February 27th, 2008 by Shanmuga
"The WinCE/InfoJack Trojan hijacks the infected device’s serial number, operating system and other information and uploads it to an attacker-controlled Web site.
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February 27th, 2008 by Shanmuga
"An infamous hacking group called Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) recently released a tool called Goolag Scanner, which simplifies and automates Google hacking.
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February 27th, 2008 by Shanmuga
Mozilla’s Thunderbird 2 email application is updated to version 2.0.0.12 from 2.0.0.9, looks to be a bug fix release. It fixes 5 security issues among a host of other issues. Their official web log states that "The Gecko 1.8.1.x branch (Thunderbird 2.0.0.x series) will not include any groundbreaking features that Gecko 1.9 will bring, since it is based on Gecko 1.8. Additionally, in order to synchronize the version numbering with Firefox, 2.0.0.10 & 2.0.0.11 were dropped in favour of 2.0.0.12."
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"Google has responded to European regulators who have suggested that Internet Protocol addresses of users be considered personally identifiable information. Not surprisingly, it disagrees.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"Two enterprising researchers claim to have figured out a way to eavesdrop on calls made using GSM mobile phones, cracking open its much-vaunted encryption.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"The Google-backed StopBadware.org group has explained the thinking behind its decision to slap the "badware" label on two versions of RealNetworks’ RealPlayer software, insisting there are serious problems with the installation process and behavior of the products.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Apple’s FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"The appearance of professional Internet criminals was predicted in fiction long before the Internet became a mass medium. During the early years of the Web, we spent a great deal of time and energy looking for ways to defeat the professional thief. The mischief maker, the prankster, and the juvenile delinquent were overlooked. Then a group of hackers cracked the Web site of the CIA.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"Opera has shipped a high-priority update to its flagship Web browser to correct multiple flaws that put Windows users at risk of malicious hacker attacks.
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February 23rd, 2008 by Shanmuga
"A 25-year-old Japanese man has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly sending 2.2 billion spam messages advertising gambling and dating services under the guise of a fake identity, according to Japanese media reports.
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