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FedEx Kinko's payment card cracked
Date: 03/03/06
Keywords: no keywords
Anyone with some extra hardware and technical know-how could add value to the card, but FedEx says there's no risk.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6045389.html
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Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws
Date: 03/02/06
Keywords: browser, security, web
Security update fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile flaw in the Safari Web browser and Mail client.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044945.html
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Virus makes leap from PC to PDA
Date: 03/01/06
Keywords: security, virus
"Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044457.html
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Russian phone Trojan tries to ring up charges
Date: 02/28/06
Keywords: software, java
Malicious software can infect any cell phone that can run Java applications, not just more-advanced smart phones.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044266.html
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U.K. military to trial enhanced RFID tracking tags
Date: 02/28/06
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To improve tracking of military supplies, the U.K. will test battery-enabled RFID tags readable at more than 100 feet.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044061.html
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Senators press for details of NSA spying
Date: 02/28/06
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A prominent Senate Democrat says President Bush seems to think there's "no place" for judicial or congressional oversight.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044120.html
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Oracle patches 11i security flaws
Date: 02/28/06
Keywords: security
Company issues upgrade to E-Business Suite diagnostics module containing security fixes, Integrigy says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6044020.html
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AOL sues alleged phishing rings
Date: 02/28/06
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America Online uses Virginia's new antiphishing statute and two federal laws to go after groups in the U.S. and Europe.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043975.html
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Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats
Date: 02/28/06
Keywords: web
New Internet Threat Meter provides information on problems related to Web surfing, e-mail, IM and peer-to-peer file sharing.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043873.html
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Distributed computing cracks Enigma code
Date: 02/27/06
Keywords: no keywords
An open-source application breaks an encrypted message from World War II, and wants your help to finish the job.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043572.html
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Kits help phishing sites proliferate
Date: 02/27/06
Keywords: security
Security experts says December's 65 percent growth in crook sites is due to increasing availability of phishing toolkits.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043463.html
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Is Mac OS as safe as ever?
Date: 02/27/06
Keywords: software
Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043353.html
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Microsoft's InfoCard draws open-source response
Date: 02/27/06
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IBM and Novell will contribute to the "Higgins Project" to provide an alternative way for users to manage the plethora of Internet logins and passwords.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6043360.html
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Is your cell phone due for an antivirus shot?
Date: 02/24/06
Keywords: software, security
Security software industry turns its attention to mobile phones--but runs into resistance from cell service providers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042745.html
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FTC settles with CardSystems over data breach
Date: 02/23/06
Keywords: security
Credit card-processing company admits to security failure, promises to improve protection and undergo ongoing audits.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042665.html
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Time to send a consistent message on security
Date: 02/23/06
Keywords: security
Commentary--When it comes to network protection, the market is confused, security specialist Jon Oltsik writes.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042560.html
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Auditor loses McAfee employee data
Date: 02/23/06
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An external auditor misplaces a CD with details of thousands of workers, putting them at risk of identity fraud.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042544.html
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Microsoft readies Windows Live parental controls
Date: 02/23/06
Keywords: software, web
Software for Windows XP will let parents control access to the Web for their kids and monitor their online activity.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042502.html
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Bush's tech budget favors Homeland Security Dept.
Date: 02/23/06
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If Congress approves proposal, agency spending would jump 21 percent--and funding for NASA, education would shrink.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042460.html
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Convicted data thief gets eight years
Date: 02/23/06
Keywords: spam
Reputed spammer who looted more than a billion records from a massive data repository is sentenced to a lengthy prison stay.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6042290.html