Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack   01 Dec 2005 01:45 GMT
At its peak, the latest variant of the worm accounted for one out of every 13 e-mails sent, expert says.
Source: ZDNet

Phishers use IRS tax refund as bait   01 Dec 2005 01:27 GMT
Cybercriminals take advantage of programming error on a federal Web site to pose as IRS and collect sensitive data.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft delivers Windows Live Mail beta   01 Dec 2005 00:29 GMT
Long-planned replacement for Hotmail, now part of Microsoft's grand "Live" plan for free Web-based tools, gets a refresh.
Source: ZDNet

Trojan horse rides on unpatched IE flaw   30 Nov 2005 20:16 GMT
Windows users could lose control of their systems by simply visiting a Web site hosting malicious code, Microsoft warns.
Source: ZDNet

Security concerns cloud holiday shopping   30 Nov 2005 17:44 GMT
A new survey shows that online shoppers have deep-seated concerns about data privacy, online fraud and identity theft, with many saying those fears will shape how and where they shop.
Source: Computerworld

N.Y. attorney general investigates Sony's XCP software   30 Nov 2005 14:00 GMT
After being sued by the Texas attorney general, Sony BMG Music is also being investigated by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over its XCP copy protection software.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft offers security test drive   30 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Test version of Microsoft's forthcoming OneCare Live security product is now available to anyone with a U.S. English version of Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
Source: ZDNet

Danger level rises for Perl flaws   30 Nov 2005 01:45 GMT
A type of security hole in applications written in the popular open-source scripting language may be much more serious than thought.
Source: ZDNet

New attack code crashes Windows   29 Nov 2005 22:53 GMT
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for in October.
Source: ZDNet

Sun plugs serious holes in Java   29 Nov 2005 20:25 GMT
Five risky flaws could let intruders remotely run code on vulnerable computers loaded with Windows, Linux or Solaris.
Source: ZDNet