World’s biggest source of spam e-mails shut down
March 20th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) The world's most prolific source of spam e-mails -- an international network of virus-infected computers -- has been shut down in a series of coordinated raids ... Read more...
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World’s most prolific source of spam emails shut down
March 19th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): In a series of coordinated raids by Microsoft and US federal authorities, the world's most prolific source of spam emails has been shut down.The Rustock botnet is an ... Read more...
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E-books outsell hardbacks on Amazon
July 21st, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Amazon, the online retailer and owner of the Kindle e-reader, has announced that digital books have been consistently outselling hardback books for the last three months in the ... Read more...
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Google acquires 3D software pioneer to take on Apple
May 4th, 2010 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 4 (IANS) Google Monday snapped up a top Canadian startup which pioneered a 3D interface technology for Mac and Windows PCs.
Called Canada's hottest software startup, Toronto-based BumpTop has been ... Read more...
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A worm in the apple: Macs in crosshairs of hackers
August 31st, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
By Sven Appel
Munich, Aug 31 (DPA) It all used to be simpler for Mac users: viruses and other malicious software affected Windows computers, not them. That is slowly changing. "The threats have ... Read more...
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South Korean virus set to destroys thousands of Windows PCs
July 10th, 2009 - 4:34 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The South Korean government has warned that tens of thousands of personal computers are set to self destruct starting on Friday.The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber attacks against ... Read more...
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Worst virus in years infects 6.5 mn computers
January 17th, 2009 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (DPA) A computer virus attack that has infected more than 6.5 million Windows PCs this week is one of the worst in years, internet security firm F-Secure said ... Read more...
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Microsoft signals end of the mouse with touch-screen Windows
May 29th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin
London, May 29 (ANI): Microsoft is aiming to end the days of the keyboard-mouse combination with its touch-based user interface that will debut as part of Windows 7, the next version ... Read more...
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Now, a tool that unlocks Windows PCs without password
March 4th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, March 4 (ANI): A New Zealand-based security consultant has released a tool with which a Windows computer can be unlocked in seconds, without having to enter the password.Adam Boileau, a ... Read more...
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One-fifth of Windows applications users dont install security patches
January 1st, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): A Copenhagen-based vulnerability tracker has discovered that one in five applications installed on Windows PCs do not have security patches.Secunia APS reported that more than 20 percent of ... Read more...
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Apple Releases Godzilla-Sized Security Patch
November 16th, 2007 - 9:11 pm ICT by admin
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday was rather uneventful this month, but Apple's latest release of security fixes on Wednesday was anything but light. In all, Apple patched 41 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and ... Read more...
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