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September 24, 2005 · The Inquirer
Microsoft's new security tool

EMC is upgrading its RepliStor asynchronous replication software to bring it in line with Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager (DPM) Replistor 6.1 will work,…

September 23, 2005 · PC WORLD
New virus targets mobiles

Virus writers have come up with a way to make their malicious software jump from a mobile phone to a PC. Security researchers have reported the first sightings…

September 23, 2005 · Times On Line
Copyright suit: Google accused

British book publishers are considering legal action against Google over the search engine company’s plans to create a virtual library by digitising millions…

September 22, 2005 · The Register
Firefox flaws

Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability with Firefox that might allow hackers to seize control of Unix or Linux machines running vulnerable…

September 22, 2005 · InformationWeek
Google faces copyright charges

Despite contrary opinions from some legal experts, the Authors Guild on Wednesday said it was confident that it would win its copyright-infringement lawsuit…

September 21, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Credit card breach

News that hackers broke into the database of payment processor CardSystems, which contained information on over 40 million credit card accounts, raises the…

September 21, 2005 · netsecurity.about.com
How to avoid phishing scams

Many people enjoy fishing. It can be relaxing and peaceful and if you are really lucky there may actually be fish involved. If you have ever actually gone…

September 20, 2005 · The Register
Google spoofed by a worm

Virus writers have developed a worm that spoofs the behaviour of internet search engine Google, varying the results displayed to suit the requirements of…

September 20, 2005 · Washington Post
Tremendous growth of cybercrime, report says

Online criminal activity of nearly every variety surged in the first half of 2005, fueled in large part by an increase in software security flaws and in the…

September 19, 2005 · The Register
Dating website hacker, hacker arrested

Police last week arrested a 37-year-old man from Sheffield on suspicion of hacking into the website of London dating agency loveandfriends.com. The unnamed…

September 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Hackers seek money gain

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer hackers seeking financial gain rather than thrills or notoriety are increasingly flooding the Internet with malicious…

September 18, 2005 · news24.com
Mozilla vs Microsoft

New York - Mozilla, a non-profit company with just 16 employees, is stealing chunks of the internet browsing market away from Microsoft with its increasingly…

September 17, 2005 · DMeurope.com
Dutch Parliament to fight serious cybercrime

A substantial majority in the Dutch Parliament's lower house is behind justice minister Piet Hein Donner’s proposals to fight the more serious forms of…

September 16, 2005 · thaisnews.com
Two bank thieves detained in Thailand

The Central Crime Suppression Police and Investigation Police arrested two men who carried out a theft of 28 million baht while guarding a cash safe box going…

September 16, 2005 · siliconrepublic.com
Phone hack still a problem. companies told

Businesses are being warned to guard against telephone fraud, a type of hack that compromises their phone systems and leaves them facing large bills that could…

September 15, 2005 · CNN.com
Worm master appeared in court

A Moroccan magistrate questioned an 18-year-old science student in court on Tuesday about his alleged role in unleashing computer worms that disrupted networks…

September 15, 2005 · Washingtonpost
Paris Hiltom hacker pleads guilty

A 17-year-old Massachusetts kid has pleaded guilty for hacking into hotel heiress Paris Hilton's cell phone and distributing the racy contents of the device…

September 14, 2005 · The Timesonline.com
You can pay for online child porn with ... VISA, ...?

IF IT’S not illegal, then it’s OK. That is the secular, moral relativist approach to life — which I am attacking in a television programme tomorrow evening. To…

September 14, 2005 · Kansas.com
False child porn charges lead to a lawsuit

Brian and Sarah Doom were shocked when police showed up at their Wichita home accusing them of child pornography. The Dooms had never been in trouble with the…

September 13, 2005 · Kanzas City Star
Users beware: pirates nearby

Naga Jayadev loves the freedom of connecting from a Westport coffeehouse to his corporate office in McLean, Va., using only his laptop computer and a wireless…

September 13, 2005 · PR Newswire
McAfee will protect against worms, spyware, spam

PR -- McAfee, Inc., the leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, today announced that it has extended its Deployment Assistance Program to…

September 12, 2005 · The Inquirer
A critical flaw in Microsoft Windows

Software giant Microsoft has given advance warning that it is planning to release a patch for a critical flaw in Windows. Vole is not saying what the problem…

September 12, 2005 · Vnunet.com
A flaw in Firefox

Firefox is susceptible to a buffer overflow attack that is deemed highly critical. The flaw was discovered by security expert Tom Ferris and affects all…

September 11, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Beware using cards online

LONDON (Reuters) - Half of adults used plastic to shop online last year, the UK payments association said on Thursday. A report published by APACS (the…

September 10, 2005 · Long Island Press
Child Porn Arrest,

The Computer Crimes Section detectives arrested a 45-year-old man on Sept. 2 for possession of child pornography. Suffolk police say Robert Allen of…

September 9, 2005 · kvue.com
Former student-hacker sentenced

Christopher Andrew Phillips was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $170,056 restitution for hacking the computer system at the University of…

September 9, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
IT criminalysts meet for forum, cybercrime

Forensic experts and senior police officers from around the world are gathering in Dublin today for a conference on tackling serious crime. Around 150 officers…

September 8, 2005 · Channel Register
Fears over e-banking in UK, research

A recent study by analyst Forrester Research has unearthed conflicting views about the safety or otherwise of online banking. The survey of 11,300 UK net users…

September 8, 2005 · InformationWeek
Cisco flaws could damage Net

Cisco on Wednesday confirmed that routers and other devices running the newest versions of its IOS (Internetwork Operating System) are vulnerable to serious…

September 7, 2005 · Sophos
Islamic Porn Trojan

Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis centers, have warned users about a Trojan horse which tries to interrupt surfing of…