E-mail spammers to be blacklisted, SCMP.com, 26 Apr 2005

“Senders of spam e-mail would be blacklisted under a government proposal that may be introduced in three months. In the meantime, spammers would be blacklisted - meaning their e-mails could not be received by clients of Hong Kong internet service providers.�

Full story at http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZJZZ8HZ7E.html




Collaboration sought on network security, SCMP.com, 26 Apr 2005

“the government was also pushing for the creation of an anti-spam law to contain the growing threat from all types of unsolicited electronic mail…spam had increased from an average 800 million junk messages a week to more than 1.2 billion messages a week by December last year. The government's legislative action formed part of a basket of measures planned to combat all unsolicited messages proliferating on the internet, mobile phone networks and fax systems.�

Full story at http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZ7WHNRT7E.html




Hushmail hit by DNS attack, theregister.com, 25 Apr 2005

“Surfers trying to visit the web site of popular secure email service Hushmail were redirected to a false site early Sunday following a hacking attack…hackers changed Hushmail's DNS records after "compromising the security" of its domain registrar. These changes were undone after a few hours on Sunday and normal Hushmail services have now been restored.�

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/25/hushmail_dns_attack/



Microsoft gives first look at new more secure Windows system, Yahoo.com, 25 Apr 2005

“Microsoft chairman Bill Gates outlined plans for the new version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," and expected to be launched publicly in 2006. The new software would be integrated with more powerful microprocessors that use 64-bit technology.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050425/tc_afp/uscomputermicrosoft


Gates offers Longhorn appetizer, Cnetnews.com, 25 Apr 2005

“The company is still focused on trying to release the final version of Longhorn in time to make it on PCs sold for the holiday season in 2006. Longhorn will come in a single binary for all the different language editions. It's a first for Windows.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Gates+offers+Longhorn+appetizer+-+page+2/2100-1016_3-5683686-2.html?tag=st.next



Hackers Plot Phishing Scams, Mobile Viruses, Yahoo.com, 25 Apr 2005

“Mass-mailer viruses like Bagle, Netsky, and MyDoom are so yesterday. Hackers in the know are now concentrating on mobile phone viruses, phishing scams, and exploiting vulnerabilities�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050425/tc_pcworld/120562



Hackers plot more phishing, mobile viruses, infoworld.com, 25 Apr 2005

““Mass-mailer viruses like Bagle, Netsky, and MyDoom are so yesterday. Hackers in the know are now concentrating on mobile phone viruses, phishing scams, and exploiting vulnerabilities�
Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/25/HNhackersplot_1.html