Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Friday, February 27, 2004

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1.	Oracle Predicts a Battle Royal With Uncle Sam (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Larry Ellison doesn't want to let the government spoil his plans to scoop up PeopleSoft.
2.	Lawsuit Forces Oracle to Change Tactics (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The federal antitrust effort to block Oracle Corp.'s takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. is flawed because the marketplace for specialized business software continues to change and is filled with competitors, including Microsoft Corp., Oracle's lead counsel said yesterday.
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3.	Space Elevators Going Up
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4.	Southern Road Trip (interview #5)
5.	Vulnerability in WinZip Could Compromise Security
6.	NASA poised to solve Mars mysteries
7.	Softbank leaks data on 4.5 million web subscribers
8.	Feeling blue? Maybe it's your cubicle
9.	Anti-Spam Solutions and Security
10.	Intel connects chips with optical fiber
11.	Ferocious new Mydoom variant destroys files
12.	Microsoft emphasises security for XP Service Pack 2
13.	ISPs' virus protection under scrutiny
14.	Fyodor terminates SCO rights to use Nmap
15.	Virus damage tops $80bn in February
16.	New-wave cell phones arriving in Europe

11:23:19 PM

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1.	Microsoft on every DVD?. The software giant wins provisional approval for its video technology in a next-generation DVD standard.
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2.	Analysts Question Oracle's Persistence (AP). AP - Oracle Corp.'s decision to challenge a government lawsuit blocking its $9.4 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. raises a question: Has Oracle CEO Larry Ellison turned the takeover quest into a Moby Dick-like obsession that might hurt his company?
3.	DVD-Copying Software Maker Meets Deadline (AP). AP - The maker of DVD-copying software declared in violation of copyright law met a judge's Friday deadline in rolling out retooled versions, then pledged an ambitious bid for consumers to shower Hollywood and lawmakers with outpourings in its defense.
4.	Internet Lawsuit Could Have Global Effect (AP). AP - On its face, the latest showdown between the company that runs much of the Internet's core and the organization that oversees key aspects of the global network is a basic contractual dispute.
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5.	WORM_BAGLE.C
6.	Court Overturns Ban on Posting DVD Descrambling Code, Finding a Free-Speech Violation
7.	National Zoological Park and WASA Lead Contamination

10:22:58 PM

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1.	Microsoft may bow to overseas price pressure. Signs suggest the company is looking at ways to tailor prices of software to the country its sold in, as it tries to address the concerns of governments being wooed by Linux.
2.	'Hardware glitch' causes AIM to twitch. America Online's popular instant messaging service is hit with periodic outages, just two weeks after the launch of AIM 5.5.
3.	Judge accepts expanded SCO lawsuit. A judge OKs the SCO Group's changes to a lawsuit against IBM that now seeks $5 billion in damages for Big Blue's alleged moving of Unix intellectual property into Linux.
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4.	Cheap PC Oscilloscopes - Any Recommendations?
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5.	CNet: Microsoft on every DVD? "The DVD Forum on Friday announced provisional approval for Microsoft's VC-9 and two other video technologies--H.264 and MPEG-2--as mandatory for the HD-DVD video specification for playback devices." Having three codecs seems like it would really drive up the cost of players. MPEG-2 has the biggest licensing cost, but if you remove it then you can't easily record ATSC onto HD-DVD.
6.	Akimbo is trying a subscription-based near-video-on-demand service that uses broadband but not a computer. The proponents of end to end have been predicting that "TV is just another application" for a while, so let's see if it works.
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7.	FreeBSD jail_attach(2) Error Lets Jailed Processes Change to a Different Jail
8.	Calife Buffer Overflow May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
9.	28 Feb W32/Bagle-C
10.	Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism

9:22:40 PM

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1.	HP inks printer deal with Ford. The multimillion-dollar contract, HP's largest ever for printer services, gives momentum to the company's push to sign consulting and management deals built on its ink savvy.
2.	Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech. A California appeals panel reverses a 4-year-old injunction preventing publication of code that breaks Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme.
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3.	Fuelless Flight with Air Submarine?
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4.	VeriSign calls ICANN bluff in world's biggest game of poker. Registrar slams strong hand on table, leans back
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5.	[SECURITY] [DSA 451-1] New xboing packages fix buffer overflows
6.	Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 451-1] New xboing packages fix buffer overflows
7.	Microsoft Pushes Anti-Spam Scheme Using Authentication
8.	Is Open Source Software More Secure?
9.	Hackers Use Patches To Develop Exploits
10.	Windows To Add New Security Tools With XP Service Pack 2

8:22:20 PM

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1.	ICANN 'disappointed' in VeriSign. The nonprofit organization raps the company for its lawsuit, saying it has chosen "confrontation over consensus."
2.	Intel connects chips with optical fiber. Wires can only go so fast--so the company is working on ways to hook up chips inside computers with optical fiber.
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3.	File Sharing Vulnerability Discovered in Mac OS X (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - A security issue that could result in stolen passwords and data on Friday was revealed for Apple Computer's Apple Filing Protocol, a component of Mac OS X 10.3.2, a k a Panther. The file protocol allows Macintosh users to access files on remote systems.
4.	In the End, Short's Style Fails to Connect at AOL (AdWeek.com). AdWeek.com - The end of Len Short's tumultuous tenure at America Online last week signaled yet another strategic and tactical shift for the Internet service as it continues to lose dial-up subscribers to broadband rivals.
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5.	DeCSS Trade Secret Case Comes to an End - Again
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6.	BugTraq: Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 451-1] New xboing packages fix buffer overflows. Sender: Steve Kemp [steve at steve dot org dot uk]
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7.	Windows XP Reloaded May Debut Before Longhorn
8.	Debian: xboing Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
9.	Stop Spam Soon
10.	Worms Continue to Wriggle, Wreak Havoc
11.	BKDR_SDBOT.IB

