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Fake celeb LinkedIn profiles lead to malware

2 hours 26 min ago
Beware links on the network purporting to offer nude shots of Knowles, Beckham, Ricci, Dunst, Hayek, and Hudson; they lead to malware, security researchers say.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/504548160" height="1" width="1"/
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Hackers hit MacRumors keynote coverage

3 hours 16 min ago
Mischievous Internet forum 4Chan appears to have hacked into the popular Apple blog just as executive Phil Schiller took the stage at the Macworld Expo.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/504593422" height="1" width="1"/
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Alarm systems at risk: UL establishes a higher security requirement for magnetic switches

January 5, 2009 - 10:05am
Underwriters Laboratories recently updated UL 634 to address the insecurity of current magnetic switches that are used in alarm systems.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/503642255" height="1" width="1"/
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Twitter phishing scam may be spreading

January 3, 2009 - 3:04pm
Beware this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..."img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/502159601" height="1" width="1"/
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'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed

January 2, 2009 - 3:33pm
German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/501387166" height="1" width="1"/
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Defense contractors eye cybersecurity bonanza

January 1, 2009 - 5:46pm
Boeing, Lockheed, Raytheon, and others are getting ready for an expected boom in federal outlays to protect government computer networks.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/500633362" height="1" width="1"/
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Photos: Apollo 8's mission round the moon

December 30, 2008 - 1:54pm
Seven months before the first astronauts landed on the moon, Apollo 8 made a key round-trip into lunar orbit.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CNETNewsSecurity/~4/498989630" height="1" width="1"/
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