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A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
15-Jul-02 14:30:58 ET
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"Power and energy companies are fast becoming a primary target of computer hackers who have managed to penetrate energy control networks as well as administrative systems, according to government cyber-terrorism officials and private security experts..."
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"Experts suspect that the glare of adverse publicity has drawn the attention of not just joyriding hackers, but also corporate saboteurs and terrorists..."
15-Jul-02 13:01:30 ET
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"Japanese software makers said Monday they have detected two strains of a new computer virus that attacks files and disables antivirus software..."
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"The computer bugs use the sender's address and appear on a recipient's e-mail log with the subject header "Re: Your password!" Opening the message activates the virus..."
15-Jul-02 19:01:52 ET
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"Microsoft is hatching plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security, a facelift for Outlook, and better better support for cell phones..."
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"The new version of Exchange, code-named Titanium, will be more secure because the company will, by default, disable certain messaging features to prevent hackers or virus makers from taking advantage of openings..."
16-Jul-02 04:04:47 ET
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"My recent item entitled 'Security industry's hacker-pimping slammed' has generated damn few page hits but a vast flood of e-mail..."
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"What I reported, essentially, is that my boy Gweeds stood up at H2K2 this past weekend and excoriated the security establishment for selling out 'old-fashioned' (possibly fictional) hacker ethics for a quick buck..."
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