Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw
Newly discovered vulnerability could cause certain Windows applications to crash if a user clicks on an overly long Web link.
Loan company reports loss of data on 1.3 million
Texas student-loan provider says IT contractor lost hardware containing customer names and Social Security numbers.
Circuit City warns of online forum attack
Hackers modify a home theater message board in an attempt to install malicious code on PCs of unknowing visitors.
Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers
Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts.
Symantec to keep watch over Web transactions
Norton Confidential, due later this year, promises to protect consumers as they conduct business on the Internet.
EU ramps up against cybercrime
Plans to send out alerts on data leaks as part of increased push against ID theft, viruses and other digital wrongdoing.
Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice
In a blast from the past, a new macro virus infects OpenOffice and StarOffice, open-source rivals to Microsoft's Office.
Symantec challenge to OneCare faces delay
Symantec's next-generation security software, now offically named Norton 360, faces a possible delivery delay.
Microsoft security product makes official debut
Windows Live OneCare goes on sale in the U.S., marking Microsoft's official entry into consumer antivirus.
Video: One on one with OneCare
Symantec patches antivirus worm hole
Company works through the holiday weekend to fix hole in corporate antivirus products that could let a worm spread.
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