Jan 31
Spyware another weapon for domestic abuse
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Remote controlling spouses
Spyware is becoming a tool of domestic abuse, according to security researchers.…
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Jan 31
Online advertiser pays $200,000 for deceptive claims
Thursday, January 31st, 2008When ‘free’ isn’t free
An online advertiser that falsely claimed consumers had won free prizes has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to the Federal Trade Commission, which says the outfit failed to disclose that people had to spend money first.…
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Jan 31
Rogue ads infiltrate Expedia and Rhapsody
Thursday, January 31st, 2008When legit sites attack
This story was corrected throughout to name Expedia.com as one of two sites found by Trend Micro and Sandi Hardmeier to be serving malicious banner ads. While Excite.com has been found in the past to also host attack ads, there are no recent reports it has done so recently.…
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