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Facebook to name and shame Russian Koobface gang
Facebook could be about to take the unprecedented step of distributing the names of the Russians it believes were behind the Koobface worm that waged an infamous botnet campaign against the site?s users from 2008 onwards.
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Android phones open to new mobile malware
NetQin Mobile has captured 2 new spyware programs that have been infecting Android phones. The two programs, "SW.SecurePhone" and "SW.Qieting", can release an unsettling amount of personal information from an infected phone.
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Android virus sends premium rate texts
Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they've discovered the first malicious software program to target Google's Android mobile operating system.
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BBC News builds data-stealing app for iPhones
BBC news has created an application for smartphones that steals users? data to demonstrate how ?straightforward? it is to develop a malicious app.
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Antivirus programs fail to stop new malware
Nearly a third of PCs protected by up-to-date antivirus software show signs of malware infection, a new analysis based on real-world scans has found.
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Free security software to be offered by Microsoft
Microsoft is set to release a public beta of its free anti-malware software, now called Microsoft Security Essentials, but formerly known as Morro. The product will be available on a Microsoft download page from next Tuesday.
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Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless'
Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.
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Spy software for mobile to become more widely available
Spying programs for mobile phones are likely to grow in sophistication according to a leading mobile analyst.
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Webroot swoops on UK security firm
Webroot has said it will acquire Email Systems, a provider of email and web security services.
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KGB to keep an eye on employees
Installing spyware on the PCs in your organisation can be good for employee discipline, a software developer has claimed.
