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Researchers discover security flaw in microchips
AFP   Sunday, 19 November 2006

This file photo dated April 2006 shows an engineer from microchip maker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) checking a 12-inch wafer at a factory in Tainan, southern Taiwan. Researchers have discovered a fundamental flaw in microprocessor technology that could allow hackers to obtain computer users' secret information, a French newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - Researchers have discovered a fundamental flaw in microprocessor technology that could allow hackers to obtain computer users' secret information, a French newspaper has reported.


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Rootkits, Polymorphics Turn Threats Tougher In 2006
TechWeb   Saturday, 18 November 2006
TechWeb - Rootkit technologies cloak malware to evade detection, and when malicious code is spotted, make it harder to completely eradicate it from the infected system.
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'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot Herders
PC Magazine   Thursday, 16 November 2006
PC Magazine - The recent surge in e-mail spam hawking penny stocks and penis enlargement pills is the handiwork of Russian hackers running a 70,000-strong botnet powered by hijacked computers in more than 160 countries.
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Hacker Attacks Get Sneakier, Invincible To Usual Defenses
Investor's Business Daily   Thursday, 16 November 2006
Investor's Business Daily - Infections are getting sneakier -- tougher to find and remove from PCs, security analysts say.
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Hoffacker charged with hacking system
AP   Thursday, 16 November 2006
AP - A former Source Media Inc. executive was charged with hacking into the company's computer system three years after he was dismissed, and tipping off employees whose jobs were in jeopardy, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Microsoft Releases Six Security Updates
PC World   Wednesday, 15 November 2006
PC World - Five fixes are rated 'critical' to keeping hackers from breaking in.
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Microsoft, Zero-Day Flaws Dominate SANS Vulnerability Rankings
PC Magazine   Wednesday, 15 November 2006
PC Magazine - Zero-day defects and holes in popular Microsoft products remain atop the SANS Institute's latest rankings of the world's top Web-based hacker targets, with VOIP attacks and government spying programs also reported to be on the rise.
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Microsoft Patches Critical XML Flaw, 12 Other Bugs
TechWeb   Wednesday, 15 November 2006
TechWeb - Some of the updates patch vulnerabilities that hackers have been exploiting for weeks.
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Court Shutters Spyware Outfit, Freezes Assets
TechWeb   Wednesday, 15 November 2006
TechWeb - ERG Ventures LLC is accused of spreading spyware and adware on the Internet using the notorious Media Motor program.
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Court Shuts Down Alleged Spyware Operation
PC World   Wednesday, 15 November 2006
PC World - Media Motor creators accused of secretly bundling spyware with free downloads.
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Microsoft Files Lawsuit over Jessica Simpson-Themed Spyware
PC Magazine   Tuesday, 14 November 2006
PC Magazine - A day after the FTC took action against an organization accused of distributing Trojan viruses using celebrity-themed screensavers, Microsoft has filed its own lawsuit against the company under Washington state's anti-spyware laws.
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