Tag: google
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Gmail CAPTCHA cracked
Twenty per cent success rate sufficient to create thousands of spam accounts. Gmail has become the latest free webmail service to have its CAPTCHAs cracked by spammers. Following the recent news of the Yahoo Mail and Windows Live Mail CAPTCHAs having been cracked, the news of Gmail ‘s CAPTCHA being surpassed will come as little…
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Over 1 per cent of search results include malicious sites
Google research paper confirms significant increase in number of malware-serving websites. Recent reports of increasing numbers of websites serving malicious content have been confirmed in a paper published by researchers from Google . The researchers report finding over three million URLs serving malware, as detected by at least one anti-virus program, with another three million…
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Ledger poisons Google
Actor’s death exploited by malware writers to infect computers. The death of actor Heath Ledger on Tuesday had barely been confirmed a few hours when malicious websites started using his name to boost their rankings in Google searches. Web users who searched for ‘heath’ and ‘ledger’ in Google would have found these malicious sites high…
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No taste for spam?
ICANN takes steps to combat domain tasting. The practice of domain tasting, often used by spammers and other shady types to register tens of thousands of Internet domain names at no cost, looks set to end thanks to a new ICANN ruling. ICANN charges a fee of 20 cents per domain name per year, but…
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Another security hole found in GMail
Vulnerability latest in a growing list of holes in Google’s web applications. A significant security hole has been found in Google ‘s web mail application GMail . Security researcher Petko Petrov announced the discovery of the flaw in GMail (in some countries known as Google Mail ) on his website , where he demonstrates a…
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Google buys Postini
Managed security service snapped up by giant. Ever-expanding web giant Google has continued its growth into both security and software-as-service spheres with the $625 million acquisition of major email security provider Postini . Managed service provider Postini was set up in California in 1999 and now boasts 14 data centres around the world, with 35,000…
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Online malware dangers analysed
Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures. Two reports out this week have revealed some interesting statistics on the security dangers involved in browsing the Internet, with Google surveying the software running on webservers and which systems carry the most threats, while McAfee ‘s study of search results reveals the dangers lurking in links provided…
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Google buys into security
Google makes stealth purchase of security firm. Search and entertainment giant Google completed the purchase of Internet security firm GreenBorder Technologies in mid-May – but hasn’t so much as mentioned the acquisition, even on its new Google Online Security Blog . GreenBorder operates using what it terms ‘just-in-time virtualization’ technology. When a web browser is…
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Google stashing adware on Dell systems, says OpenDNS founder
Toolbar partnership accused of devious spyware tactics. The partnership between search giant Google and hardware behemoth Dell , which has led to the popular Google Toolbar being pre-installed on systems sold by Dell , has been accused of overstepping the bounds of good practice and installing unwanted software alongside the toolbar, which is not only…