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(Some) LinkedIn Profiles Leading To Malware
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| Over the weekend, Twitter suffered from some security problems that fell more
| on the mischievous than malicious side of things. Now, the sort of social
| media trouble quotient appears to have risen a bit as fake LinkedIn profiles
| are trying to send users towards malware.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/01/06/some-linkedin-profiles-leading-to-malware
Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability
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| Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft
| vulnerability, IT security experts have warned.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39588634,00.htm
Outcome everyone pays for:
Data Breaches Rose Sharply in 2008, Says Study
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| More than 35 million data records were breached in 2008 in the U.S., a figure
| that underscores continuing difficulties in securing information, according
| to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/156531/data_breaches_rose_sharply_in_2008_says_study.html?tk=rss_news
Related:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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