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  • IM users hit by widespread 'social hack'

    Hackers are gaining access to tens of thousands of PCs simply by tricking users into downloading malicious software, warn security experts.

  • When hacking competitions go wrong

    A hacking contest that promised US$100,000 as first prize appears to have been weighted so heavily against competitors that some decided to hack the competition rather than the target server.

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  • Does IM stand for insecure messaging?

    Malicious attacks now come cloaked in messages that appear to have been sent by a known instant messaging contact -- even more reason to be wary.

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