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  • Flaws drill holes in open-source databases

    Flaws in two popular source code database applications could allow attackers to access and corrupt open-source software projects, a security researcher said Wednesday in the US.

  • SCO dismisses leaked MS funding memo

    The SCO Group dismissed a leaked memo that connected Microsoft to US$86 million in investments in the company, saying the author of the e-mail misunderstood the venture deal.

  • Attack on SCO's servers intensifies

    A day-old denial-of-service attack on the Web server of the controversial SCO Group has been expanded to assault the company's mail and file servers, SCO's top network administrator said.

  • Data attack cripples SCO Web site

    For the third time this year, unknown attackers deluged the SCO Group's Web site with enough data to make it inaccessible.

  • Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled

    An unknown intruder attempted to insert a Trojan horse program into the code of the next version of the Linux kernel stored at a publicly accessible database.

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  • Windows flaw opens PCs to attack

    A vulnerability in all versions of Windows could allow attackers to use a malicious Web site or HTML e-mail message to trap victims and take control of their PCs, warned Microsoft.

  • Novell may nix NetWare development

    A day after the networking-software maker said it had bought Linux company Ximian, Novell executives say it's likely that their company's own OS will go fallow in favour of Linux.

  • Microsoft sets up virus-hunting fund

    Microsoft will work with law enforcement to track down writers of worms, viruses and other malicious code, and is ponying up US$5 million to fund the search.

  • Microsoft plugs second Passport hole

    The software giant fixes a flaw in its Passport online identity system that could have allowed an attacker to take over old Hotmail accounts.

  • Linux gets renewed heart

    The latest version of the 2.4-series kernel for the open-source operating system is released amid controversy over components in the Linux code.

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