Social-networking site acknowledges Secret Crush widget adware violates application developer terms of use.
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Computer security experts estimate that tens of millions of personal computers are infected with malicious software that gives hackers full control over the compromised machines.
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Civil liberties and commercial interests could be at risk if German government deploys software “Trojans” to spy on suspected terrorists, says IT trade group.
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AOL 9.0, called ‘badware’ by a consumer protection initiative, comes after its privacy breach.
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Security experts say hackers aren’t interested in attacking social network’s large community.
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Cyber criminals are using open-source ideas to do evil.
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University researchers set up a Google-backed program to track spyware, adware, and other ‘badware’ back to its source.
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Trojan horses and other security threats are on the increase in 2005 as cyber-criminals turn to smaller targeted attacks.
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Microsoft has yet to release a fix for an Internet Explorer browser vulnerability.
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Some BMG CDs install spyware when played on computers, a CA report says.
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The European Union has asked Symantec for info following Redmond's move into security.
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Variant of a worm that spreads via instant messaging has security companies worried.
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Authorities have identified 16 more suspects in the Zotob worm case that crashed computer networks earlier this month.
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Authorities make arrests in Morocco and Turkey in connection with the Internet worm that struck business computer systems.
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Cabir spreads to U.S., says security firm.
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