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Apple Fixes Security Problems in QuickTime, IPhone OS
Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch and QuickTime 7.6.4 to address vulnerabilities in previous versions.
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Major Newspapers Hit By Scareware
he moral of such stories are that few sites are immune from such problems and you have to be skeptical wherever you go.
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Linux webserver botnet pushes malware
A security researcher has discovered a cluster of infected Linux servers that have been corralled into a special ops botnet of sorts and used to distribute malware to unwitting people browsing the web.
Microsoft purges AutoRun from older Windows
Microsoft has finally removed a function from earlier versions of its Windows operating system that has been widely abused by miscreants to surreptitiously install malware on users' computers.
Symantec: Google Groups Used to Send Commands to Malware
Symantec researchers have uncovered a Trojan using a private newsgroup within Google Groups as a command and control server. The move follows an attempt to use Twitter as a C&C earlier this year.
NY Times warns of rogue antivirus on Web site
IDG News Service - Online scammers have apparently found a new way to reach their marks: They've started running ads on the Web site of The New York Times.
Symantec: Google Groups Used to Send Commands to Malware
Symantec researchers have uncovered a Trojan using a private newsgroup within Google Groups as a command and control server. The move follows an attempt to use Twitter as a C&C earlier this year.
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Symantec: Google Groups Used to Send Commands to Malware
Symantec researchers have uncovered a Trojan using a private newsgroup within Google Groups as a command and control server. The move follows an attempt to use Twitter as a C&C earlier this year.
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Freakshow' Provides Inside Look At Real Malware Behind Big Breaches
Forensic specialists who investigated hacks of a hotel chain, casino, and restaurant share details on the sophisticated malware used to successfully steal confidential data.
