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Microsoft identifies latest malware offenders, Kuwait and Algeria
Microsoft has filed a civil suit to try to stop the spread of malware it has traced back to two main countries—Kuwait and Algeria. The company hopes this will be the most successful effort made by a non-governmental organization to combat cybercrime by attempting to stop key communication between the hackers and the PCs they are trying to infect.
Read MoreCould The NSA Use Our Mobile Devices To Spy On Us
UK newspaper The Guardian recently broke a story that the NSA has been empowered by a secret order issued by the foreign intelligence court directing Verizon Communications, a mobile phone provider with 98.9 million wireless customers to turn over all its call records for a three-month period. The Washington Post closely followed this article suggesting that the…
Read MoreSocial media users at risk from Zendesk breach
Social-networkers beware, user information from three social media giants has been compromised as the result of a Zendesk hack.
Read MoreIE Bugs Spread Poison Ivy Trojan
Microsoft are rushing to release patches for recently a discovered issue in its Web Browser Internet Explorer.
Read MoreMicrosoft Wins Victory Over Botnet Domain
Microsoft scored a legal victory this week on its assault against botnets after a court gave them the OK to seize a domain associated with the Nitol Botnet.
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