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Researchers warn of 'clickjacking' threat

Researchers have begun publishing details of a new type of attack called 'clickjacking', which can lead users to malicious websites by tricking them into clicking on unseen elements in a Web browser. 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 »

Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen, has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming e-mails from Google Gmail users. Read more »

Google pulls malicious sponsored links

Google has removed paid links that advertised seemingly legitimate Web sites but actually tried to install nefarious programs on PCs. Read more »

Adobe tackles risky hole in PDF

Adobe Systems issued updates on Tuesday for security flaws linked to versions of its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow a malicious attacker to remotely commandeer a user's computer. 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 »

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

Microsoft issued a "critical" security fix for Windows on Tuesday in the US, two weeks before its scheduled release date. Read more »

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

Joris Evers Microsoft may offer an Internet Explorer security update before its next official Patch Tuesday. Read more »

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10+ things you should know about rootkits

Malware-based rootkits fuel a multibillion dollar spyware industry by stealing individual or corporate financial information. If that weren't bad enough, rootkit-based botnets generate untold amounts of spam. Here's a look at what rootkits are and what to do about them. Read more »

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    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

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    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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