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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 275 days ago
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http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3728856By Sean Michael KernerInternetNews.comFebruary 19, 2008WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The name "Black Hat" for years has been synonymous with shadowy hacker activities. Many also know that the term refers to the popular annual security conference of the same name, long held in Sin City itself -- Las Vegas.This week, however, the Black Hats aren't flocking to Vegas. Instead, they're meeting in the heart of the federal government: Washington, D.C., a set read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 53 days ago
Via: http://voices.washingtonpost.com | Tags: microsoft washington state sue scareware purveyors comments Discuss  
Microsoft Corp. and the state of Washington this week filed lawsuits against a slew of "scareware" purveyors, scam artists who use fake security alerts to frighten consumers into paying for worthless computer security software. The case filed by the Washington attorney general's office names Texas-based Branch Software and its owner James Reed McCreary IV, alleging that McCreary's company caused targeted PCs to pop up misleading security alerts about security threats on the victims' computers. The...Please read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 53 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: washington microsoft declare war scareware comments Discuss  
One down, but how many more to go?Washington state's top law enforcement official has filed suit against a man accused of bombarding end users with misleading messages designed to trick them into buying software to fix PC problems that don't exist.… read more »
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