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Hackers to use Obama to target sites

bigblog.com
Nov 13, 2008 2 related
        

PUNE: Following the use of the Obama euphoria for spamming and virus attacks, websites would be the next target for hackers. Network security companies believe that cyber criminals will increasingly hack into legitimate sites...

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Hacker 'Smartbomb' Toolkit Attacks Unpatched Computers

bigblog.com
Nov 13, 2008
        

A dirt-cheap, do-it-yourself hacking kit sold by a Russian Web site is being used by more than 1,000 malicious Web sites, a security company said Monday. Those sites have confiscated hundreds of thousands of computers using the...

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New blacklists: Highly predictive or hardly worth it?

techtarget.com
Nov 11, 2008
        

Renowned security expert Marcus Ranum once declared that blacklists were one of the most misguided ideas in computer security. But what about a new, more customized approach called highly predictive blacklists? John Strand...

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Chinese hackers turn PCs into zombies with MS08-067

thedarkvisitor.com
Nov 11, 2008
        

According to WebSense Security Labs, Chinese hackers are using a new tool to compromise PCs and install the bot of their choice on them. The tool is probably intended for installing password stealing trojans. The tool is called...

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Lads from Lagos target Facebook

regdeveloper.co.uk
Nov 11, 2008
        

Beware 'friends' bearing begging bowl The ever-resourceful Lads from Lagos have been hanging around Facebook hoping to extract a few bucks from the unwary, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Aussie Karina Wells was last Friday...

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Q&A: Websense's CEO Outlines Security Challenges In Troubling Times

channelweb.com
Nov 11, 2008 8 related
        

By Stefanie Hoffman, ChannelWeb At a time when malware is rising to unprecedented levels, many customers are faced with tough decisions about how to cut IT security budgets while finding new technologies to get the most for...

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HomeAway Raises Record $250 Million in Private Financing

vcaonline.com
Nov 11, 2008 54 related
        

AUSTIN, Texas, November 11, 2008-- Led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) and with existing investors Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and Redpoint Ventures, this financing represents the largest minority investment of...

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Spammers Latch on to Obama Victory

esecurityplanet.com
Nov 10, 2008
        

President-elect Barack Obama's campaign leveraged social networking all the way to victory in Tuesday night's election. But Obama's online presence has attracted some problems, too. Hackers are sending out spam e-mails in...

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Going the Extra Mile

smartmoney.com
Nov 11, 2008
        

Veteran money manager John Osterweis recently rode an Arabian horse in a grueling six-hour-plus 50-mile endurance ride around Lake Sonoma in Northern California's wine country. The portfolio chief, who's been a money manager...

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Going the Extra Mile (Ask SmartMoney)

smartmoney.com
Nov 11, 2008
        

Veteran money manager John Osterweis recently rode an Arabian horse in a grueling six-hour-plus 50-mile endurance ride around Lake Sonoma in Northern California's wine country. The portfolio chief, who's been a money manager...

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