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  • May 2008
    • Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs

      Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs

      Almost 500,000 people have unintentionally downloaded an adware bundle from file-sharing networks in the past week, security firm McAfee says, with ugly consequences. Disguised as a music file or popular movies, the phony file is circulating on the eDonkey and Limewire networks. It asks users to install a codec to play the file, and then overwhelms them with popup ads, the BBC reports. More »

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      file sharing   malware   downloads   McAfee   Limewire   adware   eDonkey   trojans

  • August 2007
    • Germany Furious Over Chinese Spy Hackers

      Germany Furious Over Chinese Spy Hackers

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off her Chinese summit today amid highly charged reports in der Spiegel that the Chinese have been spying on the German government by hacking into computers in several German ministries. Scores of official computers are said to have been infected with spyware concealed in PowerPoint and Microsoft Word programs. More »

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      China   Germany   Angela Merkel   espionage   hacker   spyware   trojans

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