7:21:59 PM

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1.	Microsoft to update Windows XP before Longhorn release. Potentially going back on its mantra of "no updates before Longhorn," Microsoft may be planning an OS refresh for "home" and "professional" clients before Longhorn debuts. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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2.	Google vs. the granola crunchers?. Oceana, a group that seeks to protect the world's oceans and is critical of the cruise lines that pollute them, is gearing up a campaign against the Web search darling.
3.	Qwest calls for cell phone expansion. The carrier plans to begin an expanded cell phone service that ultimately will let it sell service nationwide.
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4.	Analysts Question Oracle's Persistence (AP). AP - Oracle Corp.'s decision to challenge a government lawsuit blocking its $9.4 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. raises a question: Has Oracle CEO Larry Ellison turned the takeover quest into a Moby Dick-like obsession that might hurt his company?
5.	Rumors Build over 'Windows XP Reloaded' (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Speculation is rampant that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will be unable to maintain its grip on the OS market between now and the expected 2006 release of Longhorn and is planning to put out an interim version of Windows XP.
6.	Internet Lawsuit Could Have Global Effect (AP). AP - On its face, the latest showdown between the company that runs much of the Internet's core and the organization that oversees key aspects of the global network is a basic contractual dispute.
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7.	Firmware Upgrades For Everything
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8.	Crypto stars sound off on e-voting, digital rights management
9.	Debian: xboing Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
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10.	BugTraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 451-1] New xboing packages fix buffer overflows. Sender: Matt Zimmerman [mdz at debian dot org]
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11.	Court Overturns Ban on Posting DeCSS
12.	Wanted: Improved Security
13.	Êîíêóðñ íà âçëîì RAdmin
14.	Crypto stars sound off on e-voting, digital rights management

6:21:39 PM

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1.	Microsoft on every DVD?. The software giant wins provisional approval for its video technology in a next-generation DVD standard.
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2.	Reuters Summit-AOL Sees Business Buoyed by Broadband, Ad Sales (Reuters). Reuters - America Online said on Friday it is midway through a recovery as it expects growing profits from its high-speed Internet service and improved advertising sales.
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3.	Utah Leads the Way Toward RFID Privacy Legislation
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4.	Vulnerabilities: Gamespy Software Development Kit Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. GameSpy Software Development Kit is a collection of ANSI-C source code files facilitating development of the network component of online video games. It has been reporte...
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5.	South Korea mulls spam curfew regulations. Cunning plan
6.	EMC confirms low-end storage charge. Diamond Joe outs Dell
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7.	Companies Form Computer Security Lobby
8.	When PKIs Learn to Connect
9.	New Vulnerability in RealSecure and BlackIce Products
10.	Symantec Gateway Security Management Service Cross Site Scripting
11.	FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-04:03.jail
12.	[HUC] Serv-U FTPD 2.x/3.x/4.x/5.x "MDTM" Command Remote Exploit
13.	Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit
14.	Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit
15.	VeriSign bolsters security services with Guardent buy
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16.	Hackers Use Patches To Develop Exploits. Vulnerabilities are found in operating systems and applications on a virtually daily basis. Often, security experts feel like it is a race between the good guys and the bad guys. The belief is that if the vendor does not develop...
17.	Windows To Add New Security Tools With XP Service Pack 2. In addition to the Execution Protection Technology which will work in conjunction with newer AMD and Intel CPU's to prevent buffer overflow attacks, Service Pack 2 also includes the Security Service Center. The Windows Security Service Center will check the...

5:21:20 PM

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1.	Sendmail to support Yahoo and Microsoft e-mail authentication schemes. Various authentification schemes have been bandied about as possible solutions to the problem of spam. Now e-mail giant Sendmail is coming down on the side of Yahoo and Microsoft By Eric Bangeman.
2.	Spyware gets another enemy. Spyware has gotten under the skin of more than just regular Americans. A group of Senators take aim at spyware with a multi-pronged bill. By Matt Woodward.
3.	Et Cetera: UT2004 beatdown wants you!. Round up for Friday includes some gaming news, IBM's victory in the toxic case, Apple versus Apple, and more. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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4.	Big Blue straightens up for partner push. IBM next week plans to revamp its business partner program, setting its sights on a Microsoft stronghold.
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5.	DOJ Says 'No' To Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The Department of Justice has announced its intention to oppose Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) US$9.4 billion takeover of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT). U.S. attorneys have filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the deal.
6.	Microsoft Braces for EU Ruling as Japan Launches Probe (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The European Commission reportedly is getting set to render a ruling in its antitrust case against Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) finding the software giant guilty of using its position in the operating system market to unfair advantage.
7.	Report: Linux Servers Seeing Upsurge (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Enterprise adoption of Linux has been increasing for the last few years, but the fourth quarter of 2003 appears to have been its breakout period, according to research firm IDC.
8.	High spirits abound but 3G ship is yet to sail (FT.com). FT.com - The luxury yachts and cruisers lining the harbour in Cannes last week were bobbing billboards and floating hospitality suites for the biggest names in the mobile telecommunications sector, the fleet's size flagging the improvement in industry optimism.
9.	Product Review: Apple's Mini iPod (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Portable music players have been hot ever since Napster invented the idea of free, um, I mean "unauthorized" downloading. Those first few portables were pricey, but as Napster grew ever more popular, manufacturers flooded the market with cheap portables.
10.	Filmgoers Flock to Web to Get 'Passion' Tickets (Reuters). Reuters - Internet traffic to movie sites soared last week as filmgoers flocked to their computers to purchase advance tickets for Mel Gibson's controversial "The Passion of the Christ," Internet measurement service Neilsen/Netratings said on Friday.
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11.	Voice Of The Fire
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12.	VeriSign bolsters security services with Guardent buy. VeriSign Inc. completed its buy of managed security service provider Guardent Inc. on Friday, saying that the acquisition will boost its own network security business.
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13.	BugTraq: [HUC] Serv-U FTPD 2.x/3.x/4.x/5.x "MDTM" Command Remote Exploit. Sender: lion [lion at cnhonker dot net]
14.	BugTraq: Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit. Sender: Carson Gaspar carson+bugtraq at taltos dot org [carson+bugtraq at taltos dot org]
15.	BugTraq: Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit. Sender: Ollivier Robert [roberto at keltia dot freenix dot fr]
16.	Vulnerabilities: Digital Reality Haegemonia Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Haegemonia is a commercially available, network enabled strategic space combat game. It acts as both a client and a server and is available for the Linux and Windows pla...
17.	Vulnerabilities: Seyeon Technology FlexWATCH Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. FlexWATCH Network Video Server is used to deliver real time video over a network. The server also allows users to use a web browser as a client. A cross-site scripting ...
18.	Vulnerabilities: Gigabyte Gn-B46B Wireless Router Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. Gigabyte Gn-B46B is a wireless router appliance. The appliance provides a web-based interface for router configuration; this interface is protected with an authentication...
19.	Vulnerabilities: Seyeon FlexWATCH Network Video Server Unauthorized Administrative Access Vulnerability. FlexWATCH Network Video Server is used to deliver real time video over a network. The server also allows users to use a web browser as a client. A vulnerability has bee...
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20.	Serv-U MDTM exploits
21.	Multiple issues with Mac OS X AFP client
22.	Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit
23.	FreeBSD: kernel Improper access vulnerability
24.	WinZip MIME Archive Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
25.	Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) May Leak Keystrokes Across Frames
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26.	Is Open Source Software More Secure?. A couple of recent events have brought the debate of open source vs. closed source code to the forefront of security debates. On the one hand, you have the recent Windows source code leak. On the other hand you have...

