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Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous

May 15, 2007 Sophos adds that 70 percent of pages hosting malicious software are found on legitimate sites targeted by hackers. TAGS: Graham Cluley, malicious software, Sophos Plc., hacker, Google Inc., trojan horse, e-mail

MPAA accused of hiring a hacker

May 25, 2006 Lawsuit alleges the Motion Picture Association of America was trying to steal information from Torrentspy.com. TAGS: lawsuit, hiring, hacker, suit, e-mail

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, e-mail, link

AOL security breach exposes personal info

June 16, 2000 The online service confirms that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number of its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus. TAGS: Richard Smith, America Online Inc., attachment, account, hacker, Time Warner Inc., virus, e-mail, password, security

Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions

August 25, 2006 In this week's installment, judge upholds conviction instigated by a hacker who reported incriminating files. TAGS: Police Blotter, SubSeven, conviction, Alabama, hacker, Turkey, law, trial, trojan horse, U.S., photograph, e-mail

Google plugs account hijack holes

January 16, 2007 If left unpatched, the vulnerability could let hackers modify third-party documents and view e-mail subjects, search history. TAGS: XSS, Google Inc., vulnerability, hacker, cookie, security, e-mail

Analyst: Corel's DRM patch only a bandage

April 10, 2007 Hack of Blu-ray, HD DVDs prompts software company to issue fix. Critics call it waste of time. TAGS: Corel Corp., digital-rights management, hacker, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray, key, playback, DVD, software company, security, e-mail, PC

Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security

September 21, 2007 Executive offers advice on how to combat growing security threats linked to use of Bluetooth-equipped devices. TAGS: Bluetooth, Symantec Corp., attacker, mobile device, text message, hacker, handset, security, attack, knowledge, message, e-mail

Security from A to Z: You

November 28, 2006 Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: bank, scam, hacker, phishing, security, password, e-mail

Year in review: Old worms, new tricks

December 27, 2005 Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle. TAGS: Zotob worm, rootkit, zombie, worm, Cisco Systems Inc., antivirus company, hacker, trick, security, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC

Security firm: Samsung site hosts Trojan

September 8, 2006 Malware that steals access codes sits on Samsung server and is spread by malicious spam and IM, Websense says. TAGS: Websense Inc., hosting, Sydney, AJAX, malicious software, hacker, malicious code, attack, Samsung Electronics, trojan horse, server, IM, security, Web browser, e-mail

Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker

June 23, 2006 Documents further detail alleged relationship between MPAA and a man claiming to have swiped data. TAGS: Dean Garfield, court document, suit, association, hacker, search engine, e-mail

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

February 27, 2006 Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry? TAGS: Inqtana, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, hacker, threat, worm, security, owner, attack, malware, operating system, antivirus, virus
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