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Ice Ice Baby Trojan isn't a plain vanilla threat by happygeek (9 Days Ago) analysis, banking, crime, news, security, trojan	9 Days Ago by happygeek	0 replies
Free Dirt Dozer Scanner Defeats $150 Dirt Jumper DDoS Toolkit by happygeek (Dec 29th, 2011) ddos, download, free, malware, news, security	Dec 29th, 2011 by happygeek	0 replies
Is your password on the at risk list? by happygeek (Nov 23rd, 2011) crime, data, news, password, research, security, study	17 Days Ago by jahnarisha	8 replies
USA remains 'King of Spam' despite strong Asian competition by happygeek (Nov 2nd, 2011) email, news, research, security, spam	17 Days Ago by jahnarisha	6 replies
Trick or Treat? IT security vendors adopt scare tactics this Halloween by happygeek (Oct 31st, 2011) analysis, halloween, malware, news, opinion, security	Oct 31st, 2011 by happygeek	0 replies
WARNING: Illegal Windows alert holds users to ransom by happygeek (Sep 7th, 2011) malware, microsoft, news, ransom, scam, security, trojan, warning, windows	Sep 7th, 2011 by happygeek	0 replies
99.4 percent of malware is aimed at Windows users by happygeek (Sep 11th, 2010) mac, malware, news, research, security, windows	Jan 4th, 2011 by Chronister	16 replies 1 votes
WARNING: Major fake anti-virus software attack by happygeek (Aug 26th, 2010) anti-virus, fake, news, scam, security, software, warning	Aug 26th, 2010 by GoodLuckChuck	1 replies
How Swiss Cheese Security Cost Zurich $3.5m by happygeek (Aug 24th, 2010) data, data-protection, financial, news, regulation, security	Aug 24th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies
Intel Purchases Internet Security Juggernaut McAfee for $7.68 Billion by Glass_Joe (Aug 19th, 2010) anti-virus, intel, mcafee, mobile, security, stocks	Aug 21st, 2010 by marshal_ramdev	1 replies 1 votes
Now Zeus 2 botnet adds client side cookie harvesting by happygeek (Aug 4th, 2010) banking, botnet, crime, fraud, money, news, security	Mar 30th, 2011 by Voidz	2 replies
Who's Serving Up the Most Malware? Google by CatRambo (Aug 2nd, 2010) barracuda-networks, google, malware, searchengine, searchengines, security, spyware	Aug 2nd, 2010 by CatRambo	0 replies
Microsoft to Patch Hackers' "Shortcut" into Your Windows System Today by EricMack (Aug 2nd, 2010) malware, microsoft, patch, securityflaw, windows	Aug 2nd, 2010 by EricMack	0 replies 1 votes
WARNING: USB-based malware ignoring Windows AutoRun config by happygeek (Jul 20th, 2010) exploit, malware, microsoft, news, security, usb, windows, zero-day	Jul 20th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies
A Tale of Porn, Drugs, Spam, Twitter and Zombies by happygeek (Jul 13th, 2010) drugs, news, porn, report, security, spam, twitter, zombies	Jul 15th, 2010 by popin	4 replies
WARNING: Bogus tax collection botnets in the wild by happygeek (Jul 11th, 2010) botnet, email, news, phishing, scam, security, tax	Jul 11th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies
WARNING: Dream Vacation or Internet Nightmare? by happygeek (Jul 9th, 2010) holiday, internet, news, scam, security, travel, vacation, web	Jul 9th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies
India beats The Netherlands to win a World Cup final by happygeek (Jul 5th, 2010) bots, china, compromise, india, news, russia, security, study, usa	Jul 5th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies
How safe is Internet porn? by happygeek (Jun 29th, 2010) adult, malware, news, porn, research, security, sex	Jul 12th, 2010 by Dcurvez	3 replies 1 votes
Porn Sites Security Risk, Study Finds by slfisher (Jun 19th, 2010) malware, pornography, security, virus	Jun 22nd, 2010 by popin	4 replies
WARNING: Last Minute World Cup Tickets by newsguy (Jun 17th, 2010) news, security, soccer, tickets, warning, world-cup	Jun 17th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
Security costs to rise this year by newsguy (May 28th, 2010) auditing, compliance, costs, news, security	May 28th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
Avalanche gang behind 66 percent of all phishing attacks by happygeek (May 13th, 2010) crime, malware, news, phishing, report, security, study	May 27th, 2010 by jollyscoden023	1 replies
Symantec launches security cloud for business by newsguy (May 12th, 2010) business, cloud, news, security, symantec	Jun 15th, 2010 by appscomputer	2 replies 1 votes
Battling Botnets Batman! by newsguy (May 10th, 2010) botnet, news, security	May 27th, 2010 by jollyscoden023	1 replies 2 votes
And the winner is... Kaspersky by newsguy (Apr 28th, 2010) business, ceo, infosecurity, kaspersky, news, security	May 27th, 2010 by jollyscoden023	1 replies
McAfee's Longest Day by khess (Apr 22nd, 2010) antivirus, malware, mcafee, software, spyware, viruses	Apr 22nd, 2010 by khess	0 replies
Global McAfee Glitch: No News is No News by khess (Apr 21st, 2010) antivirus, avast, avg, mcafee, trojan, virus	Apr 22nd, 2010 by khess	2 replies
The Deceptive Legitimacy of Spam by newsguy (Apr 18th, 2010) email, gmail, news, phishing, report, spam	Apr 18th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
Top Gear Romanian Hackers Deface The Telegraph by happygeek (Apr 16th, 2010) hack, news, newspaper, security, sql	Jul 30th, 2010 by hugoboss1	3 replies 1 votes
Password cracking made easy by newsguy (Apr 8th, 2010) news, password, security, symantec	Jun 8th, 2010 by allfortheteam	1 replies 1 votes
Computer Hacker Sentenced to 20 Years Behind Bars by WASDted (Mar 26th, 2010) fraud, hacker, indictment, soupnazi, virus	Mar 26th, 2010 by WASDted	0 replies
Top 10 Riskiest Cybercrime Cities in the U.S. According to Norton by WASDted (Mar 22nd, 2010) cybercrime, hotspot, norton, security, symantec, wi-fi	Mar 22nd, 2010 by TobyGalino	2 replies
Why boys and girls just love to hack by newsguy (Mar 18th, 2010) children, hacking, news, security, survey	Mar 18th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies 1 votes
Iowa Homeland Security Hack by newsguy (Mar 11th, 2010) government, hack, news, security, terrorism	Mar 11th, 2010 by crunchie	2 replies 1 votes
67 percent of web application vulnerabilities remain unpatched by newsguy (Feb 28th, 2010) ibm, news, security, vulnerability	Feb 28th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
Zeus (Kneber) Botnet Infection is bad for business by newsguy (Feb 20th, 2010) botnet, kneber, news, security, zeus	Feb 20th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
WARNING: Credit Card Hack Attack by happygeek (Feb 13th, 2010) attack, banks, chip-and-pin, credit-cards, fraud, hack, news, security, warning	Feb 24th, 2010 by MsCamellia2010	3 replies
Can there be a safer Internet without better security? by newsguy (Feb 9th, 2010) child-protection, internet, news, safety, security	Feb 9th, 2010 by newsguy	0 replies
Chinese Takeaway Hacker Website by happygeek (Feb 8th, 2010) china, google, hacking, news, security	Feb 8th, 2010 by happygeek	0 replies

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