4:21:00 PM

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1.	Week in review: Big boy blues. Two of tech's biggest names hit stumbling blocks, as Microsoft mulls plans that may delay a major OS upgrade and Oracle learns that its PeopleSoft takeover may be slipping away.
2.	Feeling blue? Maybe it's your cubicle. A survey of office workers reveals that many people feel disappointed or embarrassed by their work space. Nine percent wouldn't want their mother to see where they work.
3.	Avaya uses VoIP as selling point for corporate IM. As companies swap out traditional phone networks for voice over Internet Protocol setups, gear makers like Avaya are offering instant messaging programs with beefy, IP-dependent features.
4.	IBM mainframe sales surge. New market share numbers show that the company has convinced customers that its top-end mainframe line is no dinosaur.
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5.	Ford Testing a New 'Traffic Monitoring' Device
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6.	Vulnerabilities: Working Resources BadBlue Server phptest.php Path Disclosure Vulnerability. BadBlue is a P2P file sharing application distributed by Working Resources. It is available for Microsoft Windows operating systems. A vulnerability has been reported t...
7.	Vulnerabilities: RedStorm Ghost Recon Game Engine Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Ghost Recon Game Engine is a computer game engine that is distributed and maintained/developed by RedStorm. The game engine is used in several RedStorm titles. It include...
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8.	High-capacity DVD Spec Approved
9.	WORM_AGOBOT.ZF

3:50:49 PM

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1.	Unerase deletia from Memory Sticks and other flash media. FlashRestore is an OSX app that allows you to unerase files deleted off of Memory Sticks, SmartMedia, CompactFlash I & II, and SD/XD Cards. Great idea. Link
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2.	VeriSign completes Guardent buy
3.	Briefly: VeriSign completes security firm buy. The company pays $135 million to acquire Gaurdent...OnStar calls on Big Blue for voice...Merrill Lynch raises targets for PCs.
4.	Brainier networking gear to the rescue. Smarter networking devices are helping network operators to better protect their resources from spammers, denial of service attackers and peer-to-peer bandwidth hogs.
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5.	Oracle Challenging Justice Antitrust Suit (Reuters). Reuters - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O), challenging an antitrust lawsuit filed by U.S. regulators to block its proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O), is expected to lean heavily on a 2001 case in which a court ruled against the government, analysts said on Friday.
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6.	Mind Over Machine
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7.	FreeBSD: kernel Improper access vulnerability
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8.	BugTraq: Re: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit. Sender: Ollivier Robert [roberto at keltia dot freenix dot fr]
9.	BugTraq: Serv-U MDTM exploits. Sender: Sam [Sam at 0x557 dot net]
10.	BugTraq: Multiple issues with Mac OS X AFP client. Sender: Chris Adams [chris at improbable dot org]
11.	BugTraq: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-04:03.jail. Sender: FreeBSD Security Advisories [security-advisories at freebsd dot org]
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12.	Server vendors cheer strong Q4. Up in all the right places
13.	El Reg hacks' linguistic shame. Letters You set us straight on reading, writing and 'rithmetic
14.	Softbank rocked by giant data leak. 4.5m punters hit, execs distraught and out of pocket
15.	Counting the cost of cybergeddon. Letter Cyberliability witchdoctors cast the runes
16.	F-inSecure mailing list spreads Netsky-B virus. Red faces all round at AV outfit after 'human error'
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17.	[SECURITY] [DSA 450-1] New Linux 2.4.19 packages fix several local root exploits (mips)
18.	Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit
19.	New version of ike-scan (IPsec IKE scanner) available - v1.6
20.	iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.27.04b: Microsoft Internet Explorer Cross Frame Scripting Restriction Bypass
21.	iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.27.04a: WinZip MIME Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
22.	EEYE: RealSecure/BlackICE Server Message Block (SMB) Processing Overflow
23.	27 Feb W32/Nachi-D
24.	Homeland Security Chair Likens 'Cyber Terrorists' to Al Qaeda
25.	Symantec to go Beyond Anti-Virus
26.	Fingerprint Sensors Press Their Way Into Notebooks

