Yahoo! News: Security NewsSecurity NewsMarshall Islands email paralysed by 'zombie' attack (AFP)- June 24, 2008 AFP - Email communication in the Marshall Islands was paralysed Tuesday after hackers launched a "zombie" computer attack on the western Pacific nation's only Internet service provider, officials said.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/tc_afp... Malware City Welcomes You (PC Magazine)- June 23, 2008 PC Magazine - "There are eight million stories in Malware City...". Well, not yet, but BitDefender's new free resource at www.malwarecity.com includes a virus map, a free scanner, and other goodies in a film noir style.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080623/tc_zd/2... Teens Charged With Loading Spyware, Changing Grades (PC World)- June 19, 2008 PC World - Two Orange County teenagers have been charged with breaking into school computers, installing spyware and altering grades.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080619/tc... Former 'spam King' Must Pay MySpace $6 Million (PC World)- June 17, 2008 PC World - A Colorado man has been ordered to pay US$6 million in damages and legal fees for spamming thousands of MySpace.com users.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080617/tc... MySpace wins another verdict against alleged spammer (AP)- June 16, 2008 AP - MySpace can collect $6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_h... Business, Cyber Liberties Groups Fight Laptop Searches (TechWeb)- June 13, 2008 TechWeb - InformationWeek - Opponents argue that the blanket right to seize data on electronic devices threatens the ability of businesses to protect confidential information.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080614/tc_cmp... British Hacker Faces Extradition Hearing Next Week (PC World)- June 13, 2008 PC World - A British hacker fighting extradition to the U.S. on charges of computer hacking is preparing for his final U.K. appeal on...http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080613/tc... Weak Evidence Links Congressmen's Cyber-attacks to China (PC World)- June 13, 2008 PC World - Security experts say that claims that Chinese hackers accessed the computers of U.S. congressmen are not well substantiated.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080613/tc... 2 US lawmakers claim they were hit by Chinese hackers (AFP)- June 12, 2008 AFP - In a new spat over cyber espionage, two US congressmen said their computer networks were compromised by Chinese hackers as they called for stepped-up efforts to boost security.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080612/pl_afp... EU states extend life of Internet security body (Reuters)- June 12, 2008 Reuters - European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/wr_nm/e... |