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InternetNews February 19, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner	Kaminsky: DNS Is Still in Danger At Black Hat, the security researcher warns that the threat to the Internet is real - but there's a solution.
InternetNews February 19, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Symbian Phones Hit with 'Sexy View' The virus sends SMS messages to victims' contacts, but that may only be the beginning.
InternetNews February 18, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Hackers Target IE 7 Browser Again Users who failed to patch their computers after Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday update last week could be in trouble - an Internet Explorer browser vulnerability for which the patch was sent out is under attack again.
InternetNews February 17, 2009 Sean Gallagher	Social Networks a Magnet for Malware Just like the crooks robbed the banks because that's where the money is, malware will go where the people are.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Tim Beyers	Facebook Owns You Or at least it thinks it does -- just read its newest terms of service.
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Advocates Blast FTC Guidelines on Web Privacy Agency refreshes self-regulatory best practices for behavioral targeting as privacy advocates call for tougher stance.
Search Engine Watch February 13, 2009 Frank Watson	Should Google Buy Twitter? If Google were to buy Twitter and keep it as a free tool, it would give them the hottest thing in social media right now and an area that could use some help with tracking success.
InternetNews February 12, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Microsoft Rounds Up Posse to Nab Conficker In a worldwide effort to bring down what experts warn may be the worst malware now facing the Internet, big names from the computer industry, academia and law enforcement are teaming up to go after the Conficker worm.
InternetNews February 12, 2009 Sean Gallagher	'Don't Click' Tweetbomb Stresses Twitter Service The exploit, hijacked Twitter users' status to spread itself around the microblogging network.
InternetNews February 12, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Botnet Operators Gearing Up for Valentine's Day Spammers try to play Cupid, with a dark twist.
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