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W3C looks at next-gen voice technologies
Date: 12/07/05
Keywords: xml, web
The World Wide Web Consortium says next-gen VoiceXML will include specs for speaker verification.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5984590.html
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ID thieves try to steal millions from U.K. taxman
Date: 12/06/05
Keywords: web
British government takes down tax credit Web site after criminals use stolen IDs to file fraudulent claims worth more than $50 million.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5983318.html
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E-tracking may change the way your drive
Date: 12/05/05
Keywords: no keywords
Commentary--Declan McCullagh digs into latest federal brainstorm to keep tech tabs on citizens' driving habits.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5982762.html
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Sober worm stalls MSN, Hotmail
Date: 12/03/05
Keywords: microsoft
Microsoft says problem began earlier this week, but is unsure when it may be fixed.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5980987.html
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IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop
Date: 12/02/05
Keywords: google
A researcher has found a way to steal data from unwitting users of Google's desktop search tool by exploiting an unpatched IE flaw.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5980623.html
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Gmail gets security upgrade
Date: 12/02/05
Keywords: security, google
Google bolsters security for its e-mail program, but only long after rivals offer similar message-scanning features.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5980482.html
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Flaws found in RealNetworks media player
Date: 12/02/05
Keywords: software
Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5980354.html
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Police Blotter: Best Buy 'hacker' loses in court
Date: 12/02/05
Keywords: no keywords
Thomas Eli Ray says someone else used his PC to try to extort $2.5 million from Best Buy. Judges don't buy it.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5980008.html
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More exploits out for Windows flaws
Date: 12/02/05
Keywords: security
Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5978990.html
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White knight rescues Kerio's free firewall
Date: 12/01/05
Keywords: software, security
Sunbelt Software will acquire the Kerio Personal Firewall, saving the popular consumer security product from the chop.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5978683.html
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Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack
Date: 12/01/05
Keywords: no keywords
At its peak, the latest variant of the worm accounted for one out of every 13 e-mails sent, expert says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5977650.html
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Phishers use IRS tax refund as bait
Date: 12/01/05
Keywords: programming, web
Cybercriminals take advantage of programming error on a federal Web site to pose as IRS and collect sensitive data.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5977588.html
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Microsoft delivers Windows Live Mail beta
Date: 12/01/05
Keywords: web, microsoft
Long-planned replacement for Hotmail, now part of Microsoft's grand "Live" plan for free Web-based tools, gets a refresh.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5977502.html
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Trojan horse rides on unpatched IE flaw
Date: 11/30/05
Keywords: web, hosting, microsoft
Windows users could lose control of their systems by simply visiting a Web site hosting malicious code, Microsoft warns.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5977161.html
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Microsoft offers security test drive
Date: 11/30/05
Keywords: security, microsoft
Test version of Microsoft's forthcoming OneCare Live security product is now available to anyone with a U.S. English version of Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5976090.html
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Danger level rises for Perl flaws
Date: 11/30/05
Keywords: security
A type of security hole in applications written in the popular open-source scripting language may be much more serious than thought.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5975954.html
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Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling
Date: 11/30/05
Keywords: microsoft
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for in October.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5975726.html
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Sun plugs serious holes in Java
Date: 11/29/05
Keywords: linux
Five risky flaws could let intruders remotely run code on vulnerable computers loaded with Windows, Linux or Solaris.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5975496.html
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Sober worm impersonates high-tech cops
Date: 11/29/05
Keywords: no keywords
Don't be fooled by an e-mail that claims to come from the the U.K.'s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5975218.html
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Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw
Date: 11/29/05
Keywords: microsoft
Code crashes vulnerable computers by taking advantage of a flaw for which Microsoft provided a fix in October.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5974290.html