SECURITY REPORT
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Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007
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Table Of Contents:
* MySpace malware problems began days before Alicia Keys hack
* Indian news site dispensing malware
* Hacker pleads guilty to creating botnets
* Need mobile spyware? Look on eBay
* Zero day specialists hooked on spear phishing
* New Windows refurbisher program fights piracy, Linux
* 17 charged in massive ID theft bust
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MYSPACE MALWARE PROBLEMS BEGAN DAYS BEFORE ALICIA KEYS HACK
The widely reported problems with pop singer Alicia Keys' MySpace
profile have been cropping up on the social networking site for the past
10 days and are likely to continue, a security expert said Friday.
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INDIAN NEWS SITE DISPENSING MALWARE
The Web site of IndiaTimes, the online news site of the Times Group, one
of India's large news and entertainment groups, exposed visitors to
malware, according to an advisory Friday by ScanSafe.
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HACKER PLEADS GUILTY TO CREATING BOTNETS
A hacker has pleaded guilty to infecting hundreds of thousands of
computers with malware in order to steal money from PayPal accounts. He
could spend 60 years in prison and face a $1.75 million fine.
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network is available 24/7, runs fast and stays secure. Find out how
to protect your business by making your network application-smart.
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NEED MOBILE SPYWARE? LOOK ON EBAY
Think your wife may be cheating on you? Wondering who your boss might be
talking to? "Learn the truth. Spy today."
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ZERO DAY SPECIALISTS HOOKED ON SPEAR PHISHING
At the cutting-edge of IT-based crime, attackers are using a combination
of easily sourced technologies and social information to carry out
successful assaults on the very organizations that spend more time and
money on security than anyone in the world.
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NEW WINDOWS REFURBISHER PROGRAM FIGHTS PIRACY, LINUX
Microsoft on Friday introduced a new pilot program to encourage
refurbishers to install legitimate copies of Windows XP on used PCs.
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17 CHARGED IN MASSIVE ID THEFT BUST
The operators of a New York business have been charged with running a
massive identity-theft and money-laundering operation that raked in more
than $35 million over a four-year period.
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FROM RADWARE: HOW EXPOSED IS YOUR NETWORK?
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network is available 24/7, runs fast and stays secure. Find out how
to protect your business by making your network application-smart.
Visit Radware at
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