Yahoo Plans Web Mail Service Face-Lift, yahoo.com, 28 June 2005

“The updated Yahoo Mail, a beta version of which will soon be available to a limited number of users, will function like a desktop client application. Yahoo's update, a response to pressure from the competitive Web mail industry, will allow users to drag and drop messages into separate folders, preview e-mail messages, and view multiple e-mail messages at once, among other features. Also, e-mail caching will make response time in the new version faster than in previous ones. Other features of the new Yahoo Mail include right-click menus and address auto-complete capabilities.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050628/tc_pcworld/121633



Yahoo overhauls free Web e-mail service, CnetNews.com, 27 June 2005

“Other features of the new service are the ability to quickly search e-mail headers, body text and attachments, view multiple e-mails at the same time in separate windows, and scroll through all message headers in a folder rather than one page at a time. In addition, the new version adds address auto-complete, right-click menus and standard keyboard shortcuts. The most noticeable enhancements include the preview pane and local caching for faster e-mail opening. The page includes advertisements, including a large one that is replaced by the preview pane when a message is open.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Yahoo+overhauls+free+Web+e-mail+service/2100-1032_3-5765317.html?part=rss&tag=5765317&subj=news



AMD Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel, Yahoo.com, 28 June 2005

“Intel Corp. pushed price cuts and rebates on computer sellers in exchange for exclusionary contracts — and punished those that used competing microprocessors, rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. claims in a lawsuit against the world's leading chip maker.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050628/ap_on_hi_te/intel_antitrust_lawsuit



E-mail key to AMD's antitrust fight, CnetNews.com, 28 June 2005

“The computer makers, executives, retailers and other parties mentioned in the lawsuit may also find themselves in court and their documents subpoenaed. Advanced Micro Devices will subpoena thousands of e-mail messages, including ones from its key partners if needed, to help prove its antitrust case against rival Intel.”
Full Story at http://news.com.com/E-mail+key+to+AMDs+antitrust+fight/2100-7341_3-5767232.html?part=rss&tag=5767232&subj=news


Phishing scam hits Australian banks, Zdnet.com, 29 June 2005

“The e-mails, which purport to be from either the National Australia Bank (NAB) or ANZ, direct customers to fake Internet sites. Both banks said they had alerted customers through their Web sites and were working with the Australian Federal Police to have the fake Internet sites taken down.”

Full Story at http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39199319,00.htm


£6.5m phishing duo jailed, The Register, 28 June 2005

“An American who masterminded the UK part of a multi-million pound ID theft scam was yesterday jailed for six years. Their criminality was exposed during a National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) investigation into eastern European phishing fraudsters. Police reckon Havard and Elwood stole over £750,000 during the 10-month period of the investigation but estimate they could have raked in as much as £6.5m over two years.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/28/phishing_duo_jailed/



Bagle commandeers PCs for zombie army,CnetNews.com, 28 June 2005

“The variant surfaced over the weekend and was spammed to tens of thousands of Internet users. The latest Bagle behaves in a similar way to its predecessors that don't self-propagate. It arrives in e-mail with an attachment. When the file is executed, the malicious program tries to disable firewalls and antivirus software. It then attempts to download and run a Trojan horse that hijacks the infected PC for use as part of a botnet.”

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