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81% of U.S. firms lost laptops with sensitive data in the past year
Ad Dishes Up Adware to More Than a Million PCs
Advertising.com Settles FTC Adware Charges
Aggressive MySpace Worm Attacks via QuickTime
Another Spammer Goes Down
Antispyware Company to Reimburse Some Customers
Antispyware Firm Warns of Massive ID Theft Ring
AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware
AOL AV in adware alarm
AOL Leads in Zombie Infections
As far as PC security, Goldilocks got it just right
AT&T says hackers accessed customers' cards
Attackers Tuck Viruses Into Fake Email Greeting Cards
Authors of Zotob Worm Jailed
Bagle Worm Still Swarming over the Net
Beware of Fake Microsoft Security Alerts
Bird Flu Inspires PC Virus
Blame sales for those computer security breaches
Bogus anti-spyware makers ahead of law in South Korea
'Botmaster' pleads guilty to computer crimes
Botnet Manager Exposed
Bugs and Fixes Drive-By Downloads Cruise Through IE
Celebrities Spread (Computer) Diseases
China detains six over panda computer virus
Cisco Routers Affected by Security Problems
Code Posted for IE Attack
Companies Can't Break Ties to Adware
Company settles 'spyware' lawsuit for $7.5 mln
Concern grows over Kama Sutra computer virus
Consumer Alert Massive Virus Outbreak
Consumer Confusion Abounds Over Spyware
Court - Law Applies To Mobile Spam
Court Orders Permanent Halt to Illegal Spamming, Bogus Claims
Court Shuts Down Alleged Spyware Operation
Criminals flock to the Internet, survey finds
Critical QuickTime Flaw Discovered
Cyber cons, not vandals, now behind viruses
DirectRevenue to Pay $1_5M in Adware Settlement
Email gangs bombard Britain in Spam Wars
E-mail Scammers Hiding Malware in Fake IRS Notices
E-Mail Users Losing Money to Online Scams
Exploit Code Discovered for New Microsoft Flaw
Fake Google Site Hides Trojan Horse
Feds Shut Down Illegal Spammers
Feds Shut Down Spyware Operation
Financial Firms Declare War On Hacking
First Family of Windows Vista Viruses Unleashed
'Frankenstein' Attack Hits AIM
F-Secure Hit with Antivirus Vulnerabilities
FTC Cracks Down on Alleged Spyware Site
FTC Gets Adware Complaint
FTC Seeks to Halt Illegal Spyware Operation
Google's Blog Software Hijacked by Scammers
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
Hacker Spams Huge Quantities Of Trojans, Again
Hackers Crash the Social Networking Party
Hackers Fiercer Than Ever, FBI Says
Hackers Finding Flaws In Security Software
Hackers Hitting Popular Apps
Hackers Hunt for Unpatched Windows PCs
Hackers Lurk in AMD's Web Site
Hackers make way for criminals, experts say
Hackers score big by thinking small, experts say
Hackers Sell IDs for $14, Symantec Says
Hackers Target Flawed Backup Software
Here Comes Santa Claus Worm
HIPPA Regulation
How Widespread Is Malware
Hundreds Click on 'Infect Me' Google Ad
IM Networks Under Daily Attack
IM Worms Mutating At An Alarming Rate
Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime
Internet Spam Gang Hit With $37 Million Fine
Is Windows Vista Immune to Malware
JavaScript Botnet Code Leaked to Internet
Katrina Scammers Try To Infect PCs, Steal IDs
Katrina Scams Proliferate
Keyloggers Jump 65% As Info Theft Goes Mainstream
Liability for you if you've been hacked
Loverspy Spyware Creator Indicted, On The Run
Malware Definitions -
Malware Now a Group Effort
Malware now doing the DNS switcheroo
Man admits sending host of spam e-mails
Massive hacker attack slows but fails to bring down Internet
McAfee Warns of SMiShing Attacks
Microsoft Confirms IE Security Flaw
Microsoft Defends Claria Adware Changes
Microsoft on rootkits - Be afraid, be very afraid
Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler
Microsoft Stalks Super Spammers
Microsoft Sues Alleged Stock Scammers
Microsoft Warns of File-Trashing Worm
Microsoft warns of software flaws in Word, Windows
Mobile Trojan Horse Trots Onto PCs
Mobile Viruses Could Get Nasty Fast
Movie firm harasses users with spyware
Net Watchdog Hacked Site Cause Headaches
Net Watchdog Seemingly Unstoppable Spam
New AIM Bot Chats, Spreads
New Fix for Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability
New Generation of IE Malware Now Circulating
New IE Bug Opens XP SP2 To Attack
New Internet Worm Targeting Windows
New Malware Redirects Google, MSN, And Yahoo Traffic
New Sober Worm Spoofs FBI, CIA Spreads Fast
New Trend Found in IM Enterprise Threats
New Trojan Horse Targets Microsoft Word
New Trojan Swaps Porn for Koran
New Worm Lures Users With 'Breaking News'
New Worms Hit US Media Outlets, Companies
Newest Sober Attack Predicted By Police
Nine Indicted In Israeli Spyware Espionage Case
Online fraud 'ahead' of credit-card companies-experts
Payment Card industry Data Security Standard -
Phishers Up Ante With 5x Spike In Trojans
Phishing Economics 101 Reveal Collectors And Cashers
Plugged In Phishers' Latest Evil E-Mail Trick
Researchers Popular Apps Mismanage Security
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Rootkits Making More Spyware, Adware Stick
Rootkits Making More Spyware, Adware Stick
Sana Halts Viruses With New Tactic
Sarbanes-Oxley Act -
Security Tips - Identify Malware Hiding in Windows' System Folders
Slaying Spam-Spewing Zombie PCs
Small Businesses Increasingly Vulnerable To Security Threats
Sony Ships Sneaky DRM Software
Spam Slayer FTC's CAN-SPAM Report Card
Spam Slayer Next-Generation Spam
Spam Slayer Slaying Spam-Spewing Zombie PCs
Spammers Feast on ANI Vulnerability
spyware's_advertisers
Storm Worm hits computers around the world
Study Notes Decline in Internet Spyware
Sun patches critical Java flaws
Survey finds ID theft fears hurt online shopping
Symantec Exploit Out For Outlook Express Vulnerability
Symantec Patches Antivirus App
Symantec Reports Critical Security Flaw in AntiVirus Scan Engine
Symantec Warns of Drive-by Pharming
Symantec Warns of New Zero-Day Word Attack
Teacher Faces Prison for Pop-Up Infested PC
Tech Giants Team to Fight Spyware
Teenager gets suspended sentence for Internet worm
Telecom operators twice shy as viruses go mobile
Threat Alert - Antivirus Killers
Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations - Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures -
TomTom GPS Systems Come With Trojan Horse
Tricky New Malware Challenges Security Vendor
Trojan Freezes Computer, Demands Ransom
Trojan Horse E-mails Suggest Trend Toward Targeted Attacks
Trojan Horse Researchers Warn of Trojan Hearse
Trojan Horse Sneaks Through MS Office Hole
Trojan Targets Skype Users
Trojans taking over from worms
Two-Step Windows Vista UAC Hack Published
U_S_ House approves less stringent anti-spyware bill
US charges 'Botmaster' in unique computer crime
Virus Disguised as IE 7 Download
Virus Writer Targets AV Vendors
Virus Writers Adopting Stealth Strategy
Web of Crime Enter The Professionals
Webroot Uncovers Thousands of Stolen Identities
What is a rootkit
Windows Firewall Can Be Disabled
Worm Redirects Google Searches For Profit
Zombie Armies Attack British PCs

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