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Hackers: Archive: November 2006 

'Tis the Season (To Get Scammed)

A look at some of the popular and convincing scams hitting ecommerce sites and inboxes this holiday season.

Pirated Vista, Office 2007 Already on The 'Net

And if you install them, you get what you deserve.

Automated Patching Helping Zero-Day Exploits

Latest SANS Institute top 20 list puts IE and Office squarely in hackers crosshairs. Are efforts to protect them fueling the rise?

Our Phishing Filter is Better Than Yours!

It took a few months, but Mozilla now has its own study claiming filter superiority.

Scammers Hooking Bigger Phish

Fewer people fell victim to phishing attacks this year than last, but those who did were scammed for far more dough, Gartner says.

Six Fixes Due From Microsoft

No Office problems this time, just Windows-related issues.

Scammers Use Wikipedia To Distribute Virus

The downside to a site anyone can edit is someone can put up a link to a virus, too.

'Critical' Flaw in Visual Studio 2005

An ActiveX vulnerability is being exploited, security researchers say.