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The Register - Security
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McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide When AV attacks
IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan were brought down when the anti-virus program attack their core system files. In some cases, this caused the machines to display the dreaded blue screen of death.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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Kentucky payroll phishing scam nets small fortune Blue grass county hit by Trojan-fueled cybercrime
A gang of cybercrooks has made off with $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky following the conclusion of an elaborate phishing scam, The Washington Post reports.… |
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Latin Best Buy surfers sprayed by drive-by download malware ¡Ay, Caramba!
Hackers have invaded the Best Buy website to plant exploit code targeted at South and central American surfers.… |
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A practical guide to disaster recovery planning Two papers for smaller businesses
Typically, vendor white papers are written with the ITDM or senior ITDM at a large company, in mind. [ITDM is industry jargon for "IT decision maker", since you ask.] People working at smaller companies are rather less well served, in quantity and quality. So today we focus our Reg Library selection on a couple of good papers aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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Hackers crack ColdFusion Drive-by download attack hits multiple hosts
Hackers are running a mass compromise against sites running vulnerable ColdFusion application server installations.… |
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Month Of Twitter Bugs exposes microblogging flaws Making a hashtag of Web 2.0 security
The Month Of Twitter Bugs has begun with the publication of a flaw in a URL shortening service often used in conjunction with the microblogging service.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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Gamer embezzles virtual cash to settle real debts Eve Online banker does a runner
As if high-profile investment scandals and the economic downturn weren't bad enough here on Earth, now folks have to deal with it outside our galaxy. Virtually, at least.… |
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iPhone crashing bug could lead to serious exploit More fun with SMS
Updated This story was updated to correct factual errors contained in an IDG News article that first reported the vulnerability.… The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Speculation mounts over AVG plans for OS X client 'Mac users have no antibodies'
AVG bosses aren't saying much, but there's new evidence the anti-virus maker is seriously considering building an application for the Mac.… |
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Boomerang attack against AES better than blind chance Pesky algorithm not invulnerable
Cryptographic researchers have uncovered a chink in the armour of the widely used AES algorithm.… |
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Spam levels bounce back after botnet takedown Even botnets have backup now
Spam levels are returning to normal following the recent takedown of crime-friendly ISP 3FN, which temporarily interrupted the operation of a significant spam spewing botnet.… |
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China not demolishing Green Dam Censorware not going anywhere after all
China's controversial mandatory censorware has only been delayed rather than abandoned, according to state media.… |
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Stealthy click fraud tool exploits 9ball attack Meet the Keyser Soze of malware
Miscreants have developed one of most sophisticated click fraud malware applications to date.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Feds: Hospital hacker's 'massive' DDoS averted Arrest foils 'Devil's Day' scheme
The leader of a malicious hacker collective who used his job as a security guard to breach sensitive Texas hospital computers has been arrested just days before his group planned a "massive DDoS" attack for the July 4 Independence Day holiday.… |
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Jackson mass mailer adds to attack onslaught More zombies than the Thriller video
Miscreants have created a Michael Jackson mass-mailing worm.… |
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Torrentreactor breach serves potent exploit cocktail iframe redirection redux
Torrentreactor has long been regarded as one of the top bit torrent search engines, and with the demise of The Pirate Bay, it's likely bigger than ever. Now, it's been breached and is serving a potent cocktail of exploits to people browsing the site, Websense Security Labs says.… |
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Kaspersky beats Zango in malware classification case Right to call spade a digging implement won
Kaspersky Lab has secured a legal victory against notorious adware firm Zango, with a ruling that goes a long way towards protecting security software developers from nuisance lawsuits from the developers of internet pests in future.… |
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Conficker left Manchester unable to issue traffic tickets Infection cost £1.5m in total
Manchester City Council was prevented from issuing hundreds of motoring penalty notices in time after the infamous Conficker worm knocked out parts of its IT systems.… |
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China spam crisis provokes researcher's ire Name and shame campaign aims to change attitudes
A security researcher is calling for action against Chinese internet firms which are failing to protect their services from abuse by cybercrooks.… |
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Rolling Stone allegedly DDoSed for negative story Perverted Justice
Federal prosecutors accused a Pennsylvania man of unleashing a crippling series of attacks against the websites of Rolling Stone and other groups after they published articles that cast him in an unfavorable light.… |
