Yahoo Search Gets Social, internetnews.com, 29 June 2005

“My Web 1.0, released in April, lets those signed in with a Yahoo account save pages to a "personal Web," rate pages and block them from ever appearing again in search results. The new version extends these abilities to a trusted community. Users first must set up their communities, or social networks, by inviting others to join. They can use e-mail or import contacts from the Yahoo Address Book, Messenger buddy list or Yahoo 360 community.”

Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3516621



Yahoo tests 'social' search, CnetNews.com, 29 June 2005

“My Web 2.0, the service builds on personalized search features introduced in late April. Those features allowed Yahoo users to archive their search results and share them with other people using the service, but the next iteration will go even further.People with a Yahoo login will be able to bookmark and cache copies of their favorite Web sites, label them in certain categories and attach comments in a structured way. Users will then be able to search among their contacts' knowledge base with what Yahoo is calling its MyRank search technology.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Yahoo+tests+social+search/2100-1038_3-5768135.html?part=rss&tag=5768135&subj=news



E-Mail Hoaxes Spread Latest Threats, eWeek.com, 29 June 2005

“This week, e-mails claiming Pope John Paul II was murdered, Michael Jackson has died, and Osama bin Laden has been captured all tempt recipients to open the attached file or link for details, which launches the W32/Kedebe-F worm. Sophos also said a separate e-mail scam appeared this week, which poses as a virtual postcard but in fact infects users with several Trojan horse programs that can record and pass on personal details and bank passwords.”

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1833107,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



Fake news spreads email virus, The Register, 29 June 2005

“The Kedebe-F worm spreads itself through email posing as breaking news stories about the supposed arrest of the author of the Mydoom worm and the death of Michael Jackson, warns anti-virus firm Sophos. Windows users who launch the attached file risk disabling their security software and firewalls and passing the infection onto other computer users.”
Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/29/papal_spyware/


Virtual postcard delivers Trojan, The Register, 29 June 2005

“A spam campaign that poses as a virtual postcard delivery is being used to lure surfers into infecting their PCs with a Trojan horse. Windows users who follow the web link in the junk emails are roped into visiting a website which exploits well known vulnerabilities to install the Clsldr-D Trojan horse and other malicious code onto vulnerable PCs. The malicious emails are being sent from a variety of domain names.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/29/trojan_calling_card/



Spam postcard delivers surprise, CnetNews.com, 29 June 2005

“A spam postcard is making the rounds can deliver an unwelcome message if opened. The spam postcard spoofs the name of a friendly sender and prompts the recipient to click on a link to a Web site presumably presenting the postcard, according to Sophos. But users receive a nasty greeting when a Trojan horse on the link installs malicious code on the user's computer by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Spam+postcard+delivers+surprise/2110-7349_3-5768363.html?part=rss&tag=5768363&subj=news



Mich., Utah to Launch E-Mail Registries, Yahoo.com, 30 June 2005

“Michigan and Utah have until Friday to create and operate registries of e-mail addresses similar to "do-not-call" lists. Businesses will have to buy copies of the registries and face prison time and fines if they send e-mail to any addresses that parents submit. The registries also can include instant-message addresses, cell phones and pager numbers.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050630/ap_on_hi_te/e_mail_registries



Antispam proposals advance, CnetNews.com, 29 June 2005

“An Internet standards group approved two "experimental" antispam proposals, sidestepping a controversy dividing Microsoft and its e-mail competitors. The experimental Requests for Comment (RFCs)--Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in E-Mail and Sender ID: Authenticating E-Mail--have been the subject of intense jockeying by Microsoft, America Online and others. Critics have accused Microsoft of trying to strong-arm the industry into accepting Sender ID. Concerns over Microsoft's Sender ID-related patents have alarmed some involved in setting standards, and last year the IETF let a Sender ID working group expire.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Antispam+proposals+advance/2100-1032_3-5768498.html?part=rss&tag=5768498&subj=news




Real-time data and trends analysis from Commtouch is now available online; Free service for analysts and press, Commtouch.com, 29 June 2005

“Commtouch announced today that it has launched a powerful new online statistical lab covering global spam outbreaks. Commtouch statistics, which have already been cited by industry analysts and professional magazines in over 300 articles, are now created automatically and available online. No other online resource available today provides such comprehensive, accurate and updated information on global spam activity.”

Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=401&cat_id=1

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.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Bagle+commandeers+PCs+for+zombie+army/2100-7349_3-5766772.html?tag=nefd.top

Viacom's MTV buys Neopets for $160m, boston.com, 21 June 2005

“Viacom, the third-biggest US media company, is adding Web content as it plans to split into two next year, allowing its faster-growing cable operations to trade separately from the CBS broadcast network. Neopets.com lets people create ''virtual pets. Neopets already has spurred plans for a movie with Warner Bros. and Sony Corp. computer games. The purchase will help Viacom expand its merchandising business."

Full Story at http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/06/21/viacoms_mtv_buys_neopets_for_160m/



Viacom's MTV buys virtual pet site NeoPets, 20 June 2005

“More than 25 million members now log on to NeoPets.com to share stories and artwork, meet other users through internal e-mail and chat rooms, play games, and feed various species of cartoon "pets". Viacom executives said the deal will help in the effort to build MTV into a multi-platform entertainment company and noted that its ownership of NeoPets could spawn business opportunities in consumer products and animated feature films.”

Full Story at http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh56423_2005-06-20_14-55-24_n20519218_newsml



Hollywood wins Internet piracy battle, CNN Money, 27 June 2005

“In MGM v. Grokster, the high court overturned a ruling that had barred Hollywood and the music industry from suing Internet services used by consumers to swap songs and movies for free. In Grokster, the court did not address the question of whether the technology at issue in the case -- known as file-sharing, or "peer-to-peer" -- is illegal. Rather, the justices focused on the actions of the peer-to-peer software companies named in the case, Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc., the maker of file-sharing software known as Morpheus, and whether they encouraged the illegal use of their technology.”

Full Story at http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/27/technology/grokster/index.htm




Key US file-sharing ruling looms, BBC News, 27 June 2005

“The US Supreme Court is deciding if the software firms can be blamed when their creations are used to break the law. The case was brought by 28 media makers who claim the main use of file-sharing networks is to help people illegally swap copyrighted material. Technology experts fear that if the Supreme Court justices decide in favour of the movie and music makers it could stifle innovation as all new technologies will have to have potential infringing uses designed out.”

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4625961.stm




Postini and Imlogic Announce Strategov Partnersjip to Address Convergence of Email and Instant Messaging Threats, Postini.com, 27 June 2005

“Postini will integrate IMlogic technology in Postini’s patented, award winning email processing infrastructure to provide a comprehensive perimeter management service covering threats and policy enforcement for all forms of electronic messaging. As part of the agreement, Postini and IMlogic will exchange real-time threat and messaging activity data, providing the world’s largest and most sophisticated electronic messaging threat monitoring system. The relationship is designed to address both the growth of IM threats, as well as the convergence of email and instant messaging blended threats.”

Full Story at http://www.postini.com/news_events/pr/pr062705.php



Spam buster Postini to add IM filtering, CnetNews.com, 27 June 2005

“In the third quarter, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company plans to introduce a hosted spam- and virus-filtering service for instant messaging. Postini has licensed technology from IMlogic, a specialist in instant-messaging security and compliance, for the service. As with e-mail, organizations will be able to route their IM traffic through Postini's servers. The messages will be scanned for viruses, worms and spam. Additionally, customers will be able to enforce content policies on the service--blocking the transmission of sensitive information.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Spam+buster+Postini+to+add+IM+filtering/2110-7355_3-5764978.html?part=rss&tag=5764978&subj=news



New Weapons Forged to Fight Spam, eWeek.com, 27 June 2005

“Managed e-mail service provider The Electric Mail Company Inc. announced in June a new version of its PerimeterProtect messaging protection service, while Proofpoint Inc. announced a new series of its Messaging Security Gateway appliances designed for small and midsize businesses. In addition, e-mail appliance vendor OmniTI Computer Consulting Inc. announced it will include Cloudmark Inc.'s anti-spam and anti-phishing software in its Ecelerity products.”

