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Registrar named in massive cybersquatting suit


Dotster allegedly used its special status with ICANN to fuel a cybersquatting campaign infringing on prominent brands
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Critical flaws squashed in Firefox update


The most serious of the bugs could be exploited by miscreants to hijack vulnerable systems, Mozilla developers said
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US government, Net firms fail to agree on data retention


Following a secret meeting, it appears the Justice Department wants to at least require Internet providers to record customers' Internet Protocol addresses, though that may just be the beginning
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Open source security push gets $20m


Intrusion prevention vendor Sourcefire has secured extra capital to fuel its expansion into Europe
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Making 1GB downloads easier to swallow


Pando Networks has kicked off a public beta of a peer-to-peer network that lets participants swap large files with one other through email without choking their computers
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Police will not pursue ransom hackers


After a Manchester woman was held to ransom by hackers, experts and senior police officers have voiced concern that such cases are falling between the cracks
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Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw


Microsoft is investigating a bug that could cause certain applications to crash, as users await a fix for a critical flaw in Word
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Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers


Windows Vista Beta 2 includes Address Space Layout Randomization, a security feature designed to protect against buffer overrun exploits
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eBay tries email in net neutrality fight


eBay called on more than a million members to get involved in the debate over telecommunications laws 'before it is too late'
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Virus levels drop as spyware soars


Viruses are infecting fewer PCs than before but spam and spyware continue to grow
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Email filter chokes on 'erection'


Email filtering is a tricky balancing act, especially when dealing with subjects such as 'erections', as Rochdale Council's planning department found out
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Amnesty condemns tech firms over human rights


The human rights group has slammed major technology companies such as Cisco for providing the infrastructure to support repressive governments
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Symantec challenge to OneCare faces delay


Norton 360 will integrate components of Symantec's current security, PC optimisation and backup products
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Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice


The virus is capable of infecting OpenOffice as well as Sun's StarOffice
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