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  • Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

    A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.

  • ABC's Web TV a hit

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has claimed an instant success with its new internet television platform iView, with 58,000 people visiting the site in its first 24 hours of operation.

  • Aussies play down DNS disaster

    One large Australian organisation and a local computer security advisor have played down the importance of a security flaw in the global Domain Name System (DNS) that has led to panic in some security circles around the globe.

  • Georgian president suffers cyberattack

    The website of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

  • Microsoft opens up Live Mesh

    Microsoft has opened up its Live Mesh service to anyone who has (or signs up for) a Windows Live ID. The service, announced in April, lets people share data among multiple Windows computers, as well as over the Web.

  • Apple's MobileMe to be relaunched

    Apple's MobileMe service is to be relaunched this week, ahead of the Friday launch of the iPhone 3G.

  • iPhone: Google Talk, new security threats

    Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new security scares.

  • Adobe Flash exploit raises concern

    Legitimate Web sites hosting Adobe Flash Player content may be compromised to embed JavaScript that redirects users to a Chinese malware server, says Symantec

  • Medicare helps patients keep track of claims online

    Medicare has launched an online claims history service so people can check the status of their claims.

  • Fake chips kill performance, endanger lives

    Chip firms have warned that counterfeit components such as integrated circuits can reduce systems' performance and reliability, and in some cases endanger lives.

  • Photoshop Express goes online

    Adobe yesterday opened up Photoshop Express, its Web-based image editor for those who want to touch-up their photos.

  • OLPC laptops set to hit Australia

    Australia is set to get its very own OLPC arm, to deliver XO laptops to schoolchildren across the country.

  • Confusing .au.com domain threatens Aussie users

    A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks.

  • Firefox vulnerable to spoofing flaw

    Vulnerabilities discovered in Mozilla's Firefox browser last week could be exploited to steal usernames and passwords.

  • Cybersquatting OK for 'freedom of speech' sites

    Registering a domain name similar to that of another organisation and then using the URL to protest against its namesake's products or services is acceptable, according to a decision made by a WIPO appointed external panel.

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