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1831233,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



Commtouch Meets NASDAQ Listing Requirements and Drops ''C'' from Ticker Symbol; Ticker Symbol Reverts to "CTCH", Commtouch.com, 26 June 2005

“This change is highlighted by the determination of The NASDAQ SmallCap Market that Commtouch has satisfied all of the conditions of the exception to listing announced by the company on June 28, 2004, and the company meets all listing requirements. The company's stock had been trading under the CTCHC symbol since June 30, 2004 pursuant to an exception to the requirement to maintain shareholders' equity of at least $2.5 million.”

Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=399&cat_id=1

Register.com First in Online Services Industry to Receive J.D. Power and Associates Call Center Certification, Register.com, 21 June 2005

“Register.com announced that J.D. Power and Associates has certified Register.com's customer support facility as a J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center. The evaluation criteria used during the survey included: courtesy of the customer service representative (CSR); knowledge of the CSR; the CSR's concern for the customer questions and/or problem; usefulness of the information provided; convenience of customer service operating hours; ease of getting through to a CSR; and the timely resolution of the customer's problem, question or request. Certification is valid for one year.”

Full Story at http://pressroom.register.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=167101




AOL UK to charge for tech support, The Register, 24 June 2005

“AOL UK is to start charging customers who call its customer and technical support helplines. The ISP intends to charge its customers up to 7.5p a minute depending on the time of day. But in an email to users today the company explains that the switch to a new charged-for 0870 number will "ensure we can continue to provide the highest quality member services"

Full Story at http://www.theregister.com/2005/06/24/aol_charges_support/



Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw, CnetNews.com, 24 June 2005

“The risk of an attack related to a flaw in Microsoft Outlook Express climbed this week, after underground hacking sites began circulating sample code for exploiting it.
The exploit, which the French Security Incident Response Team drew attention to on Monday, is designed to take complete control of PCs with certain versions of the Outlook Express e-mail program installed on them, when users visit newsgroups controlled by the hackers.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Hackers+probe+Outlook+Express+flaw/2100-7349_3-5761537.html?tag=nefd.top



Viruses, Security Issues Undermine Internet, 26 June 2005

“Hackers, viruses, worms, spam, spyware and phishing sites have proliferated to the point where it's nearly impossible for most computer users to go online without falling victim to them. Last year, the Carnegie Mellon University logged 3,780 new computer security vulnerabilities, compared with 1,090 in 2000 and 171 in 1995. Computer security firm Symantec Corp. over the past decade has catalogued 11,000 vulnerabilities in 20,000 technologies, affecting 2,000 vendors. Now a movement is gathering steam to upgrade the network, to create an Internet 2.0. Internet2, a consortium of mostly academic institutions that has built a screaming-fast network separate from the public Internet, is testing a technology that allows users to identify themselves as belonging to some sort of group.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/washpost/20050626/tc_washpost/viruses__security_issues_undermine_internet/nc:1212;_ylt=Ajxl6GcTsAYDW4dETfgNGkr6VbIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl



AOL Latin America Files For Bankruptcy Protection

“America Online Latin America Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. The company listed assets of $28.5 million and debts of $181.8 million.”

Full Story at http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111962652094068905,00.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news



AOL Latin America files for Chapter 11 protection, Yahoo.com, 24 June 2005

“America Online Latin America, Inc. announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. AOL Latin America, which provides AOL-branded services in Latin America, said its subscribers will continue to receive the America Online branded service without interruption.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050624/wr_nm/tech_aollatinamerica_dc/nc:1212;_ylt=AiOXz4SoyGN.9gwtCjFCbu_6VbIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl