Computer Security & Viruses
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Investor's Business Daily - Hackers always are on the lookout for the most vulnerable spot on your personal computers. These days, that weakest link might be your flash thumb drive.
Read Under Your Thumb? Tiny Drives, Big Risks (Investor's Business Daily) (Links)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising.
Read Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation (AP) (Links)
Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web
(AFP)
AFP - Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Read Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (AFP) (Links)
AP - Executives from major Internet players — Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. — are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
Read Congress studies how people track your online use (AP) (Links)
Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web
(AFP)
AFP - Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Read Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (AFP) (Links)
AP - Executives from major Internet players — Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. — are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
Read NebuAd to come under spotlight at Senate hearing (AP) (Links)
PC World - Facing heat over privacy concerns, NebuAd said Tuesday it has a new notification and opt-out system for its targeted...
Read Adware Company Refines Opt-out, Notification Technology (PC World) (Links)
PC World - AVG has upgraded the free version of a product that includes a component that scans Web sites for malware but caused Web site...
Read AVG Fixes Antivirus Software Skewing Web Site Statistics (PC World) (Links)
PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords...
Read Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans (PC World) (Links)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The site runs a script that pretends to do an online security scan of your computer and presents a bogus warning message that your PC is infected with malware, researchers said.
Read Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware' (TechWeb) (Links)
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