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Virus has breached 75,000 computers: study
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| A new type of computer virus is known to
| have breached almost 75,000 computers in
| 2,500 organizations around the world,
| including user accounts of popular social
| network websites, according Internet
| security firm NetWitness.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61H2F320100218?type=technologyNews
Mock cyber attack shows US unpreparedness
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| During the simulated cyber attack that took
| place yesterday in Washington and was
| recorded by the CNN, one thing became
| clear: the US are still not ready to
| deflect or mitigate such an attack to an
| extent that would not affect considerably
| the everyday life of its citizens.
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http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8878
Outlook bug creates monster e-mail files
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| Microsoft is trying to fix a bug in the e-
| mail program Outlook 2010 Beta that creates
| unusually large e-mail files that take up
| too much space.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/57599
Top 25 Programming Errors list updated
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| Just as they did last year, over thirty
| international security organisations have
| come together, to publish a list of the 25
| most dangerous programming errors leading
| to vulnerabilities that can be exploited
| for cybercrime and espionage. The 2010
| CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming
| Errors has been updated with a number of
| improvements to how the errors are graded,
| prioritised and categorised. For example,
| new "Focus Profiles" allow readers to
| quickly see the listed errors sorted for
| particular professionals' interests.
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http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Top-25-Programming-Errors-list-updated-933535.html
There are other good security stories, but others have already posted them
(thankfully!).
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
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
|
| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned"
| about the growth in "phishing".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
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