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IE fix easily broken; Espionage hacker gang has endless supply of zero-days

Although Microsoft issued a Fix-It Band-Aid for the critical zero-day hole in Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, the company did not have a patch listed in the advanced security bulletin for Patch Tuesday.
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Koobface computer virus gang unmasked – AFP


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Koobface computer virus gang unmasked
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According to Jan Droemer, an independent computer security researcher, and Dirk Kollberg of security firm SophosLabs, the five members of the Koobface gang live in St. Petersburg, Russia. In a blog post, Sophos said evidence and the identities of the
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gang stole £1 million from students

Police have busted a gang believed to have stolen £1 million ($1.54 million) from UK students by tricking them into revealing details of their educational loans. Four unnamed men and two women suspected of being involved have now been arrested on …
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Joint UK and Ireland operation snares fake bank phishing gang – MacWorld UK

Cybercrime investigators claimed victory with the sentencing of three men on Monday following the prosecution of an organised phishing gang. The three men were accused of running up to 40 fake bank websites designed to harvest the credentials of online …
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