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Almost 70 percent of all email from Asia is spam, a study reveals
AFP   Friday, 23 March 2007

Proliferation of unsolicited emails known as spam, March 2004. A new study has revealed that almost 70 percent of all electronic mail from Asia is "spam", or unsolicited advertisements.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Almost 70 percent of all electronic mail from Asia is "spam", or unsolicited advertisements, an anti-virus firm said Friday.


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Microsoft Investigates Xbox Live Fraud, Hack Reports
TechWeb   Thursday, 22 March 2007
TechWeb - The company says it's looking into reports that hackers are breaking into Xbox Live accounts and stealing users' gaming points.
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Mozilla Releases Firefox Update To Patch Port-Scanning Flaw
TechWeb   Wednesday, 21 March 2007
TechWeb - The vulnerability, rated a low risk, could let a hacker take a look around inside a user's computer.
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Spam Scam Can Swamp Blogs With Porn Links
TechWeb   Wednesday, 21 March 2007
TechWeb - Spammers use blogs' trackback technology to post thousands of links to porn sites.
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Global malady: Virus writers worldwide team up
InfoWorld   Wednesday, 21 March 2007
InfoWorld - Security researchers have been touting the growing nature of professionalism among virus authors over the last several years, but new evidence points to increased cooperation between malware writers spread around the globe, according to some experts.
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Symantec: U.S. Leads as Hacker Home
NewsFactor   Tuesday, 20 March 2007
NewsFactor - It's the early 21st Century, the United States is the reigning capital of computer attacks, hackers have become international crime rings, and you can buy a stolen credit card number for as little as $1 or a complete identity for $14.
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Trends & Innovations - Monday
Investor's Business Daily   Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Investor's Business Daily - Credit card numbers can be illegally purchased online for $1 and personal identity data, such as banking info and federal ID numbers, can be found for $14, a study by security software maker Symantec showed. The report said 31% of Internet hacking, virus and "phishing" attacks originated inside the U.S., making it the world leader in PC piracy. China was second and Germany ranked third. Hackers targeted home PCs 93% of the time, it said.
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Advertisers Corrupt Search, Microsoft Research Finds
TechWeb   Tuesday, 20 March 2007
TechWeb - A study with help from UC Davis suggests advertisers should closely scrutinize syndicators and traffic affiliates that are profiting from spam traffic.
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Symantec: Criminals Pool Resources To Beef Up Online Attacks
TechWeb   Tuesday, 20 March 2007
TechWeb - Phishers, spammers, hackers, and virus writers are bartering and selling services and information in online cooperative networks.
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U.S. Lawmakers Introduce New Spyware Bill
PC World   Saturday, 17 March 2007
PC World - Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would impose penalties of up to five years of prison time and fines for spyware activities.
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US lawmakers introduce I-Spy bill
InfoWorld   Saturday, 17 March 2007
InfoWorld - Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would impose penalties of up to five years of prison time and fines for spyware activities.
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