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Vodafone ships malware infested mobiles
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| Upon further investigation, the phone was
| found to be infected with not one but three
| nasties, including the Conficker worm, a
| Mariposa bot client and a Lineage password
| divulger. The firm found that the Mariposa
| bot client was calling home to receive
| further instructions.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1595666/vodafone-ships-malware-infested-mobiles
Twitter Fights Phishing, Malware with Link Scanning Service
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| Twitter has announced it will begin
| scanning links posted by users to thwart
| phishing attacks and the spread of malware
| on the site.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Twitter-Fights-Phishing-Malware-With-Link-Scanning-Service-556715/
10 Reasons Why Security Problems Persist at Microsoft
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| News Analysis: As much as Microsoft would
| like security problems to just go away,
| they won't. The chances of Microsoft
| eliminating most of the software flaws that
| invite new attacks are slim to nil. But
| there are many things that Microsoft should
| do to improve the situation. We take a look
| at why security issues continue to haunt
| the software giant and what Microsoft can
| do about it.
|
| [...]
|
| 2. Windows is an easy target
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| Windows is a nightmare when it comes to
| security. The operating system is filled
| with holes that, over the years, have been
| patched with varying degrees of success.
| Windows 7 is the most secure operating
| system Microsoft has released to date, but
| it's probably rife with flaws that
| Microsoft hasn't heard of yet. And no doubt
| hackers are ceaselessly searching for them.
| Unless Microsoft does something drastic
| with the next iteration of Windows, its
| operating system woes will likely continue.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/10-Reasons-Why-Security-Problems-Persist-at-Microsoft-393766/
Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
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| At least a quarter of the command and
| control servers linked to Zeus-related
| botnets have suddenly gone quiet,
| continuing a recent trend of takedowns
| hitting some of the world's most nefarious
| cyber operations.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/10/massive_zeus_takedown/
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.
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| 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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