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  Microsoft's #droidrage campaign results in #windowsrage on Twitter

  By Tom Warren on December 6, 2012 02:48 am + 359 comments

  Microsoft's Windows Phone team reignited its #droidrage Twitter stunt this week, a campaign that Continue reading…

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  US accused of launching cyberattack against French government

  By Amar Toor on November 21, 2012 07:37 am + 101 comments

  Earlier this year, the French government fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack that forced a Continue reading…

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  Android 4.2 beefs up security with malware scanner for sideloaded apps

  By Chris Welch on November 2, 2012 01:39 pm + 47 comments

  Android 4.2 may not be a revelatory upgrade over Google's original version of Jelly Bean, but one Continue reading…

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  Hacker arrested in France for stealing about 500,000 euros using malware apps

  By Kimber Streams on October 19, 2012 11:13 am + 74 comments

  A 20-year old French hacker has been arrested for stealing about 500,000 euros ($651,000) from Continue reading…

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  Facebook expands Anti-Virus Marketplace, URL blacklist system with seven new partners

  By Amar Toor on October 16, 2012 11:10 am + 4 comments

  Facebook expanded its Anti-Virus Marketplace today with the addition of seven new partners — Continue reading…

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  FTC says PC rental companies spied on 'intimate' customer activities, gathered private data

  By Chris Welch on September 26, 2012 02:11 pm + 14 comments

  Rent-to-own businesses are more often than not a bad idea for consumers struggling financially; Continue reading…

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  Carriers and developers feed on growing Android security fears — but are they real?

  By Nathan Ingraham on September 20, 2012 03:53 pm + 128 comments

  It's been a common refrain from both mobile security firms and Android detractors for much of the Continue reading…

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  Microsoft issues fix for Internet Explorer malware exploit, promises full patch by Friday

  By Scott Lowe on September 20, 2012 12:46 am + 26 comments

  Just a few short days after identifying a security exploit in multiple versions Internet Explorer, Continue reading…

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  Internet Explorer vulnerability exposes Windows PCs, experts suggest switching to Chrome

  By Louis Goddard on September 18, 2012 04:43 am + 184 comments

  Hackers have used a new "zero-day" vulnerability — a hole previously unknown to security Continue reading…

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  'Attackers will follow the users': an interview with F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen

  By Jesse Hicks on September 17, 2012 01:30 pm + 21 comments

  Mikko Hyppönen is the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure, where he’s spent the last two decades Continue reading…