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    Two foreign embassies on Australian soil have allegedly been infected by an espionage botnet dubbed GhostNet, according to security researchers.

  • Gmail crack causes spam flood

    The software tool used by Google's Gmail to stop spammers has been cracked, leading to a big increase in spam sent from Gmail accounts last month, according to security firm MessageLabs.

  • Symantec Web site under DDoS attack

    An e-mail worm is recruiting computers for a coordinated attack on antivirus vendor Symantec's Web site.

  • US Homeland Security still infected with Trojans?

    The man in charge of IT security for the US Homeland Security department may lose his job after the revelations that his department's IT systems have misconfigured firewalls, suspicious botnet activity, trojans and virus infections.

  • Dutch police nab suspected 'bot herders'

    Dutch police have arrested three individuals suspected of hacking into more than 100,000 computers worldwide and using the hijacked systems in online crimes.

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  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

    The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

  • The new face of cybercrime

    Computer scientist Phillip Hallam-Baker says the rise of the professional hacker means the IT world must unlearn old lessons.

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