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Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'
January 7, 2008
The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure.
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European officials question Google's privacy policy
May 25, 2007
A European Commission advisory group expresses concerns over how the search giant handles user data.
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Cisco patches Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
April 13, 2007
Software vulnerabilities that could result in unauthorized access to a wireless network are addressed by two sets of patches.
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Confusion over Skype security threat clears up
December 20, 2006
Researchers now characterize threat to Skype IM tool as a Trojan horse, not a worm.
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Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw
March 30, 2007
Attackers take advantage of vulnerability in Windows animated cursor. Also: Trojan spam dupes users into thinking it's an IE 7 beta.
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Another security hole found in Excel
July 7, 2006
New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory.
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Exploit code released for Nvidia flaw
October 17, 2006
Rapid7, which says it discovered the flaw in the Linux graphics driver, says risk goes back to 2004.
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Sun says Java flaw has been patched
July 13, 2007
A Java security threat, the subject of an earlier Australian report, has been addressed and fixed, Sun Microsystems says.
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Advisory group includes HD DVD, Blu-ray supporters
April 19, 2006
Companies representing warring disc technologies unite in effort to ensure smooth rollout of next generation of movie discs.
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Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
June 12, 2006
JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail.
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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Browser bugs hit IE
June 29, 2006
Security experts warn of two flaws in IE. One issue was initially thought to affect Firefox, but further research shows not.
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QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs
January 2, 2007
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.
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McHurricane 5.2.2
Track hurricanes and tropical storms at the Atlantic Basin and Eastern Pacific including Hawaii area.
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Tracking the Eye 8.5.739
Get coordinates, real-time satellite images, and other information on hurricanes.
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