Tuesday | 9 September, 2008
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Stories by: Gregg Keizer

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    iPhone includes app 'kill switch,' Jobs admits 12/08/2008 08:34:38

    Apple's CEO Steve Jobs Monday confirmed that the company has a "kill switch" it can flip to remotely disable potentially malicious applications that have been downloaded to any iPhone.
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    Cyber attacks knock out Georgia's Internet presence 12/08/2008 10:22:53

    Hackers, perhaps affiliated with a well-known Russian criminal network, have attacked and hijacked Web sites belonging to Georgia, the former Soviet republic now in the fourth day of war with Russia, a security researcher claimed Sunday.
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    Mozilla experiments push Firefox envelope 11/08/2008 08:42:36

    Mozilla is experimenting with several ideas to push the browser envelope, including one that could turn the browser into a messaging hub.
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    Update: Fake-CNN spam mutates as attacks continue 11/08/2008 08:30:53

    The massive attack that has infected PCs by tricking users into clicking links in fake messages from CNN.com shows little sign of ending soon, security researchers said Friday.
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    Microsoft ditches Money Plus update, pulls product 11/08/2008 08:52:35

    Microsoft won't update its Money Plus personal finance software, as it has annually for 17 years, and has pulled the program from retail, saying it will now distribute it only electronically, according to postings on the company's support forum.
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    Microsoft: We'll help other vendors find, fix their bugs 08/08/2008 10:53:40

    Microsoft's security team will help third-party developers of Windows applications and add-ons find and fix bugs in their software, the company said Thursday.
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    Russian hacker gang steals with impunity, says researcher 08/08/2008 08:19:17

    The Russian hacker gang using a Microsoft administration tool to steal passwords has cashed in big time for years, the researcher who has tracked the group's crimes said Thursday.
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    Microsoft promises 12 patches next week 08/08/2008 08:37:06

    Microsoft Thursday said it will deliver a dozen security updates next week to fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer (IE) and the media player bundled with Vista.
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    Faux-CNN spam blitz uses legit sites to deliver fake Flash 07/08/2008 08:33:53

    More than a thousand hacked Web sites are serving up fake Flash Player software to users duped into clicking on links in mail that's part of a massive spam attack masquerading as CNN.com news notifications, security researchers said Wednesday.
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    Jobs shakes up Apple management over MobileMe debacle 07/08/2008 08:29:09

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs has given MobileMe to the executive who heads iTunes, part of a shake-up over the sync service's public problems since its launch last month, according to a memo sent to company employees earlier this week.
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    Firefox growth slows, IE holds steady 06/08/2008 08:25:23

    Mozilla's Firefox fell short of breaking the 20 per cent market share bar in July, a Web metrics firm said Tuesday, as the open-source browser's growth slowed dramatically.
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