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(Another) Update For Yahoo Messenger
Last week, a Yahoo Messenger security update was issued; this update fixed a pretty serious flaw. Now Yahoo's at it again, and it's the same piece of software that's in trouble.
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Date: 2007-08-31

PDF Spam Scourge May Be Over
Criminals using PDFs as a way to slip spam and Trojans to email recipients may be backing off their once-heavy usage of the PDF to do so.
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Date: 2007-08-29

Double V Could Be Double Trouble
Using a pair of Vs to make a W in a URL could lead to troubling results for the unwary web surfer.
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Date: 2007-08-28

US Searchers Kept Out Of TorrentSpy
Anyone in the US who still uses TorrentSpy will want to find alternatives, as the search site no longer welcomes visitors from US IP addresses.
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Date: 2007-08-27

Haste Urged With Latest Microsoft Patches
Those who have not updated their PCs with recent patches from Microsoft for VML and for Excel risk having flaws in those vectors exploited by attackers.
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Date: 2007-08-22

ZoneAlarm Affected By Several Flaws
Check Point Zone Labs was forced to patch a number of vulnerabilities with its products, including their firewall and anti-virus software.
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Date: 2007-08-20

Info Theft Threats Will Rise Through 2007
The last half of the year looks like it will be accompanied by a continued rise in information stealing malware.
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Date: 2007-08-16

United Nations Website Defaced
Attackers used a SQL injection attack to deface the United Nations web page containing speeches by its Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon.
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Date: 2007-08-13

Google Uses YouTube To Explain Privacy
A video produced by the search advertising company explained some of Google's most basic privacy practices.
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Date: 2007-08-09

Security Pros, Beware Of No-Tech Hacks
Focus too much on Metasploit and application exploits, and you may be too engrossed to pay attention to the guy wearing a jumpsuit and carrying a toolbox.
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Date: 2007-08-06

Brazilian Spammers Hit MSN Users
A new greeting card spam hitting people using Microsoft's MSN Messenger will drop a Trojan with similar characteristics to a notorious family of bank credential stealing Trojans.
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Date: 2007-08-03

Publicizing Software Flaws Still Controversial
To disclose or not disclose publicly has been a topic for security professionals in the technology realm for some time, and both points of view could be correct.
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Date: 2007-08-01

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