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InfoTech: Spotify targeted by "different" malware-carrying ads

A new variation on drive-by malware installation has hit users of the free service offered by music website Spotify.



IT: massive internet "takedown" of spamming system that sent up to 1,000 million e-mails each day.

A little under two weeks ago, a three-year investigation into the botnet Rustock came to a milestone: private sector investigators obtained orders to raid premises and seize computers. But the targets were not the estimated one million of home a...



Internet: online child abuse network tracked - 70,000 members

The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre was at the leading edge of an international investigation co-ordinated by Europol which has identified as many as 70,000 users of the "boylover.net" website run from servers in t...



Internet: US pressure group tries to stifle internet privacy legislation

A US pressure group, NetChoice, says that it "protects Internet commerce-driven competition and battles rules that hinder consumer choice and hurt small businesses." Actually, it wants to prevent consumers having control over the data...



IT Security: IDrive goes unlimited for less than USD5/month

IDrive (note it's not a small i) has been a leader in online data storage and back up for some years, but it has always had a capacity-limited system. But, by removing some of the features of its premium "pro" pack, the company behind...

IT Security: Google deploys Andriod "Kill Switch"

Google has announced that it has deployed its "kill switch" technology against 50 pieces of software that it has removed from the Andro...



InfoTech: Xoom Corporation launch opportunistic legal action

Xoom Corporation of California claims exclusive rights in the word "xoom" for on-line offerings. There's just one slight problem: they...



Internet: EU issues warnings over cookies

The EU's 'cyber security' Agency ENISA has published a paper on the security and privacy concerns regarding new types of online 'cookies" es...



Comms: MS / Nokia tie-up - smart phones but not a smart decision

So, Microsoft and Nokia are to get into bed and, in doing so, think that they will prove to be a third force in computer-phone convergence. But...



IT Security: Irish recruitment site hacked: email addresses accessed

The website of Irish recruitment company RecruitIreland.Com is back on line after hackers broke into their site and stole names and e-mail addres...

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