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    Women did well on Defcon social engineering test 06/09/2010 05:34:00

    Contest results will be published next week, organizers say
    Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.
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    Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit 06/09/2010 05:07:00

    Google will spend $US8.5 million to settle the lawsuit, with money going to privacy groups
    Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.
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    What security can learn from the $15M Sprint employee breach 04/09/2010 00:42:00

    Malicious insider activity is on the increase
    Federal prosecutors in the US this week charged nine former Sprint employees with fraud and aggravated identity theft after learning they had cloned customer cell phone numbers to make $15 million worth of calls.
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    Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years 04/09/2010 04:12:00

    Over five years, the man racked up more than $1.3 million
    A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States.
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    Microsoft upgrades free app security tool 04/09/2010 06:41:00

    Enhanced Mitigation Experience Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 helps Internet apps ward off targeted attacks
    Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode them.
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    WikiLeaks founder Assange questioned by Swedish police 01/09/2010 05:36:00

    Police and prosecutor are keeping mum on how the investigation is progressing
    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has now been questioned by Swedish police regarding a molestation charge directed at him, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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    uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability 30/08/2010 04:31:00

    uTorrent is one of many applications that is affected by the vulnerability
    The developers of the uTorrent file-sharing application have released an updated version that fixes a problem that could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's computer.
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    Free tool from Team Cymru aims to help fight malware 26/08/2010 03:43:00

    Non-profit internet research firm says WinMHR tool will bring PC protection to third-world countries that need more security
    The non-profit, Chicago-based internet security research firm Team Cymru (pronounced 'kum-ree') will release a new tool next month that it hopes will be a game changer in the fight against world-wide cyber crime.
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    Adobe fixes 20 vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player 26/08/2010 03:55:00

    Most of the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to run rogue code on a computer
    Adobe Systems patched 20 security vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player on Tuesday. Most of the flaws could allow an attacker to run their own code on an affected computer.
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    Wikileaks' Assange to be questioned, says Swedish prosecutor 26/08/2010 04:54:00

    The Wikileaks founder has been accused of molestation, though one charge has already been dropped
    Swedish Chief Prosecutor Eva Finné has ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be questioned about molestation allegations.
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    Apple exec stashed $150,000 in shoe boxes 25/08/2010 04:05:00

    Bail for Paul Devine is set at $600,000 plus any money he has in foreign bank accounts
    Federal agents found more than US$150,000 in cash when they searched the house of Apple manager Paul Devine earlier this month, prosecutors said in court Monday.
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    Apple fixes big security bugs in Mac OS X 25/08/2010 05:34:00

    The update fixes 13 security bugs in Apple's operating system
    Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical security issues in the software.
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    Swedish prosecutor aims to decide on Assange case on Tuesday 24/08/2010 03:30:00

    The Prosecution Authority is looking into lesser charges
    Swedish chief prosecutor Eva Finné aims to make a decision on how to move forward in the investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tomorrow, she said in a statement on Monday.
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    Facebook deletes North Korean account, but it resurfaces 24/08/2010 05:42:00

    Facebook said the site violated its terms of service
    A Facebook account established by a North Korea-linked Web site was deleted by the social networking service on Friday, but a new group sprang up over the weekend to take its place.
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    Apple can't stop ongoing iTunes charge scam 24/08/2010 05:06:00

    ITunes users are getting hit with hundreds of dollars of fraudulent charges
    Users of Apple's iTunes services should keep a close eye on PayPal and credit card statements for fraudulent iTunes charges.
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