================================ Virus & Security Watch from Computerworld ================================ Monday, 10 November 2008 LEAD STORY * FBI investigates data theft blackmail scheme OTHER NEWS * Hackers launch PDF attacks, exploit just-patched Reader bug * New credit cards show their smarts * Former Intel engineer indicted for stealing trade secrets * Android may not need antivirus software, researcher says * Experts to unravel email scam exposed by web mag * Thousands hit in broad web hack * ECPAT website hit by Javascript injection attack * Spam surges as Google's CAPTCHA falters * Worry about browsers not OS, says Microsoft ------------------------------------------------------------ FBI INVESTIGATES DATA THEFT BLACKMAIL SCHEME http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/6516B51B316606DFCC2574FC007A0550?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Hackers threatening to release patient records unless the company pays up ------------------------------------------------------------ HACKERS LAUNCH PDF ATTACKS, EXPLOIT JUST-PATCHED READER BUG http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/953FC5C763F59F74CC2574FC007AABB4?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Update as soon as possible, says researcher ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW CREDIT CARDS SHOW THEIR SMARTS http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/000BBBE394B8A26FCC2574FC007C9641?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Future credit cards could have their own keypads and displays ------------------------------------------------------------ FORMER INTEL ENGINEER INDICTED FOR STEALING TRADE SECRETS http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/7448BDB820C739E4CC2574FC007B6EE9?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security While working for both Intel and AMD, the engineer allegedly remotely accessed Intel top secret documents ------------------------------------------------------------ ANDROID MAY NOT NEED ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE, RESEARCHER SAYS http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/54F9A884F35678B8CC2574FC007C34B3?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Android unlikely to be more susceptible to malware than other, proprietary mobile operating systems, says analyst ------------------------------------------------------------ EXPERTS TO UNRAVEL EMAIL SCAM EXPOSED BY WEB MAG http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/D3C77248971FD224CC2574FC00794AB8?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Two experts to help investigate a former government official accused of bribery ------------------------------------------------------------ THOUSANDS HIT IN BROAD WEB HACK http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/B5F978A9AB4EFAA2CC2574FB004429BA?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Kaspersky warns that as many as 10,000 Web sites have been compromised in a mass web attack ------------------------------------------------------------ ECPAT WEBSITE HIT BY JAVASCRIPT INJECTION ATTACK http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/3F55EDA990705CC6CC2574F90016AC06?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Child protection organisation may be victim of a wider attack ------------------------------------------------------------ SPAM SURGES AS GOOGLE'S CAPTCHA FALTERS http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/4BF353E56E42376DCC2574F60064DE95?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security Increasing level of spam pollution to be found on free sites and branded sites, says report ------------------------------------------------------------ WORRY ABOUT BROWSERS NOT OS, SAYS MICROSOFT http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/32D0D98EC9049095CC2574F600642151?opendocument&utm_source=security&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=security More than nine out of ten published software vulnerabilities now appearing in applications, says report ------------------------------------------------------------ (C) Fairfax Business Media 2008 =========================================== COMPUTERWORLD WEBSITE Visit our website here: http://computerworld.co.nz =========================================== ADVERTISING For information on advertising in this newsletter or on the Computerworld website, contact: mailto:cthrussell@fairfaxbm.co.nz or visit here: http://fairfaxbm.co.nz/newsletters =========================================== SUBSCRIBE TO COMPUTERWORLD MAGAZINE Subscribe to Computerworld or any of our other print publications here: http://fairfaxbm.co.nz/subscribe =========================================== PRIVACY STATEMENT Read our privacy statement here: http://fairfaxbm.co.nz/privacy =========================================== HAVE YOU BEEN FORWARDED THIS NEWSLETTER? 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