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Malicious banner ads hit major websites

Dan Kaplan September 07, 2007

A web security firm has identified a widespread attack in which fake malicious advertisements, able to avoid content scanning, are seeking to infect users of popular websites.

Texas A&M grad charged with February password hacking

Dan Kaplan September 07, 2007

Authorities have charged a former Texas AM student with hacking into university files to gain access to tens of thousands of passwords.

Seattle man charged with peer-to-peer identity theft

September 07, 2007

A Seattle man has been arrested in what authorities are calling the first case against someone using peer-to-peer (p2p) file-sharing programs for identity theft.

Gartner: Don't wait for Service Pack 1 to deploy Vista

Jim Carr September 06, 2007

Enterprises planning to deploy Windows Vista should not wait for Microsoft to release Vistas Service Pack 1 (SP1), due in early 2008, Gartner said this week.

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Judge tosses Zango lawsuit against Kaspersky

Dan Kaplan September 06, 2007

Much maligned online media company Zango suffered its second court defeat in a week when a Washington state district judge threw out a lawsuit alleging that software from a leading anti-virus provider illegally blocked Zango programs.

Microsoft to release five fixes on Patch Tuesday

Frank Washkuch Jr. September 06, 2007

Microsoft announced today that it will release five security bulletins – one for a flaw deemed “critical” – next week as part of its September Patch Tuesday distribution.

Software pirate gets 30-month sentence

Jim Carr September 05, 2007

A 40-year-old Illinois man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.

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