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by Cara Garretson

Cara Garretson is a business and technology journalist based in Washington, D.C.

Scam targets Twitter users who want to buy followers

Posted Sep 30, 2009 - 06:02 am

Apparently, there are people out there who want Twitter followers so badly they’re willing to pay for it. In fact, there must be quite a few, since scammers have come up with a way to steal financial information from such folks by offering to sell followers.
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Be careful of Google search results for iPhone SMS

Posted Sep 29, 2009 - 11:33 am
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Reddit hit by XSS worm

Posted Sep 28, 2009 - 07:05 am

Social news site Reddit has fallen victim to a cross-site scripting (XSS) worm that spread via comments.
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Cisco patches DoS vulnerability in UC Manager

Posted Sep 25, 2009 - 06:22 am

Cisco on Wednesday released an update to patch a vulnerability found in the SIP service of its Unified Communications Manager.
FAKEAV now spreading through search engine sponsored links

Posted Sep 24, 2009 - 06:16 am

Hackers whose goal it is to spread FAKEAV malware are finding new and different ways to help it infect as many Web users as possible.
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Zeus Trojan gets real-time chat enhancement

Posted Sep 23, 2009 - 08:57 am

What’s the best-selling Trojan kit on the black market today? Zeus. But just because it’s the best selling doesn’t mean it’s the best.
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Microsoft to examine security issues of cloud computing

Posted Sep 22, 2009 - 10:35 am

Members of Microsoft’s European team are presenting a paper at a security conference this week in Geneva that delves into the security issues surrounding cloud computing.
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Adobe patches RoboHelp Server 8

Posted Sep 21, 2009 - 05:52 am

Last Friday Adobe released a security update to patch a critical vulnerability it is RoboHelp Server 8 software for Windows.
Koobface adds new twist for IE users

Posted Sep 18, 2009 - 06:16 am

Koobface, the social-networking worm that’s becoming almost as popular as Facebook itself, has added a new feature for Internet Explorer users who happen to stumble upon its fake Facebook pages.
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Security patching beyond the OS

Posted Sep 17, 2009 - 11:28 am

Earlier this week, a report from the SANS Institute outlined the importance of patching not just operating systems, but all client-side software. In particular, the report mentioned popular software from Adobe needs to be patched, since it's widely used. It seems Adobe software is widely exploited, too.
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