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Spyware targets frustrated GTA IV gamers Drive-by spam attacks blight carjack game launch 29 Apr 11:49	Yahoo! pimping malware from banner ads Doesn't seem to care 28 Apr 20:41	Botnet agent plays lost sheep to avoid detection The Kraken wakes 28 Apr 15:16
Pro-Tibet rootkit Trojan poses as cartoon Virus writing becomes a new sport for the Beijing games 15 Apr 11:21	Japanese malware author admits guilt Movie-munch miscreant on trial for copyright infringement 19 Mar 14:12	Security firms split over Phorm classification Pushing onto the borderline 14 Mar 16:04
Mac security site littered with malware Gamekeeper turned poacher 12 Mar 09:28	Chinese mobile users targeted by Trojan Smart mobile malware 5 Mar 11:57	Malware removes rival rootkits Worm wars get stealthy Channel Register • 28 Feb 15:05
InfoJack Trojan burrows into Windows CE machines China syndrome - for now 27 Feb 12:01	Dodgy affiliates use malware to flog Symantec and Check Point Malvertisement break 12 Feb 08:57	FBI sought approval to use spyware against terror suspects Analysis Magic Lantern reloaded 8 Feb 19:40
Spyware another weapon for domestic abuse Remote controlling spouses 31 Jan 14:37	Rogue ads infiltrate Expedia and Rhapsody When legit sites attack 30 Jan 21:53	Skype Trojan wiretap plan leaks onto the net We have ways of hearing you talk 29 Jan 17:24
Spotted in the wild: Home router attack serves up counterfeit pages Drive-by pharming 23 Jan 10:13	Facebook blocks Secret Crush over adware row Spurned Zango pleads innocence 8 Jan 16:05	'First' iPhone Trojan rolls into town More a prank than a threat 7 Jan 17:15
Ransomware Trojan locks up infected PCs UK regulator probes pay-by-phone extortion 3 Jan 15:08	Sears admits to joining spyware biz On page 10 of 54-page diatribe 3 Jan 01:04	Russian Feds close in on Pinch Trojan authors Tales from the Underground 21 Dec 10:48
Dutch regulator slaps spyware purveyors with €1m fine Millions of PCs infected 18 Dec 16:01	Top-secret US labs penetrated by phishers Coordinated attack Channel Register • 7 Dec 21:35	Miscreants subvert search results to punt malware Using botnets to plant links and nurture zombie farms 28 Nov 16:37
Webroot taps UK-based email filtering firm Anti-spyware firm moves into security services Channel Register • 27 Nov 12:18	Germany seeks malware 'specialists' to bug terrorists Daft plan gains further traction 21 Nov 13:09	PS3 firmware update filters web content Yes but how much will it cost to use? Reg Hardware • 16 Nov 13:55
World of Warcraft spykit gets encrypted Increases effective stealth level by 5 15 Nov 22:49	Alicia Keys hit by MySpace Trojan hack Fallin' 9 Nov 16:59	Software cracking tools open the door to malware One in six PCs harbour dodgy utilities 31 Oct 11:15

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