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		<title>Monetizing Turns Browser Typos into Russian Roulette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in the good old days, if you mistyped a web address, your browser would give you a nice "Server Not Found" message. But there is money to be made in typos, and ISPs like Earthlink can't resist trying to sell that "not found" real estate.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phishbait.com/monetizing-turns-browser-typos-into-russian-roulette/</link>
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		<title>That ZIP file could really hurt!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Slashdot reports that &#8220;Archive Formats Kill Antivirus Products.&#8221;  Specially &#8220;fuzzed&#8221; archive files - including zip, tar, gz, and rar files - can disable and crash crash products from at least 40 vendors. Yes, that includes antivirus software.
Keep your security software updated, and don&#8217;t download any archive files from an untrusted source!
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		<link>http://www.phishbait.com/that-zip-file-could-really-hurt/</link>
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		<title>Pay up, or you&#8217;ll never see your text messages again!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: vnunet.com
Ransomware attacks target Symbian mobiles
Researchers have discovered malware which holds mobile phone data to ransom.The malware removes all sent and received text messages, and threatens to permanently cripple the handset unless users pay a fee.
Phishbait editors observe:
Phone-related attacks - both Symbian and Windows Handheld - can be spread via SMS / text messaging.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phishbait.com/pay-up-or-youll-never-see-your-text-messages-again/</link>
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		<title>Cyber-attack launched from 10,000 web pages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read the full story: vnunet.com
A security firm has identified over 10,000 web pages rigged by cyber-criminals to hijack the PCs of unsuspecting surfers . . . The malware cocktail attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in Windows, RealPlayer and other applications to break into the PC
So even if you follow the rules of safe browsing, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Mail Gives Users Trojan Horses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From ha.ckers.org:
I got this picture from a reader of the site. Apparently the reader was simply viewing Yahoo mail and poof, RougeIframe trojan. We are starting to see a lot more of this kind of stuff, but it’s really disappointing that third party ads are being displayed on otherwise sensitive apps (or at least I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phishbait.com/yahoo-mail-gives-users-trojan-horses/</link>
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		<title>Electronic gadgets latest sources of computer viruses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/13/factory.installed.virus.ap/
(AP) &#8212; From iPods to navigation systems, some of today&#8217;s hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam . . .  Thousands of people whose antivirus software isn&#8217;t up to date may have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phishbait.com/electronic-gadgets-latest-sources-of-computer-viruses/</link>
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		<title>Trend Micro Sees Growth of Underground Cyber Crime Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What You Can Do Now!
Trend Micro just released their 2008 forecast for cybercrime. Cash-motivated Web threats broadened; for 2008, the distinction between “good” and “bad” Web sites will be blurred when it comes to security.  We&#8217;ll take a quick look at some of the trends and what you can do to protect yourself.
Gadgets with [...]]]></description>
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