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Taiwan opposition says computers hacked by Chinese – Yahoo Finance

“Some of the computers have been planted with Trojan horse viruses so hackers could monitor … Citing the conclusions of a computer security firm, Huang says one source of Chinese attacks was the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bureau of China’s official Xinhua …
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Symantec Announces July 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report – Yahoo Finance

Further analysis also reveals that phishing attacks have been seeking various means to exploit vulnerable cell phone users. According to Wood, “Two key areas in which we can see this trend are, firstly, the increase in phishing against wireless application …
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Anti-Virus Software Failures Key Culprit in Spear Phishing Attacks – Yahoo Finance

EDISON, NJ–(Marketwire – 06/21/11) – “Anti-virus software is the key culprit in the success of spear phishing attacks, not innocent users,” says Mark Kay, CEO for StrikeForce Technologies (OTCQB: SFOR) (Pinksheets:SFOR – News). “Every compromised …
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Microsoft Fuels Security Innovation With New Twist on Security Research Rewards – Yahoo Finance

LAS VEGAS , Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp.’s Trustworthy Computing Group today announced the BlueHat Prize competition to reward security researchers with more than $250,000 in cash and prizes for developing innovative, new computer security …
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