Company charged with hacking press releases
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| US regulators sued an overseas company and its owner on Monday,
| alleging they hacked into computer systems to get corporate news
| releases early and traded on that information, making a profit
| of $2.7m.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39286076,00.htm?r=2
Now, I don't intend for this to sound petty, but what are all these
'tutorials' about security, as as the one below? Isn't the mind of an
average Windows user overoccupied by fear and overloaded with co-called
'skills' pertaining to security?
To be realistic, this knowledge is as valuable as memorisation of all the
Simpsons episodes. Ignrance should be bliss, but the matter of fact is that,
at least for Windows, our grandparents or children require education on
security. And /still/, the vast majority of PCs get infected.
Video: Security tips: Outsmarting spyware
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| You have been fooled by Trojan horse. Now what?
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http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6162738.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Related:
Spyware Riddles Q3 of UK Companies
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| Peapod, a leading security firm, recently reported that more than
| 73% of UK businesses were attacked by spyware in 2006, whereas 19%
| were found incapable of spotting the source. The security firm
| claimed that it gets highly difficult for the companies to give
| protection to their networks, and loads of have not found out
| all areas of risk so far.
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http://www.spywarehunter.org/entry/spyware-riddles-q3-of-uk-companies/
75% of Chinese PCs hit by viruses
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| The People's Daily said a government department estimated 75% of computers
| in China were the target of viruses between May 2005 to May 2006.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33667
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
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