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Security issues continue to haunt social networking
Social networking’s security holes scare many businesses — and apparently for good reason. A recent survey found that half of businesses are staying away from social-networking technology because of security concerns, according to CIO magazine .
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USA (and IE) Number 1 for Botnet Mayhem
Research from security vendor Finjan Inc. suggests enterprise IT shops are losing the war against those who would hijack company computers for botnets. Almost half the victims appear to be in the U.S. -- most using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
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Botnet Probe Turns Up 70G bytes of Personal, Financial Data
The sensitive information collected by the Torpig/Sinowal botnet over just 10 days could be worth as much as $8.3 million.
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Conficker Attacks MRI Systems in Hospitals
A San Jose Mercury News news report says that over 300 hospital devices, including MRI systems, were infected with the Conficker worm and attacking other devices on the network.
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Subject: ILOVEYOU
ILOVEYOU was a major event, perhaps the first really major malware event on the Internet. There had been others before, including Melissa, which must have been a technical inspiration for ILOVEYOU, but ILOVEYOU hit a lot of people.
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Spammers pin campaign on swine flu
Swine flu spam is spreading like a virus of its own and recently turned malicious.
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Researchers Find Massive Botnet On Nearly 2 Million Infected Consumer, Business, Government PCs
More than 70 government-owned domains hit, and nearly half of the overall infections are in the U.S.
Microsoft Alters Windows AutoRun Amid Conficker Concerns
As Conficker shows no signs of going away, software giant makes worm tougher to spread via USB. It took a high-profile malware attack that can spread via USB drives to prompt Microsoft to disable the automatic AutoRun function for USB-type removable devices in Windows 7, XP, and Vista.
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Security Vulnerabilities on Display at RSA
This year, discussion of the threat landscape touched on everything from browser hijacking to wireless security to attacks on VOIP (voice over IP). More than one presenter during the conference spoke of the idea of assuming that computers in your network have been compromised.
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Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief
Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cyber security said Thursday.
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