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Firefox extension protects against man-in-the-middle attacks
New software helps guide users to safe Web sites and away from malicious sites, without being confused by an error message Firefox displays for many Web sites that don't pay third-parties to verify their security.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:53:00 PDT
Amex, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest customer details sold on eBay
Over 1 million customers' details have been compromised because of a data-archiving company's server being sold on eBay.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:57:00 PDT
Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw
Linux vendor warns users to update all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:42:00 PDT
No foreign URLs? Top domain registrar blocked in China
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-10025595-59.html?tag=bnpr">No foreign URLs? Top domain registrar blocked in China</a> -- GoDaddy, the world's leading domain name registrar, is inaccessible in China, writes Moonlight Blog.</p>
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13641_3-10025780-44.html?tag=bnpr">Disassembled Electric Appliances</a> -- Ever wondered what the inside of your waffle maker looks like? Yes? No? Well, even if not, you might be surprised how interesting small electric appliances are when you take them apart.</p>
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10025663-62.html?tag=bnpr">Sonatype helps make open source Maven repository tool a pleasure to use</a> -- Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool aiming to take on Microsoft Visual Studio.</p>
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10024650-61.html?tag=bnpr">Latency (still) matters</a> -- Latency isn't being talked about much when it comes to cloud computing. But it's a big deal.</p>
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:12:00 PDT
IE 8 to include private browsing feature
The next version of Explorer will allow you to control whether or not the browser automatically saves your browsing history, cookies, and other data.
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Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:39:00 PDT
Data on 84,000 U.K. prisoners is lost
A contractor for the Home Office had downloaded the unencrypted data to a USB memory stick for "processing purposes." Loss results in suspension of PA Consulting staffer.
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Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:08:54 PDT
Google making SSL changes, other sites quiet
A security researcher holds off on releasing exploit after talks with Google, the only company to respond to complaints about SSL implementations.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:41:00 PDT
Red Hat, Fedora servers compromised
Linux seller says Red Hat and Fedora servers were breached but customers are not affected.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:29:00 PDT
Phreaker calls buddies overseas on U.S. government dime
U.S. FEMA investigating voice mail hole that allowed hacker to make hundreds of calls overseas.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:12:00 PDT
Brazilian charged in U.S. in connection with operating botnet
U.S. grand-jury indictment alleges that Brazilian man had a role in a botnet made up of more than 100,000 infected computers designed to send spam.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:09:00 PDT
Psychological profiling on the Web
Security researchers are devising a way to monitor people's online moods in real time, bringing privacy concerns with social networks to a whole new level.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:46:00 PDT
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