Security Fix: August 31, 2008 - September 6, 2008
Scammer-Heavy U.S. ISP Grows More Isolated
Last week, Security Fix published an analysis of Atrivo, a California based Internet service provider, also known as Intercage, that has proven to be a virtual magnet for cyber-criminal operations. Since that time, Atrivo's biggest network backbone provider decided it...
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September 5, 2008; 10:44 AM ET |
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Number of Bot-Infected PCs Skyrockets
The number of PCs compromised with software that lets cyber criminals control the machines from afar has more than quadrupled over the last quarter, security experts warn. The estimates come from Shadowserver, a group of volunteers that monitor activity from...
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September 4, 2008; 8:58 AM ET |
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Firefox Plug-in Offers Clarity on Web Site Security
A new security add-on for the latest version of Firefox is available to help users make better sense of a controversial new feature of Firefox 3 that blocks users from visiting a Web site when the browser detects a problem...
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September 2, 2008; 1:12 PM ET |
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