AOL security breach puts Web on notice
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The search queries of some 600,000 users were posted online, and some can be traced back to people.
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Company patches one search engine security flaw and is notified of another.
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A vulnerability in Ask.com's toolbar for Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to take control of a person's computer, according to a security advisory.
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Security firms are warning that new variants of the Santy worm have start spreading through other search engines than Google. The new versions now also use AOL and Yahoo.
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Security researchers have found a nasty vulnerability in AOL's ICQ Pro 2003b software. AOL is recommendng that users update their software.
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Security firm Secunia has issued an advisory regarding a newly discovered "highly critical" security flaw in Firefox 2.0 and later, which involves a special URI handler. Although the problem was initially attributed to Internet Explorer by researcher Thor Larholm, Firefox is the culprit.
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AOL is being accused of using malware-like tactics to install software unbeknownst to users when they install AOL 9.0, the company's latest version of its online service software. The charge was made by industry coalition StopBadware.org.
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Web servers may be vulnerable to attack, security company warns.
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Mozilla will patch a security bug in Firefox that could be attacked in Internet Explorer.
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AOL's new 9.0 Security Edition seems intended to burnish the online service's reputation as the crossing guard of the Internet, but that's a goal that this release can't quite achieve. -Rob Pegoraro
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The U.S. government has warned banking, stock trading, and other financial Web sites of a potential cyber attack today, but officials and experts alike caution against undue alarm.
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The message coming from America Online could not be any clearer: &quot;We will keep our customers safe online.&quot; Even though the market is awash with security software, AOL has stepped in for its members and delivered a fortified version of AOL 9.0, dubbed
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TechWeb - As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc.'s purportedly ironclad password-security service to its 23 million customers.
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America Online (Quote, Chart) is bundling existing security features along with new ones for the Thursday launch of its AOL 9.0 software client, security edition.
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Online attackers have briefly disrupted service on at least two of the 13 "root" servers that are used to direct traffic on the Internet.
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DULLES - Short text advertisements touting AOL products and services are being tacked on to certain e-mail messages sent from AOL accounts.
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After much publicity and anticipation, America Online launched AOL 9.0 Security Edition. America Online made news when it announced that AOL 9.0 Security Edition would include McAfee VirusScan Online for free as part of basic membership.