2:20:22 PM

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1.	SanDisk, Motorola shrink flash cards. The companies look to capitalize on the trend toward the miniaturization of memory cards, with a new technology aimed at handsets.
2.	Audiocast archive. Open HTML container page.
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3.	Google Prospects Party Like It's 1999 (Reuters). Reuters - For the starry-eyed computer engineers who attended a flashy Google recruitment party outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, it was as though the Internet bubble never burst.
4.	Reuters Summit-Sirius Satellite to Air Local Traffic Reports (Reuters). Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on Friday it will begin broadcasting local traffic and weather information for Los Angeles and New York starting on Sunday, a move likely to renew calls by traditional broadcasters to regulate the satellite radio industry.
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5.	Transcript of Eben Moglen's Harvard Speech
6.	Sun Agrees to Talk to IBM over Open Sourcing Java
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7.	Problems at e-learning university. The UK's international online university - with only 900 students globally - is being "restructured".
8.	Row over how to junk spam. Microsoft and many others are proposing new ways to stop the spread of spam.
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9.	Vulnerabilities: Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server DESCRIBE Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability. Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server is server technology which allows you to send streaming QuickTime media to clients across the Internet. It is available for Apple ...
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10.	Open source punch-up surrounds mobile Java upgrade. Debate unabated
11.	Government Gateway gets first local recruit. Shepway goes live
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12.	SMEs the weakest link on security
13.	Companies Work on E-Mail Identity System
14.	Experts Warn of New Ferocious Mydoom Worm
15.	Optimism grows in fight against torrent of spam
16.	What next for Novell?
17.	Gravity Storm Software Ships a Free Version of Its Security Software
18.	Secure Computing Reveals Its Key Chain Password Security Solution
19.	Interview: Firms face scramble for skills
20.	Debian: kernel MIPs platform update
21.	Elsewhere: Security firm dumps SCO over GPL infractions
22.	Elsewhere: Virus damage tops $80bn in February
23.	News: Spam villains: named and shamed
24.	Sun Solaris passwd(1) May Let Local Users Obtain Root Privileges
25.	Sun Solaris '/usr/lib/print/conv_fix' Unsafe fopen() Call May Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges
26.	Dell, EMC Plan Low-End Storage Offering
27.	MetaMail Format String Bugs And Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
28.	Static Factory Password Vulnerability
29.	Zone Labs SMTP Processing Vulnerability
30.	WebCortex Webstores2000 Version 6.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
31.	PunkBuster SQL Injection Attack Vulnerability
32.	Alcatel Omniswitch 7000 Series Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
33.	ZoneLabs SMTP Processing Buffer Overflow
34.	LiveJournal XSS Vulnerability
35.	PSOProxy 0.91 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
36.	WebzEdit Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
37.	WinZip MIME Archive Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
38.	WinZip MIME Archive Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
39.	California State Senator Introduces Bill To Regulate RFID Use

1:50:10 PM

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1.	Dell launches desktop replacement notebook. The PC maker ships the Inspiron 9100 for a lower price than its flagship desktop replacement notebook, as it joins other companies in chasing this popular market.
2.	U.K. reveals Microsoft bargaining tactics. A parliament committee discloses in a report how the government is saving on software procurement through tough negotiations and threats of going with Linux.
3.	Tech VC firm shuffles staff, launches fund. Silicon Valley's Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers says several partners have scaled back their roles and that it's launching a $400 million tech fund.
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4.	Chinese go SMS crazy, send 15.6 billion short text messages in January (AFP). AFP - Chinese sent some 15.6 billion short messages through their mobile phones during January, a rise of 91 percent over the same period last year.
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5.	Superflu Being Brewed in the Lab
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6.	Channel 4 and Five discuss merger. Publicly-owned broadcaster Channel 4 and commercial rival Five have held talks about merging, the BBC understands.
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7.	Salesforce.com adds big customers as IPO nears. Salesforce.com Inc. unleashed this week a high-profile executive poaching, a pair of significant customer wins, and details of its product road map for the next year, as it positioned for a public offering likely to be one of the IT industry's splashiest since the dot-com meltdown.
8.	Update: Jury rejects toxics suit against IBM. A jury in Santa Clara, California, on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by former employees of IBM Corp. who alleged that the company knowingly exposed them to working conditions that caused cancer.
9.	Oracle to battle DOJ on PeopleSoft deal. Oracle Corp. will "vigorously challenge" the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to block the company's attempted takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle said late Thursday. It also said it will withdraw the slate of nominees it put forward for election to PeopleSoft's board at the company's upcoming shareholder meeting.
10.	Microsoft expands Office accelerator offerings. Microsoft Corp. will increase the number of business-scenario specific add-ons for its Office 2003 products and make them available at no charge to all Office users, the company said Thursday.
11.	Fujitsu mulling new chip plant. TOKYO -- Fujitsu Ltd. is considering the construction of a new state-of-the-art semiconductor factory but has yet to make a firm decision on whether to build the plant, the company said Friday. ADVERTISEMENT: ProIT - Network Management Software - Enterprise-class IT management optimizes the entire network infrastructure, accelerates problem resolution, and predicts future performance with intelligent monitoring, diagnostics, and trending. Dow...
12.	Sarbanes-Oxley compliance dates pushed back. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back the dates by which U.S. companies must comply with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act relating to financial reporting within companies, SEC said in a statement Tuesday.
13.	NTT DoCoMo still considering its Cingular future. NTT DoCoMo Inc. has yet to decide on the shape of its future relationship with Cingular Wireless LLC should the U.S. carrier gain clearance for its proposed takeover of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., NTT DoCoMo's president said Friday. The Japanese carrier owns a 16 percent stake in AT&T Wireless.
14.	Server demand continues to grow. Demand for servers grew worldwide for the third consecutive quarter as businesses continue to increase spending in IT equipment after years of financial restraint, according to sales figures released Friday by IDC.
15.	VeriSign bolsters security services with Guardent buy. VeriSign Inc. completed its buy of managed security service provider Guardent Inc. on Friday, saying that the acquisition will boost its own network security business.
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16.	Immunix: kernel Privilege escalation vulnerability
17.	Debian: kernel MIPs platform update
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18.	Elsewhere: Security firm dumps SCO over GPL infractions. FYODOR, which makes the Nmap security scanner has pulled out of a deal with SCO which allowed the firm to bundle its software with its own products. According to The Age,...
19.	Elsewhere: Virus damage tops $80bn in February. According to security experts mi2g, virus activity caused as much as $83bn in economic damage in February. With numerous variants of MyDoom, Doomjuice and NetSky causing ...
20.	News: Spam villains: named and shamed. The Register By Lucy Sherriff [lucy dot sherriff at theregister dot co dot uk]
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21.	BugTraq: New version of ike-scan (IPsec IKE scanner) available - v1.6. Sender: Roy Hills [Roy dot Hills at nta-monitor dot com]
22.	BugTraq: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.27.04a: WinZip MIME Parsing BufferOverflow Vulnerability. Sender: [idlabs-advisories at idefense dot com]
23.	BugTraq: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.27.04b: Microsoft Internet ExplorerCross Frame Scripting Restriction Bypass. Sender: [idlabs-advisories at idefense dot com]
24.	Vulnerabilities: Apache Cygwin Directory Traversal Vulnerability. Apache is a freely available, open source web server software package. It is distributed and maintained by the Apache Group. A vulnerability has been reported to exist i...
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25.	Could DoCoMo be the saviour of MMO2?. Analysis Unlikely, with investors running scared
26.	Judge denies MS attempt to re-define 'card'. Means any 'flat, rectangular piece of stiff material', apparently
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27.	Top Ten Viruses And Hoaxes Of February
28.	MSN Premium durch Sicherheitslücke gratis
29.	911 'hacker' beschuldigd van cyberterrorisme
30.	Sicherheitslücke in T-Online-Mailaccounts
31.	Spamquelle USA
32.	Dell OpenManage Server Heap Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
33.	F-Secure apologises for sending customers Netsky.B via mailing list
34.	Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism

