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• Actor's death exploited by cybercriminals

  The death of actor Heath Ledger has prompted cybercriminals to trick unsuspecting fans into downloading malware via infected Web sites, security company Trend Micro has warned.

• Anti-spyware demo turns malware double agent

  A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online.

• Google fixes Gmail 'ethical hacker' vulnerability

  Three days after ethical hacker Petko Petkov announced his discovery of a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gmail, Google says it has fixed the problem.

• Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

  Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen, has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming e-mails from Google Gmail users.

• Yahoo IM used to spread phishing scam

  Yahoo Instant Messenger has been used to spread a phishing scam designed to steal username and password information from users. The scam is then spread through the user's contacts list.

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• Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

  Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

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