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Updated : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:12 GMT

Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam Comments (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Days after its release, Apple's new Ping social network within iTunes is being inundated with spam comments.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:47:40 GMT

Google Fixes Gmail Bug That Turned Email into Spam (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google has fixed an issue with Gmail that caused a small percentage of its accounts to repeatedly send email messages over and over.
Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:11:06 GMT

Baidu Sues Chinese Security Company (PC World)
PC World - Baidu, operator of China's largest search engine, is suing domestic security vendor 360 for unfair competition alleging a version of 360's security software flags both Baidu Toolbar and Baidu Address Bar as malware.
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:40:07 GMT

Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data (PC World)
PC World - Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:09 GMT

Symantec 'Black Market' Event Highlights Perils of Cybercrime (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On September 1, New Yorkers will have a chance to peer inside the sleazy world of cybercrime when the "Norton Black Market Experience" rolls in to Times Square via a converted semi truck.
Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:20:53 GMT

Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:10:08 GMT

Hackers attack Philippine government website (AFP)

A woman browses the offical website of Philippine President Benigno Aquino with a header AFP - The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.



Publ.Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:15:28 GMT

Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM (AFP)

IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)AFP - IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.



Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:44:11 GMT

Report: Cybercrime Increases As SMBs Fail To Fortify Security (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A new study reveals that many companies aren't prepared to fight cybercrime.
Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:47:18 GMT

iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam (Mashable)
Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:38:44 GMT

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