12:19:40 PM

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1.	On outsourcing, quit being U.S.-centric
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2.	Oracle Predicts a Battle Royal With Uncle Sam (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Larry Ellison doesn't want to let the government spoil his plans to scoop up PeopleSoft.
3.	Microsoft Adds Office Accelerators (PC World). PC World - Software giant will offer more Office 2003 add-ons for business users.
4.	'War Drive' Reveals Ease Of Wi-Fi Snooping (Investor's Business Daily). Investor's Business Daily - Admittedly, "lurk" would be an OK word to describe our actions. "Criminal" would not.
5.	Tug-Of-War for Control of Net Set for Rome Summit (Reuters). Reuters - A debate over whether to allow free-market or government interests to set future Internet policy will be reignited next week at a meeting of technology officials in Rome.
6.	Laptops take licking and keep on ticking (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - I behaved irresponsibly the other day while flying cross-country with a laptop. Not so irresponsibly that homeland security had to get involved. I just packed the laptop with my checked luggage, sans any extraordinary measures to protect it. No bubble wrap, no separate armored case, no nothing beyond placing the naked computer between a few thin layers of clothing. The chief risk, of course, was that the hard drive would turn to toast if we encountered a bumpy ride.
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7.	IBM Cleared in San Jose Cancer Liability Suit
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8.	F-Secure apologises for sending customers Netsky.B via mailing list
9.	Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism
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10.	BugTraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 450-1] New Linux 2.4.19 packages fix several local root exploits (mips). Sender: [joey at infodrom dot org (Martin Schulze)]
11.	BugTraq: Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit. Sender: DownBload [downbload at hotmail dot com]
12.	Vulnerabilities: Opt-X header.php Remote File Include Vulnerability. Opt-X a network monitoring tool for content/urls and network services. Opt-X is written in PHP. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may allo...
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13.	BT in 118 500 price hike. Oh yes it is, oh no it's not, etc
14.	US porn typosquatter banged up. 30 months' jail under Amber Alert law
15.	DVD X Copy re-issued without ripper. 321 Studios answers trial judge's ban

11:19:19 AM

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1.	Low-cost, DRM-free audiobooks, to make an audio Gutenberg Project. TellTale Weekly is a new audiobook service selling low-cost (<$1) audiobooks as DRM-free MP3s and Oggs -- and building an audiobook version of the Gutenberg Project by releasing all their titles under a Creative Commons license after 5 years or 100,000 paid downloads, whichever comes first. There aren't many tracks up there yet, but as a certified audiobook addict, this is as exciting an idea as I've heard in a long, long time. Link (via Hammersley)
2.	Matchstick rockets: kitchen-sink rocketry. Matchstick rockets are made by combining a paper match, a straight-pin, a paperclip and a little tinfoil, transforming these ordinary household items into a streaking, flaming jet of hot gases and eye-blinding fun! Link (Thanks, Bas!)
3.	Orson Scott Card's disgraceful anti-gay-marriage editorial. Orson Scott Card, whose notorious Hypocrites of Homosexuality revealed his revolting anti-gay side, has published a new broadside against gay marriages that dresses up homophobia with more sophistry. How shameful. The dark secret of homosexual society -- the one that dares not speak its name -- is how many homosexuals first entered into that world through a disturbing seduction or rape or molestation or abuse, and how many of them yearn to get out of the homosexual community and live normally. It's that desire for normality, that discontent with perpetual adolescent sexuality, that is at least partly behind this hunger for homosexual "marriage." Link (Thanks, Frank!)
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4.	Tech Companies Focus on Asia to Expand Jobs (Reuters). Reuters - Technology companies are seeing a rebound in business, but top executives this week said any jobs added to meet growing demand will likely be in countries where labor is cheaper than the United States.
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5.	USENIX Responds to SCO; Fyodor Pulls NMap
6.	U.S. is World Leader in Spam
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7.	Microsoft Ignoring the Biggest Source of Security Threats?
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8.	Vulnerabilities: Nullsoft SHOUTcast icy-name/icy-url Memory Corruption Vulnerability. Nullsoft SHOUTCast Server is used to broadcast Shoutcast music. It is available for Unix and Linux operating systems, as well as Microsoft Windows. Nullsoft SHOUTcast Se...
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9.	BT in 118 500 price hike. Oh no it's not, oh yes it is etc
10.	T-Mobile to offer 'seamless' 3G, Wi-Fi data service. Even as US vendor patents the technique
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11.	Microsoft Details Longhorn Security
12.	Privacy lek in vriendendienst Orkut ontdekt
13.	Savez-vous appliquer des patches ?
14.	L'avenir de la messagerie SMTP
15.	Spammeurs et concepteurs de virus font la paire
16.	David Aucsmith, Architecte Sécurité en Chef chez Microsoft s'explique
17.	Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Heap Overflow Vulnerability
18.	Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Heap Overflow Vulnerability
19.	Time Stands Still
20.	Time Stands Still, Part Deux
21.	Blocker Tag, solution contre un usage détourné de la technologie RFID
22.	Kerio Personal Firewall version 4.0.13 disponible

