http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:14:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42511/spam-plummets-for-now-as-big-provider-goes-offline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNotice less spam in your mailbox today? If so, it's because Internet service providers yanked a California outfit offline that had been responsible for sending about 75% of the world's electronic junk mail, reports the Security Fix blog in the Washington Post . The providers—acting on information provided by the Post's blog—terminated service to the Web hosting firm known as McColo.http://www.newser.com/story/42511/spam-plummets-for-now-as-big-provider-goes-offline.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 12 Nov 2008 18:11:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41429/virus-helps-violate-500k-bank-credit-accounts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA computer virus has stolen log-in information for over 500,000 bank accounts and credit and debit cards. The Sinowal Trojan virus has infected computers around the world through “drive-by downloads” that install it without users' knowledge when they visit Web sites running the virus code. Individuals can best protect themselves by being cautious about what sites they visit, the BBC reports.http://www.newser.com/story/41429/virus-helps-violate-500k-bank-credit-accounts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 31 Oct 2008 14:42:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41394/cyberattack-in-gay-marriage-battle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCampaigners seeking to keep gay marriage legal in California say a sophisticated cyberattack crashed their website, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group has complained to the FBI that the No to Proposition 8 website was brought down for several hours Wednesday night by a coordinated "denial of service" attack. Supporters of a ban on gay marriage say they had nothing to do with the crash.http://www.newser.com/story/41394/cyberattack-in-gay-marriage-battle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 31 Oct 2008 2:48:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40933/suicide-prompts-uproar-over-cyber-insults-in-s-korea.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe suicide of a popular actress is prompting South Korean officials to get tough with “cyber-terrorists,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Choi Jin-sil hanged herself this month after Internet rumors blamed her for the death of a fellow actor. “People who inflict cyber-terrorism must pay the appropriate price,” said one lawmaker, as colleagues press for stiffer punishments.http://www.newser.com/story/40933/suicide-prompts-uproar-over-cyber-insults-in-s-korea.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 26 Oct 2008 8:48:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40734/microsoft-releases-emergency-security-patch.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft has discovered a Windows security vulnerability dangerous enough that it's released an “out-of-cycle” security patch for the first time since April 2007, reports the Tech Herald . The weakness could allow a computer worm to spread malware around networks.http://www.newser.com/story/40734/microsoft-releases-emergency-security-patch.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:46:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39936/feds-bust-one-of-worlds-largest-spammers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThank the feds if you find fewer offers for Viagra in your inbox today. The FTC says it shut down one of the world's largest spam operations, which promoted the sale of prescription drugs and male enhancement pills by way of billions of illegal email messages, the Chicago Tribune reports.http://www.newser.com/story/39936/feds-bust-one-of-worlds-largest-spammers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 14 Oct 2008 12:25:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38186/fake-pop-ups-dupe-most-users-study-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMalware makers love to create fake error-message popups, but surely those are obvious ploys that no one falls for, right? Wrong, Ars Technica reports. Psychology researchers recently tested a group of college students with a series of fake popups, each laden with what should have been warning signs. The students flunked badly, with only 9 of 42 closing the offending window.http://www.newser.com/story/38186/fake-pop-ups-dupe-most-users-study-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 23 Sep 2008 12:24:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37812/cracking-palins-email-was-easy-hacker-writes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe hacker who recently accessed Sarah Palin’s email hardly broke a sweat, reports PC Magazine , citing the alleged perp’s account: All he or she had to do was look up some personal information on the Republican VP candidate. Using Yahoo’s password-recovery service, the hacker entered easily accessible biographical info—Palin’s birthday and zip code—then stumbled upon the answer to her security question.http://www.newser.com/story/37812/cracking-palins-email-was-easy-hacker-writes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 18 Sep 2008 16:13:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37306/va-court-voids-spam-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVirginia’s anti-spam laws are unconstitutional because they prohibit behavior shielded by the First Amendment, the state’s supreme court ruled today. The ruling overturns the conviction of Jeremy Jaynes, who received the nation’s first felony spam conviction in 2004, the Richmond Times-Dispatch says. Prosecutors alleged Jaynes sent up to 10 million emails a day from his North Carolina home.http://www.newser.com/story/37306/va-court-voids-spam-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 12 Sep 2008 11:31:01 CDT