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McAfee predicts surge in video malware
Security vendor McAfee has predicted that the increasing popularity of video on the web will make it a future target for hackers. The use of video formats on social-networking sites — such as YouTube — will attract malware writers, the company claims. As people become more…
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Hackers not afraid of being caught
Years ago it was hackers who were doing it for the bragging rights, now it’s criminals. The motivation has changed, hacking is now profitable and there’s so much money to be made with very little risk to the actual hackers. Interestingly enough IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is…
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1 in 5 parents think kids spend too much time on Net
One in five American parents believe their children are spending too much time on the Internet, although most say the online activities haven’t affected grades either way. In a study to be released today by the University of Southern California, 21 percent of adult…
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9 out of 10 e-mails now spam
Criminal gangs using hijacked computers are behind a surge in unwanted e-mails peddling sex, drugs and stock tips. The number of “spam” messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email…
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YouTube makes the move on TV’s “old rich people”
When most of us think of YouTube, we think of crazy videos of skateboarders crashing, or pudgy teenagers pretending to be Star Wars action heroes. Such “user-created content” does make up a hefty part of YouTube’s repository, but according to several…
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Web sales down on Black Friday
EBay was the online winner this “Black Friday,” data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year’s even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before “Cyber…
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Calif. court says bloggers can’t be sued
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others. In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity from…
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Webroot Adding Parental-Control Software
Webroot Software Inc., known for its anti-spyware program Spy Sweeper, is bringing back a product to help parents limit where and how long their children go online. Child Safe joins Web filtering programs like Net Nanny, CYBERsitter and ContentProtect in the parental-control…
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Cyber Monday more myth than reality?
The biggest online holiday shopping day is not, as it turns out, the Monday after Thanksgiving. Only 10 percent of Americans surveyed online said they will shop on the Web on so-called Cyber Monday, according to a report published Monday by MasterCard. The survey was conducted…