10:19:00 AM

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1.	University requires copyright waiver from game-publishers for LAN parties. A university has begin requiring that LAN party organizers secure a written letter of permission from all game publishers whose works will be "performed" at the party. A college student at Bowling Green University has run into trouble while trying to set up a LAN party, after the university refused to let him schedule the event over fears it may violate copyright laws. I was casually informed that I had to secure permission from the copyright holders for the games we would be playing. I was quite confused as to why they needed this, and their only answer was that it would be considered a 'public showing of copyrighted work', and therefore I must secure permission. I asked a lawyer about the policy and his best advice was to get a hard copy of their policy and then comply to the bare minimum. The University was unable to provide much hardcopy, but largely referred me to the University rule that all State and Federal laws were in effect. Link (via Lawgeek)
2.	White House To Seek Ban On Gay Sex On The Moon. This is a pretty good extrapolation of the next probable announcement out of the Bush White House: Worried by flagging poll numbers, a deteriorating situation in Iraq, and a sluggish economy, President Bush called on Congress today to approve a constitutional amendment that would ban gay sex on the Moon. Republican leaders hailed the move as a bold step to unite the country in a bold and forward-looking strategy to spread family values across the solar system, and protect the legacy of the Apollo missions. Link (via Electrolite)
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3.	IBM Faces Cancer Birth Defect Lawsuit (AP). AP - Attorneys for IBM Corp. will defend the technology giant in a $100 million birth defect lawsuit beginning next week, bolstered by a decisive victory Thursday over two employees who said Big Blue's workplace toxins caused cancer.
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4.	EFF's New File-Sharing Scheme
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5.	Dell adds Bluetooth to Axim X3i Wi-Fi Pocket PC. Available in UK, but not in US
6.	Nvidia's phone chips as the camcorder, console killer. 3GSM Gameboy killer? No, no, bigger than that...
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7.	Video Interview with Jon Callas - PGP Corporation
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8.	Hoe je een echte Linux "security warrior" kunt worden
9.	Open source software leidt tot veiligere software
10.	Internationele politie actie tegen Internet pedofielen
11.	ISS BlackICE SMB Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
12.	ISS RealSecure SMB Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
13.	Smallftpd 1.0.3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
14.	Video Interview with Jon Callas - PGP Corporation
15.	Fighting for Right Not to Show ID

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1.	Google Co-Founder Page Mum on IPO Plans (Reuters). Reuters - Google co-founder Larry Page said on Thursday that he and other executives of the Internet's most popular search engine provider have made no statements about an initial public offering and said he was "dismayed" by the amount of conjecture being reported as fact.
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2.	Google pair make billionaire row. The creators of the internet search engine and Harry Potter author JK Rowling are among the new names on the Forbes magazine list of world billionaires.
3.	Row over how to junk spam e-mail. Microsoft and many others are proposing new ways to stop the spread of spam.
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4.	Rosetta still earthbound. Urgent repairs mean no comet chasing until Monday
5.	DVD Forum 'approves' rewriteable HD-DVD spec. Another win for NEC and Toshiba's blue laser tech
6.	IR591: the number of the beast. Small.biz trembles before chancellor's 'weasel words'
7.	Sendo launches 5x zoom camera phone. Fast viewfinder, multiple picture sizes too
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8.	Linux and agent capabilities added to HFNetChkPro
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9.	Kritiek lek in RealSecure and BlackICE ontdekt
10.	Sober nummer 1 in virus Top10 februari
11.	Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, une sécurité enfin assurée ?
12.	Linux Advisory Watch - February 27th 2004
13.	Jigsaw Unspecified Vulnerability
14.	Sun Solaris "conv_fix" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
15.	Sun Solaris "passwd" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
16.	Linux and agent capabilities added to HFNetChkPro
17.	27 Feb W32/Agobot-FE

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1.	Why Bill Gates is smiling today. CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that after years taunting Microsoft, Oracle's Larry Ellison is getting hoisted by his own petard.
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2.	Oracle faces huge hurdle (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - With the Justice Department acting Thursday to block Oracle's attempt to purchase PeopleSoft, the deal is in danger of sinking, antitrust experts said.
3.	U.S. Sues to Stop Oracle Takeover of PeopleSoft (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Justice Department yesterday sued to block Oracle Corp.'s $9.4 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., alleging that such a deal would hurt competition in the market for software purchased by big companies to automate human resources and financial management.
4.	DoCoMo Still Mulling Alliance Options With US Cingular (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s president said Friday his company is still considering the options it has in its relationship with Cingular Wireless LLC , which has won a bid to buy DoCoMo's partner AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE - News) of the U.S.
5.	New on DVD (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - This week, Mike revisits his favorite Shakespeare film, appreciates Nicholas Cage's facial tics and gets in a Presidential campaign mood.
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6.	Linux Advisory Watch - February 27th 2004
7.	Linux Advisory Watch - February 27th 2004
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8.	IBM not guilty of knowingly poisoning workers. Unanimous verdict
9.	CeBIT promises Linksys 11g goodies. Plus lots and lots of boys' toys
10.	DVD Forum 'approves' rewriteable HD-DVD spec.. Another win for NEC and Toshiba's blue laser tech
11.	Spam villains: named and shamed. From Russia, via the US, with love
12.	Wiltshire chucks £7m at broadband. Splendid
13.	German police drop iBook power rustling charge. Student who plugged-in in public walks free
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14.	Federal IT-security standards
15.	Building secure enterprise WLANs
16.	Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism
17.	Hackers gain free access to MSN Premium
18.	Tools secure thin clients
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19.	Mobiele telefoons nieuw doelwit van virussen en hackers
20.	Negeert Microsoft de grootste security dreiging?
21.	Cross Site Scripting lekje in Symantec Gateway
22.	FreeChat Server Can Be Crashed By Remote Users
23.	TROJ_DNET.A
24.	WebTV 911 'hacker' charged with cyberterrorism
25.	Security trade group formed
26.	How to be a 'security warrior,' part 2
27.	Serv-U FTP Server MDTM Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
28.	Federal IT-security standards
29.	Building secure enterprise WLANs
30.	Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism
31.	Hackers gain free access to MSN Premium
32.	Tools secure thin clients

