Robert McMillan

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Attack code used to hack Google now public

The German office for information security has advised companies to use a browser other than Microsoft Corp.

Juniper, Symantec investigating after Google attack

Published reports claim 34 large firms, including Dow Chemical Co. and Yahoo Inc., were attacked due to a security hole in Internet Explorer discovered by Google Inc. Google discovered a command and control server

Hacker demos GSM cell phone call eavesdropping

At a conference in Germany, Karsten Nohl said he compiled tables that can be used to determine the keys used to secure wireless calls made over Global System for Mobile Communications networks.

Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many sites

Leviathan Security Group has developed generic attack code using the Authentication Gap bug, but launching an attack is very difficult and first requires a man-in-the-middle attackrn

DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse

Consumer modems are blamed for the rise in open recursive domain naming system servers

After one year, Conficker infects 7 million computers

The worm has proved to be resilient and also is adept at infecting machines multiple times

Facebook sued over social net patent

A small Maryland company has sued Facebook, claiming that the social networking site violates a ''personal relationship information management system'' patent

Misdirected spyware infects hospital

Spyware meant to keep tabs on woman

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