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Report: U.S. most prolific source of online attacks
March 19, 2007
Computer networks in U.S. generate highest percentage of phishing, other Internet attacks, according to security firm.
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China leads Asia in malicious online activity
September 20, 2007
Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks.
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Symantec buys antiphishing firm WholeSecurity
September 22, 2005
Acquisition brings Symantec new technology to fight online scams and detect malicious code attacks.
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eBay Inc.
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Trojan sucks life from PSPs
October 6, 2005
Malicious software claims to undo Sony's patch attempt to deter customizers, but turns game player into a useless "brick" instead.
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Sony Corp.
Symantec picks away at Vista's core
August 9, 2006
In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news.
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Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE
September 19, 2005
But the security specialist also finds that Microsoft's browser is the only one widely exploited by hackers today.
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Uptick in Windows attacks reported
September 1, 2006
Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Rootkits get better at hiding
July 19, 2006
Malicious-code writers craft a Trojan horse that may be the "first born of the next generation of rootkits."
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F-Secure Corp.
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McAfee Inc.
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API
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MyDoom opens door for attack on Microsoft
July 27, 2004
New variant of the worm represents a troubling trend that results in PCs being "owned by the virus writers," one expert says.
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Microsoft patches three critical browser flaws
July 30, 2004
The software giant hopes that the trifecta of fixes will lasso the Download.Ject Trojan horse.
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Exploit found for Net flaw, but risks remote
April 23, 2004
Malicious code is unearthed that can exploit a widely reported flaw in a popular Net protocol and possibly disrupt data transmissions, but experts say the risk of real world problems remains low.
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Paul Watson
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BGP
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Windows defense handcuffs good guys
August 10, 2006
Microsoft's PatchGuard is designed to keep out malicious code, but security firms say it just keeps them at bay.
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Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue
December 13, 2005
Microsoft fixes a clutch of Internet Explorer flaws, including one already being exploited in attacks.
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Microsoft patches new Windows flaw
May 11, 2004
The software company says the security hole, which could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code, poses an "important" risk.
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Researchers warn of infectious Web sites
June 25, 2004
update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer.
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Web site virus attack blunted
June 25, 2004
But is another such attack possible? Experts say yes--and warn surfers to be wary.
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Microsoft bounty to disrupt virus writers?
November 6, 2003
Some security experts say the lure of money could disrupt relationships among virus writers, effectively shutting down the loose online circles where authors meet.
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Carey Nachenberg
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Sobig
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Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users
February 21, 2006
Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors.
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Security researchers say JPEG virus imminent
September 28, 2004
Trojan horse that exploits flaw in how Windows handles JPEG images may be low risk, but it's a bad omen.
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Microsoft Corp.
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The network is the security
July 13, 2004
Analyst Jon Oltsik handicaps the expected winners and losers after an inevitable consolidation in the network security industry.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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OSI
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IBM Corp.
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