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Hackers: Archive: January 2008 

VoIP Vulnerabilities Get Star Billing in Report

Predicting top five threats for 2008, Sipera Systems advises 'heightened awareness' of potential perils.

eBay's PayPal Scoops Up Fraud Sciences

With the acquisition, the payment-services arm of the online auctioneer took the first step in new CEO's drive for more secure shopping.

A Particularly Nasty Week For Malware

From Excel to the revitalized Storm worm to a severe banking Trojan, it's enough to make you nostalgic for the days of BBSes.

Oracle Lowers Patch Count in January Update

Oracle halves its patches in latest critical patch update.

The Security Concerns of 2008: Get Ready Now

As the new year dawns, some pressing security threats deserve more attention. For example, Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is remarkably wide spread.

Webroot Offers Cloud-Based E-mail Scanning Service

New service compliments the company's client-side software and provides filtering of e-mail for viruses, spyware, phishing and unwanted images.

More Trouble For QuickTime

It sounds like a broken record at this point, but QuickTime faces a flaw -- again.

First iPhone Malware Found

It's mostly harmless, but future ones may not be.

Spammers Hijack Microsoft's SkyDrive Service

If you build it badly, the spammers will come.

First 'Patch Tuesday' of 2008 Proves Modest

Only three total fixes, two of which are critical and affect all versions of Windows.

Wi-Fi Networks Face Virus Threat?

Unprotected routers could spread malicious software rapidly to thousands of computers.

Adobe Phones Home And Irks Customers

The tinfoil hats come out when Adobe apps are found to be quietly pinging an analytics server.