7:18:00 AM

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1.	C4 and Five 'hold merger talks'. Publicly-owned broadcaster Channel 4 and commercial rival Five are in talks about merging, according to a newspaper report.
2.	Virtual football bonds strangers. Researchers have developed a ball game played via video conferencing against opponents miles away.
3.	Verisign sues net oversight body. The domain name giant is suing the global body which oversees the net, arguing it has overstepped the mark.
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4.	How to be a 'security warrior,' part 2
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5.	MyDoom and Netsky cause chaos. Viral plagues pillage and burn
6.	VMware's virtual software gets ever more real. 'Intuitive' and 'virtualisation' in same article. Amazing
7.	WebTV 911 'hacker' charged with cyberterrorism. Malicious script triggers false alarms
8.	IBM not guilty of knowingly poisoning workers. Unanimous jury verdict
9.	Memory makers hit by price-fixing claims. US investigation to lead to criminal charges, says paper
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10.	'I'm HAL; I'll Be Your Pilot'. Commercial airliners run by computer, without a flight crew? It's neither lunacy nor fantasy, according to airplane designers. In fact, practical demonstrations in military aircraft show that it's feasible right now.
11.	Tools Zap, Poison, Suck Skeeters. Playing on fears of the West Nile virus borne by mosquitoes, companies rush out gadgets to kill the little buggers in lots of novel ways, including a vacuum cleaner of sorts. Others say DEET would do the trick just fine.
12.	Nearby Star Births Baby Planets. A young red dwarf just 33 light-years away from Earth gives astronomers a peek at how our own solar system might have formed.
13.	Winds Delay Rosetta Launch. The European Space Agency's 10-year project to land a probe on a comet will have to wait another 24 hours to lift off, due to high winds in the upper atmosphere.
14.	Feds Fire Away at Oracle Bid. The Justice Department and seven states sue the database giant over its aggressive effort to acquire PeopleSoft for $9.4 billion. The lawsuit argues the corporate marriage would stifle competition in the $20 billion business-applications software market.
15.	One Small Sniff for Mankind. How one man's finely tuned pair of nostrils keeps the U.S. space corps from stinking to high heaven. By Angela Swafford from Wired magazine.
16.	Hydrogen Gets Boost From Ethanol. Hydrogen is the poster child for the future of energy, but reality keeps getting in the way. Researchers have turned to ethanol to help it along, using a small reactor. By Kari L. Dean.
17.	Every Bit Is a Work of Art. The Art of Abstraction, opening in Spain, puts the work of hackers right alongside Picasso and Dali. By Michelle Delio.
18.	Pigs May Hold Key to Diabetes. Transplanted pig cells could cure type 1 diabetes if some promising research in rats also works in primates and then humans. By Kristen Philipkoski.
19.	Apple Fans, Do You Feel Lucky?. Well do ya, punk? The first 200 visitors to the new Apple Computer store in San Francisco will get the chance to purchase a mystery grab bag that may or may not contain a new iPod mini music player. Leander Kahney reports from San Francisco.
20.	Fighting for Right Not to Show ID. Next month, the Supreme Court will consider whether people have the right to not show identification to the police. At stake, advocates say, is whether our society will have to 'show papers' in daily life. By Ryan Singel.
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21.	ISS Multiple Products SMB Packet Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
22.	Symantec Gateway Security Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
23.	F-Secure diffuse un virus sur une mailing list
24.	Les spammeurs sont hors la loi
25.	Quand les antivirus ne sont pas efficaces
26.	Faille sur MSN Explorer
27.	RSA et Microsoft pour l'authentification
28.	INTEGRALIS et AXIPE fusionnent

6:17:39 AM

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1.	Dilbert for 27 Feb 2004.
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2.	Softbank Says Info on 4.52 Million Subscribers Leaked (Reuters). Reuters - Softbank Corp., Japan's largest provider of broadband Web access, said on Friday that information on 4.52 million subscribers to its Yahoo BB Internet service had been leaked.
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3.	Microsoft ends 'unfair' contract. Microsoft says it will ditch a controversial contracts provision under investigation by fair trade officials in Japan.
4.	Virtual football bonds strangers. Researchers have developed a ball game played via video conferencing against opponent miles away.

4:17:00 AM

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1.	BKDR_SDBOT.HE
2.	Lawmakers Alarmed by RFID Spying
3.	New Spam Filters Cut the Noise
4.	RSA: Heavyweight CEOs align on security
5.	The curse of the biometric future
6.	MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available
7.	Hackers exploit Windows patches
8.	Microsoft Releases 'Caller-ID For Email' Specs
9.	Security Guru Unmoved by Gates' RSA Remarks
10.	Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware

