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Stories by: Paul Roberts

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    ISPs join to 'fingerprint' Internet attacks 29/03/2005 08:02:23

    Leading global telecommunications companies, ISPs (Internet service providers) and network operators will begin sharing information on Internet attacks as members of a new group called the "Fingerprint Sharing Alliance," according to a published statement from the new group.
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    Schneier: secure tokens won't stop phishing 15/03/2005 09:13:06

    Technology isn't going to protect e-commerce customers -- stronger government regulation is what will get the attention of online banks and merchants, forcing them to stop being casual about security, said Bruce Schneier, founder and chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security.
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    Hackers post Paris Hilton's address book online 22/02/2005 08:20:58

    Hackers penetrated the crystalline ranks of Hollywood celebrity Saturday, posting the mobile phone address book of hotel heiress and celebrity Paris Hilton on a Web page and passing the phone numbers and e-mail addresses of some of Tinsel Town's hottest stars into the public realm.
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    Major companies team on vulnerability rating system 21/02/2005 08:07:26

    Leading IT companies including Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Symantec are promoting a rating system that will standardize the measurement of the severity of software vulnerabilities.
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    Microsoft, eBay, Visa form Phish Report Network 15/02/2005 08:35:50

    To make it easier to identify and react to new scam Web sites, Microsoft, eBay and Visa International are launching a program to share information about online identity theft scams known as "phishing attacks," they said Monday.
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    Experts: international domain names may pose threat 08/02/2005 13:26:49

    Security experts are warning about a new threat to Web surfers: malicious Web sites that use international domain names to spoof the Web addresses of legitimate sites.
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    Companies form security alliance for VOIP 08/02/2005 08:30:07

    Leading computer security and telecommunications companies said they are joining forces to raise awareness of threats to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) technology.
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    DOD seized 60TB in search for Iraq battle plan leak 31/01/2005 07:39:07

    The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) seized hundreds of computers and around 60T bytes of data as part of an investigation into how details of the U.S. invasion plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom were leaked to The New York Times, a DOD official said.
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    MyDoom one year later: more zombies, more spam 27/01/2005 08:38:08

    Computer security experts remembered the MyDoom e-mail worm Wednesday, one year after it tore through the Internet, deluged e-mail systems with infected messages and set records for infecting vulnerable computer systems.
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    Melbourne IT accepts blame for domain hijack 19/01/2005 08:55:42

    Melbourne IT has acknowledged that it was partially responsible for a Web domain hijacking that left a New York Internet hosting company without an Internet address over the weekend.
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    US Secret Service data compromised in T-Mobile hack 17/01/2005 08:44:00

    A malicious hacker penetrated the network of mobile phone company T-Mobile USA and accessed information on 400 of the company's customers, including sensitive information from the account of a U.S. Secret Service agent, according to statements by T-Mobile and the Secret Service.
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