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    There are no street addresses in cyberspace. But some new Internet geographical location services can ascertain - with varying degrees of accuracy - the physical location of a single Internet user.

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    US-based gaming Web site, The Game Monsters, has been implicated in the latest of round of phishing scams targeting Westpac customers, according to security experts.

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    The anniversary week of the first Storm worm attack brought more variants, one of which launches an early Valentine Day attack.

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    Security companies have discovered that computers infected by the year-old Storm worm are being used to host phishing sites.

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    The rate of fraudulent clicks on search-related online ads rose to 14.1 percent last quarter, up from 13.7 percent for the first quarter, according to a study released on Monday.

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    Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.

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    Like a lot spam, phishing is a form of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike are stunning. Find out what you can do to protect yourself.

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