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ABN Amro Data Leaked On P2P
The use of a P2P program on a computer in ABN Amro Mortgage Group's network revealed over 5,000 security numbers to unknown parties.
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Date: 2007-09-28

Phishers Bait People With IRS Refunds
The latest scam making the rounds of inboxes promises refunds of $109.30 from the Internal Revenue Service, directly to one's Visa or MasterCard debit card.
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Date: 2007-09-27

Beware The Gmail Filter Attack
An issue with Google's Gmail service could lead to one's email with attachments being quietly forwarded to a third party.
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Date: 2007-09-26

Google Preaches On Privacy Again
The search advertising company followed up an earlier video about general practices like the use of cookies and IP addresses to improve search results with another video about their personalization and privacy tools.
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Date: 2007-09-25

DHS Blasts Unisys Over Chinese Hack
They have sent the FBI after Unisys to find out why a $1.7 billion contract to provide security for Department of Homeland Security computers failed to do so.
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Date: 2007-09-24

Apple Used In Money Laundering Scam
Apple has been victimized by job recruitments for freelance financial representatives in Europe that lead to a counterfeit Apple reseller site.
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Date: 2007-09-21

Webmasters Shouldn't Be Insecure
Various injection attacks against websites have compromised some and turned them into covert malware distributors. Google has a few tips on keeping sites safe.
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Date: 2007-09-20

Firefox Updated, Fixes QuickTime Flaw
Apple has yet to patch a critical security vulnerability in QuickTime, but the latest update to the Firefox browser protects its users from an exploit of that issue.
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Date: 2007-09-19

Monster Breach Extended Into Fed Jobs Bank
USAjobs.gov, managed by the federal Office of Personnel Management, has been warning its users that the attack on Monster.com also exposed their personal information.
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Date: 2007-09-18

Iran Blocks Google
Iranian web surfers have been unable to reach Google or its services like Gmail, thanks to active blocking by the government.
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Date: 2007-09-17

Microsoft Calls Stealth Updates Necessary
Although a Windows user may opt to not have updates applied automatically, the Windows Update service can and will grab its own updates, a practice that raised some security pro eyebrows.
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Date: 2007-09-14

Governments Stink At Protecting Computers
Countries besides the United States have complained of attacks by Chinese hackers, some of them successful.
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Date: 2007-09-13

Microsoft Goes Light On Latest Patches
Only one Critical issue emerged with this month's security bulletin from Microsoft, along with three other Issues rated Important.
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Date: 2007-09-12

EU Official Wants Bomb Queries Censored
Search engines that can connect dangerous people with details on bomb-making should not be able to provide those results, according to the European Union's top security official.
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Date: 2007-09-11

China Preps Cyber Attack On Carrier Groups
Detailed plans to cripple a pair of US aircraft carrier battle groups through electronic warfare are just part of China's ongoing attacks against targets in the US and other countries.
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Date: 2007-09-10

Something Strange About AdsOnCraigs
A software package aimed at people who want to manage multiple listings on popular classifieds site Craigslist should be viewed with suspicion by potential buyers.
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Date: 2007-09-07

PDFs Down, Greeting Cards Up In Spam
The massive crush of PDF spam that had filled inboxes in early August, but receded dramatically through the month.
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Date: 2007-09-06

Rutkowska, McAfee Sparring Again
Joanna Rutkowska, creator of the proof-of-concept Blue Pill malicious hypervisor, and security firm McAfee, have posted points and counter-points about the direction of the security industry.
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Date: 2007-09-05

China Accused Of Pentagon Cyber Espionage
Beijing's government has denied involvement in a June incursion into the Pentagon's computer network.
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Date: 2007-09-04

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