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All news for March 12, 2010

01:59	The Register: TSA worker tried to sabotage terror database, feds say
01:11	HNS: Exploit for IE 0-day flaw published, patch still unavailable
00:37	The Register: Microsoft plants Bing on Google-free Chinese Androids
00:00	ZDNet: Advanced Persistent Threats: Should your panties be in a bunch, and how do you un-bunch them?

All news for March 11, 2010

22:35	HNS: New Federal IT security certification program
22:04	The Register: One-third of orphaned Zeus botnets find way home
18:32	The Register: Koobface gang refresh botnet to beat takedown
18:07	HNS: Targeted attacks exploiting PDF bugs are soaring
17:59	HNS: Q&A: Google hacking
17:47	ZDNet: Is that a bot in your pocket? Or does it just look like one?
17:45	ArsTechnica: 0-day exploits for IE flaw another reason to switch to IE8
16:50	HNS: Koobface worm doubles its number of command and control servers
15:54	HNS: It's time to embrace the shift to the cloud
15:35	The Register: Estonian DDoS revenge worm crafter jailed
14:43	HNS: File sharing networks open door to identity theft
14:27	HNS: Employees continue to put data at risk
14:22	The Register: Tories on cyber war: Waffle, mutter, waffle. Um, vote for us!
14:18	The Register: Password reset questions dead easy to guess
12:49	The Register: Bogus Playstation emulators pack Trojan payload
12:28	The Register: PayPal restores Cryptome for real
05:05	ArsTechnica: etc: Another botnet takes a beating as Kazakh ISP Troyak is taken offline, temporarily disabling most of the command-and-control servers for the Zeus network.
01:23	The Register: Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
01:22	ZDNet: IE zero-day flaw leaks out; Exploit code published
01:17	ArsTechnica: Bad employee! 12% knowingly violate company IT policies
00:03	HNS: 13m users worldwide affected by Mariposa botnet

All news for March 10, 2010

23:52	ZDNet: Freshly patched Adobe PDF flaw under 'active attack'
23:21	ZDNet: Hackers can locate and exploit the Energizer USB charger backdoor
21:53	Dark Reading: New Twitter Feature Looks For Malicious URLs
21:52	HNS: Most malicious websites are hosted in the US
21:37	ArsTechnica: LifeLock fined $12 million over lack of life-locking ability
21:20	The Register: Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
21:08	HNS: Basic security measures do wonders
20:16	Dark Reading: Top Google Search Items Under Siege
18:48	ZDNet: Adobe Reader and targeted malware attacks
18:10	The Register: Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
17:36	HNS: Twitter tackles phishing problem
17:30	ArsTechnica: etc: Cheapy cable outlet Monoprice may have been hacked. Monoprice says some customers (including some of us at Ars) have reported fraudulent charges, so check your statements!
16:59	HNS: Online banking rip-offs go up, card fraud goes down
15:21	The Register: UK plastic fraud losses fall for first time in 3 years
14:46	The Register: Twitter adds filter to cut phishing lines
14:19	HNS: 9 million ZeuS attacks blocked in the last 6 months
13:37	HNS: Human exploit attacks surpass the software flaw approach
11:45	HNS: And the winner is… FakeAV!
11:29	The Register: Max Clifford takes £1m to drop hack probe
09:02	The Register: Suburban woman accused of using net to recruit terrorists
02:27	Dark Reading: Voluntary Breach Disclosure Rare But Valuable
01:17	The Register: Fraud-prevention service ponies up $12m for 'false' ads
00:00	SecurityFocus: News: Change in Focus

All news for March 9, 2010

23:54	HNS: Eight vulnerabilities fixed, one IE 0-day warning for Patch Tuesday
23:08	HNS: UK threatens to retaliate over cyber attacks
22:58	ZDNet: Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel security holes
22:33	The Register: It's official: Adobe Reader is world's most-exploited app
22:21	HNS: Log review checklist for security incidents
22:02	ArsTechnica: etc: Drudge Report is reportedly serving up malware in addition to its conservative take on the news. Drudge denies it.
21:19	ZDNet: New Microsoft IE zero-day flaw under attack
21:08	The Register: New Internet Explorer code-execution attacks go wild
20:12	Dark Reading: Botnets Serving Project Aurora Likely Built By "Amateurs," Researcher Says
19:54	HNS: An introduction to virtualization security
19:30	ArsTechnica: etc: Opera acknowledges arbitrary code execution security flaw in 10.50. A fix will be available "soon".
18:59	HNS: Email security trends
18:50	HNS: Remote access app for iPhone and iPod touch
18:20	The Register: FA launches security probe after England team bugged
17:57	HNS: Mariposa bot distributed by Vodafone's infected phone
17:37	The Register: Smartphone app botnet experiment blows up a storm
16:30	HNS: Setting up a mobile botnet is alarmingly easy to do
15:12	HNS: "Highly critical" Opera vulnerability discovered
14:56	ZDNet: Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware
12:56	The Register: Vodafone ships Mariposa-infected HTC Magic
01:34	The Register: Thailand approves extradition of credit card hack suspect
00:37	ArsTechnica: etc: Opera has a critical flaw allowing arbitrary code execution in 10.50 (and maybe other versions). No fix is available at present.
00:18	Dark Reading: Ford Motor Rolls Out New Security Features To Prevent Car-Hacking

All news for March 8, 2010

23:40	HNS: Serious Apache vulnerability disclosed
23:39	ZDNet: Researchers build 8,000-strong smartphone botnet
22:28	Dark Reading: Product Watch: Gemalto Rolls Out Secure Online Banking On A Stick
22:12	ZDNet: 'Highly critical' flaw found in Opera browser
20:10	The Register: 'Crazy' man cuffed for plotting cyber extortion scheme
18:15	HNS: There is a social engineering scheme for everyone
17:06	The Register: Ubisoft undone by anti-DRM DDoS storm
16:34	The Register: Paypal freezes Cryptome
16:25	The Register: Botnet takedowns 'don't hurt crooks enough'
15:50	HNS: Spear phishing aimed at high-value targets increases
15:22	HNS: USB battery charger installs Trojan
15:16	ZDNet: Energizer battery charger contains backdoor
14:30	Viruslist: Monthly Malware Statistics: February 2010
14:28	HNS: Zuckerberg hacked into journalists' email?
13:33	The Register: Energizer Duo software suffers backdoor Trojan bother
13:18	HNS: Fake drug peddlers hijack academic websites
07:01	HNS: Week in review: Aurora prevention, RSA Conference, and Mariposa botnet takedown

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