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The Increasing Complexity of the New Spyware Landscape

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Security NewsThe ubiquity of computers, particularly home computers, has led owners to treat them like refrigerators or toasters -- plugging them in, adjusting some initial settings, and using them until they break or until a different set of features is desired. This is a recipe for disaster because without education and the right security software, the end user doesn't stand a chance.
 
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Poisoned Web sites soar sixfold, Sophos says

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Security NewsThe number of infected Web pages has soared nearly sixfold since the first of the year, according to security company Sophos PLC.
 
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IPhone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says

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Apple A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple’s wildly popular iPhone that allows them to take control of the device. The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests its clients’ computer security by hacking it, said that they could take control of iPhones through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going to a Web site that contains malicious code. The hack, the first reported, allowed them to tap the wealth of personal information the phones contain.
 
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Microsoft falls victim to shady 'scareware'

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MicrosoftMicrosoft said it moved quickly to remove a banner advertisement that appeared on its instant-messaging program for a software application that falsely hypes security threats on a user's computer.
 
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Chinese hackers assault US systems

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Security NewsAttacks by Chinese hackers on US military computer infrastructure have reached the level of sustained cyber-warfare, and are likely to be government-backed, a senior US Navy official said last week.
 
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TomTom points the way to malware

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Web Appliances/DevicesA number of TomTom GO 910 satellite navigation devices have been shipped with pre-installed malware, according to internet reports.
 
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US, China behind two-thirds of computer security threats

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Security NewsThe United States and China host nearly two-thirds of spam, viruses and other computer security threats delivered around the world in 2006.
 
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Cross-Site (XSS) flaw found in GMail

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Security NewsA serious flaw is discovered in Google's free email service allowing hackers to steal users' entire contact lists.
 
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Security flaw found in MS Word

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Security NewsA newly disclosed flaw in Microsoft Word could let malicious hackers take control of victims' computers by sending them e-mail with a Word document attached.
 
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Wi-Fi hijack risk for Macs

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Wi-FiA trio of security flaws in Apple software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over Wi-Fi, Apple said on Thursday.
 
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