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Criminals hit back with DDoS attack on anti-fraud site
An anti-money laundering website is being hit by botnet computers in what looks to be a targeted worldwide attack.
AV products fail 64-bit Vista virus tests
Latest Virus Bulletin lab results find that a host of anti-virus products fail to secure the 64-bit version of Windows Vista.
State suspected in LiveJournal DDoS attacks
DDoS attacks on LiveJournal go after an anti-corruption blogger, leading some to speculate about Russian state involvement.
Symantec releases security public betas for Vista
Public betas of Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus for Windows Vista unveiled for consumer testing
Week in Review: Kaspersky hit by hackers, UK hit by spending cuts
This week, security company Kaspersky gets hit by an anti-virus scam and George Osborne unleashes the spending cuts on the nation.
Microsoft's Security Essentials available to download
The software giant has unveiled free security software, dubbed Security Essentials, that Microsoft hopes will spread anti-virus adoption among the...
Hackers use spam spikes to disable email security
New attack method of sending thousands of spam emails could disable anti-spam appliances and knock email servers offline.
Design Council competition looks for secure mobiles
The Design Council has launched a competition to design ways to secure mobile phones against fraud and theft.
Secure connections could allow viruses to proliferate
New report finds that viruses can pass through secure connections undetected by anti-virus products.
Banking customers offered free online fraud protection
Businesses are offered a free security tool for their customers, which its makers claim offers protection against banking-targeted trojans.
Pirate Party celebrates 1,340-vote election result
The anti-copyright Pirate Party has been celebrating the 1,340 votes received in its first general election.
MediaCAT deletes BT data as DEA review starts
With BT making its case in the DEA review, the firm says customer data held by anti-piracy porn licensee MediaCAT is deleted.
AVG buys Sana to avoid cloud-based security
The free anti-virus vendor has rejected the cloud route in favour of new behaviour-based security technology.
ISO rejects anti-Microsoft Office Open standards appeal
The International Standards Organisation has rejected an appeal to prevent Microsoft's OOXML from becoming an international standard.
Google and Mozilla join anti-Sopa/Pipa protest
More heavyweights show their opposition to Sopa and Pipa, as two internet giants join the pack.
Facebook users easily fooled by thieving frog
Experiment conducted by anti-virus firm Sophos finds that Facebook fans are easily beguiled by pictures of cute frogs and give up personal...
Does Sony software install a rootkit?
Anti-virus company finds Sony software that hides files away from operating system and could lead to hackers planting malware that's invisible to...
Ability to seize personal data essential claims FBI
US law-enforcement agency claims that anti-terror work will be compromised if US legislature curbs its wide-ranging powers for obtaining private...
UK is a spam and phishing hotspot
Anti-spam firm calls for collaborative action to stem a fast-growing tide of spam and phishing attacks it has found originated and aimed at UK users.
Adult websites less of a malware threat than 'normal' sites
Data gleaned from a security firm's anti-virus software reveals that adult websites make up just one per cent of all infected pages online.
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