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Children gain extra protection against online predators
A new system has been developed to help children identify the age of the person with whom they may be chatting in an online chat room or over an Instant Messaging programme. Unfortunately, this system comes with problems of its own.
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Anti virus software leaves PCs open to attack
A dangerous flaw has been discovered in McAfee's anti virus software. The bug could allow a hacker to gain remote access to a PC and direct it to malicious websites.
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Criminals target online multiplayer games
Criminals have turned their attention to the world of online gaming. By hacking into the gamers' accounts they can steal the items that the gamers have accumulated for their in-game character and sell them off to the black market.
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Old hard drives not being erased properly
Leaving personal data on hard disks is a huge problem when people replace their PCs. In fact in a survey in which researchers checked how much information they can get from second hand disks, it was found that almost half of all old drives contain damaging personal information.
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Yahoo! develops new method to foil phishers
Yahoo! has come up with a new method to help it users make sure that they are not accessing a bogus, phishing website when they log in to their online email accounts.
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Protecting your laptop in a wireless hotspot
Wireless hotspots are popping up all over the place. They are also a breeding ground for hackers, spyware, sniffers and other malicious software and criminals. Make sure that you follow certain basic rules when using a hotspot.
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