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Flaw turns Google into spam spewing machine

A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. Read more »

Google flaw adds phishing hole to Web sites

A security flaw in Google's search appliances could expose Web sites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks, experts warned on Monday in the US. Read more »

Google fixes Gmail 'ethical hacker' vulnerability

Three days after ethical hacker Petko Petkov announced his discovery of a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gmail, Google says it has fixed the problem. Read more »

Security flaws unearthed in Google's Android

Researchers have found some holes in Google's Android SDK that could make the software vulnerable to hack attacks. Read more »

OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, warns researcher

A fundamental issue affects the OpenID authentication system, due to its reliance on the Domain Name System, a Sun identity-technology specialist has warned. Read more »

Apple fixes 26 Mac OSX flaws

Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws. Read more »

Sun patches dangerous Java vulnerabilities

Sun Microsystems says a Java security hole, which was called "as bad as it gets" by security experts, has now been patched. Read more »

Security firm spots Chrome 'SaveAs' flaw

It's been only a few days since Google released its Chrome browser, and security researchers are still digging into the software in search of the first few flaws. Read more »

Android security team appeals to bug hunters

The security team behind Google's mobile platform, Android, has tried to raise its profile among security researchers by appealing for their vigilance in monitoring the platform. Read more »

Google plugs Gmail data leak flaw

Google has fixed a security hole in several of its services that exposed the address books of Gmail users, the company said on Tuesday in the US. Read more »

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You've got patched flaws!

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Patents and Symantec were made to look very silly this week. Microsoft said that open source was a bigger threat than Google and no prizes for guessing which month the final version of Firefox 3 will appear in. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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