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A Year Ago: Clueless in Seattle

First published: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 12:35:01 GMT Read more

23 December, 1999 by Richard Barry

A Year Ago: Hotmail glitch steals passwords

First published: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:44:47 GMT Read more

25 August, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

Warning - Viruses being spread by job-hunters

Job-hunters are spreading viruses like wildfire, according to business Internet service provider, Star. Read more

7 July, 1999 by Will Knight

Microsoft confirms April Fool's bug

If they're not careful, Microsoft Windows users could become victims of an irksome April Fool's joke, come April 1, 2001. Read more

13 January, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

Latest scary virus draws skeptics

An Israeli security company finds an ingenious hack that has impacted no one and has yet to be spotted on the Internet, and everyone gets upset. But should they? Read more

6 January, 1999 by Jim Kerstetter

News Burst: Strong virus to be reported

Network Associates is expected later today to announce discovery of a potent new "smart" virus. Read more

21 December, 1998 by ZDNet

US Report: Microsoft issues patch for IE bug

Microsoft is urging Internet Explorer users to download a patch from its Web site to circumvent a security problem that may allow hackers to read files on unsuspecting users' computers. Read more

7 September, 1998 by Lisa Bowman

US Report: Microsoft Access bug scrambles data records

A new bug in Microsoft's Access software could wreak havoc among some users of the program. Read more

26 August, 1998 by Lisa Bowman

US Report: Hotmail glitch tricks users into revealing passwords

Canadian Web programmers have uncovered a security glitch that could fool users of Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service into revealing their passwords. Read more

25 August, 1998 by Matthew Broersma

Hacking the 'crackers': Key Internet security issue solved

Cryptographers at IBM Research and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have found a way to make public key infrastructures resilient against even the most savvy hackers. Read more

25 August, 1998 by Jim Kerstetter

News Burst: CIH antidote available for free

The Anti Virus Research Centre at Symantec has developed a free tool, it says will "turn off" all strains of the CIH virus. Read more

17 August, 1998 by Richard Barry

US Report: Microsoft fixes Outlook bug

Microsoft has posted updated patches for the "long file-name attachment" bug that was recently discovered in its Outlook 98 and Outlook Express 4.x messaging clients. Read more

13 August, 1998 by Christy Walker

News Burst: Trojan horse alert

Another potentially damaging trojan horse virus, called Ie080898.exe, is being distributed by a hacker calling himself Bad Sector. Read more

11 August, 1998 by Richard Barry

US Report: MS, Netscape scramble to fix security holes

Separate security loopholes recently uncovered in Windows NT and in Internet-based e-mail clients from Microsoft and... Read more

29 July, 1998 by Michael Moeller

US Report: Gamers believe Activision's 'SiN' carries CIH virus

For weeks now, Activision has been trying to tempt hard-core gamers to its newest release -- a shoot-'em-up action thriller called SiN -- with this tagline: "Sinday, Bloody, Sinday." Read more

28 July, 1998 by Rob Lemos

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