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John Markoff, New York Times
Ever since Google disclosed in January that Internet intruders had stolen information from its computers, the exact nature and extent of the theft has been a closely guarded company secret.
But a source with direct knowledge of the investigation now says that the losses included one of Google’s crown jewels, [...]
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Security researchers at Google are warning that a particular type of scam is gaining momentum: fake anti-virus programs.
In a blog post previewing a 13-month study on the prevalence of fake anti-virus programs on the Web, Google said that more than 11,000 individual domains were involved in the distribution of these [...]
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By Jordan Robertson, AP
The recent hacking attack that prompted Google’s threat to leave China is underscoring the heightened dangers of previously undisclosed computer security flaws — and renewing debate over buying and selling information about them in the black market.
Because no fix was available, the linchpin in the attack was [...]
by Ashlee Vance, NYTimes
Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”
Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”
Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, including the recent attacks on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug.
According to a [...]
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By BRAD STONE – NYTimes.com
It used to be that computer viruses attacked only your hard drive. Now they attack your dignity.
Malicious programs are rampaging through Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, spreading themselves by taking over people’s accounts and sending out messages to all of their friends and followers. The [...]
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Webnewwire.com report submitted on November 11, 2009
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