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Showing 1-13 of 13 results foundWindows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2
November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release.Between phishers and the deep blue sea
July 18, 2005 Scams involving fake e-mail and Web sites are increasingly originating overseas, making them harder to trace and block.Bots slim down to get tough
November 16, 2005 Malicious botmakers find they can better delay detection with pint-size bots.Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks
July 15, 2005 Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs.Call to arms against cybercrooks
November 29, 2004 Betfair exec says that more industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks.Hacking for dollars
July 6, 2005 These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser.Antispam campaign bites the dust
December 6, 2004 Lycos Europe throws in the towel on its controversial attempt to enlist PCs to deluge spammers' sites.BitTorrent servers under attack
December 2, 2004 File sharers on at least one hub of the peer-to-peer network were shut out for 10 hours, an admistrator says.'Bot herders' may have controlled 1.5 million PCs
October 21, 2005 Dutch suspects face stiffer sentence after investigators find evidence that their "zombie network" was bigger than initially thought.Adware maker: We were victims of cybergang
November 3, 2005 180solutions says it was the target of blackmail by Dutch cybercriminals who have been accused of hacking about 1.5 million PCs.Worm spells double trouble for PCs
July 15, 2005 Combined mass-mailing worm and network worm attempts to hijack computers and to launch a DOS attack on Symantec's Web site.More WMF problems for Microsoft
January 10, 2006 Researcher says Windows Meta File component can be used to crash vulnerable PCs--but Microsoft says the glitch isn't so serious.
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