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Word Users, Prepare For Critical Update

Microsoft's monthly patch release schedule includes a Critical fix for an issue in their Office program, Word, and two other fixes rated the same.

Obama's Site Hacked; Change Comes From XSS

Cross site scripting exploited within the website for Illinois Senator and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama caused visitors to the blog section to be redirected to rival Hillary Clinton's site.

Australia Wants To Read Employee Emails

Employers in Australia may soon be able to read employees emails without consent under new anti-terror laws being proposed.The Australian government says the proposal is aimed at preventing a cyber attack on national infrastructure like the stock exchange, electricity grid or transportation system.

Sellers Drop Military Gear On eBay, Craigslist

Items stolen from the military ended up being fenced through sales online, as GAO investigators handed a House Subcommittee a laundry list of sensitive items they purchased.

Exploit Attacks Pro-Tibet Site Visitors

Online attacks focused on exploiting renewed controversy over the Tibet situation by delivering malware to visitors of sites favoring Tibetan separatist efforts.

OpenID? Try Open To ID Phishing

As major Internet players back OpenID, we were reminded of an Amsterdam computer student pointing out a trio of scenarios that makes the prospect of OpenID's single sign-on method a scary prospect.

Secure Your Domain Name

What's in a (domain) name?Part of your online identity, for a start. Have you registered a domain in your own name? If not, have you checked whether someone else has? And if they have, do you know what they’re doing with your name?

Google Working Closely With Intelligence Agencies

The major intelligence agencies in the U.S. have turned to Google to help them better share and process information they have on security threats.

Major Sites Hit With Iframe Injection Attacks

Security researcher Dancho Danchev cited numerous examples of high profile websites hit by attackers, believed to be part of the infamous Russian Business Network.

Microsoft Warns On Exploit Affecting Word

An indirect threat to several versions of Word via the Microsoft Jet Database Engine emerged as zero-day attacks began against the exploit.