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1.	U.S. Leads Suit to Stop Oracle Bid for PeopleSoft. The Justice Department and seven states filed a lawsuit to block Oracle's $9.4 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft. By Laurie J. Flynn.
2.	Ruling May Aid Inquiry on Chip Pricing. A judge's decision last week dismissing a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case against Rambus, a designer of computer memory chips, is proving to be bad news for memory chip makers. By Barnaby Feder.
3.	I.B.M. Wins Ex-Workers' Cancer Suit. A California jury ruled in favor of I.B.M. in a case brought by two former employees who contended that they contracted cancer. By Matt Richtel.
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4.	IBM Faces Cancer Birth Defect Lawsuit (AP). AP - Attorneys for IBM Corp. will defend the technology giant in a $100 million birth defect lawsuit beginning next week, bolstered by a decisive victory Thursday over two employees who said Big Blue's workplace toxins caused cancer.
5.	Feds Sue to Block Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger (AP). AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp.'s ferocious fight to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc. is turning into a government showdown now that the U.S. Justice Department has gone to court to block the hostile $9.4 billion bid.
6.	VeriSign Sues Internet Oversight Body (AP). AP - On its face, the latest showdown between the company that runs much of the Internet's core and the organization that oversees key aspects of the global network is a basic contractual dispute.
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7.	Rosetta launch delayed again. The launch of Europe's Rosetta space mission to a comet has been delayed until Friday due to bad weather.
8.	Microsoft ends 'unfair' contract. The computer giant says it will ditch a controversial contracts provision under investigation by fair trade officials in Japan.
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9.	Nathalie Andrieux (La Poste)�: «�Nous lancerons un appel d'offres aux éditeurs pour filtrer spam et virus�»
10.	The Great Enabler
11.	Critical Flaw in ISS RealSecure/BlackIce
12.	ISS RealSecure/BlackICE (SMB) Processing Overflow
13.	Oracle Database 9ir2 Interval Conversion Buffer Overflow
14.	Trillian Remote (DirectIM, Parser) Buffer Overflows
15.	Ipswitch IMail LDAP Remote Exploit (Improved)

2:16:19 AM

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1.	EFF on the Grey Album and Information Wants to be $5. Two goodies from EFF this week: Legal analysis of the Grey Album's copyright status: Are the Grey Tuesday protesters protected by fair use? Fair use generally refers to the federal copyright law exception contained in Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Because the White Album is not protectible under federal copyright law, fair use is not directly applicable. A proposal to end the file-sharing wars for a measly $5: Voluntarily creating collecting societies like ASCAP, BMI and SESAC was how songwriters brought broadcast radio in from the copyright cold in the first half of the twentieth century. Songwriters originally viewed radio exactly the way the music industry today views KaZaA users -- as pirates. After trying to sue radio out of existence, the songwriters ultimately got together to form ASCAP (and later BMI and SESAC). Radio stations interested in broadcasting music stepped up, paid a fee, and in return got to play whatever music they liked, using whatever equipment worked best. Today, the performing-rights societies ASCAP and BMI collect money and pay out millions annually to their artists. Even though these collecting societies get a fair bit of criticism, there's no question that the system that has evolved for radio is preferable to one based on trying to sue radio out of existence one broadcaster at a time.
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2.	Oracle executive makes Justice Dept.'s point. In its 17-page lawsuit against Oracle, the U.S. Justice Department's lawyers try to hoist Oracle by its own petard--using the words of Co-president Charles Phillips.
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3.	U.S. Sues to Stop PeopleSoft Takeover (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Justice Department yesterday sued to block Oracle Corp.'s $9.4 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., alleging that such a deal would hurt competition in the market for software purchased by big companies to automate human resources and financial management.
4.	Intel Makes Mobile Phone Push with Designs, Deals (Reuters). Reuters - Intel on Wednesday will reveal designs for future mobile phones and key deals with big network operators and manufacturers in Europe and Taiwan, as it aims to shake up the mobile industry with computer economics.
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5.	Amazon Sued for Patent Infringement
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6.	Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware
7.	Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware
8.	News: Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism

1:15:09 AM

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1.	Linux server sales show high-end trend. Customers went for more-expensive and powerful Linux servers in the fourth quarter of 2003, new sales stats show, as servers running the open-source OS won jobs in high-performance computing and commercial workloads.
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2.	U.S. May Stop Oracle Bid for PeopleSoft (Reuters). Reuters - Oracle Corp. offered a sharp rebuke to U.S. antitrust authorities' move on Thursday to block its proposed $9.4 billion acquisition of software rival PeopleSoft Inc., vowing to fight the Department of Justice's complaint in court.
3.	Chinadotcom More Than Doubles Net Profit (Reuters). Reuters - Chinadotcom Corp., which shifted last year to selling software from operating Web sites, more than doubled its fourth-quarter net profit as higher revenues offset acquisition costs.
4.	Man Gets Prison for Trick Web Names (AP). AP - A man was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for registering misleading domain names on the Internet that guided children searching for popular sites like Disneyland to pornography instead.
5.	Sony Plans New 'EyeToy' with Elvis, Madonna Music (Reuters). Reuters - Like to groove to the smooth sounds of Jamiroquai? Enjoy shaking your hips like Elvis? Want to rock with Fatboy Slim?
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6.	Gates fields questions from future competitors at MIT. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Software is the engine that makes the IT industry run, and developers will need to adapt as the world of computer science changes over the next several years, said Bill Gates, chief software architect at Microsoft Corp., in a speech to students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Thursday.
7.	SanDisk, Motorola create smaller memory card format. CANNES - SanDisk Corp. and Motorola Inc. have created a smaller removable flash memory card format for use in mobile phones. The first cards will go on sale in the third quarter to coincide with the launch of a 3G (third generation) Motorola phone designed to use them, said Kelly Radmer, 3G marketing manager at Motorola.
8.	Microsoft mulls extra Windows release before Longhorn. Microsoft Corp. is pondering ways to add functionality to Windows XP after the release of Service Pack 2 later this year. The discussions, under the project name Windows XP Reloaded, could result in an interim release of Windows before Longhorn.
9.	Jury rejects toxics suit against IBM. SAN FRANCISCO - A jury in Santa Clara, California, on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by former employees of IBM Corp. who alleged that the company knowingly exposed them to working conditions that caused cancer.
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10.	News: Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism. Louisiana man is charged under the USA PATRIOT Act for sending out a malicious script that made set-top boxes call the police.
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11.	Australian businesses on notice over new spam laws
12.	REG_STARTPAGE.B

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