleeced American citizens out of $1.2 million, with promises of riches in exchange for charity.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6053370.html
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Laptop with HP employee data stolen
Date: 03/23/06
Keywords: no keywords
Theft of computer belonging to Fidelity Investments puts almost 200,000 current and former workers at risk of identity fraud.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6052964.html
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Sun Grid hit by network attack
Date: 03/23/06
Keywords: no keywords
Public computing service was hit by a denial-of-service attack that took down its text-to-speech service.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6052968.html
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Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders
Date: 03/22/06
Keywords: no keywords
Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6052758.html