Social Issues

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InternetNews September 30, 2010	FBI Busts International Cybercrime Syndicate After a year-long investigation, the FBI and local law enforcement charges 37 hackers with using Zeus Trojan to steal more than $3 million from U.S. banks.
InternetNews September 30, 2010	'Here You Have' Worm Takes Toll In September The new version of an old malware trick was the single largest security threat to enterprise IT departments last month.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Virtual Meetings, Real Problems Online shareholder meetings sound promising, but could they pull the plug on true transparency?
InternetNews September 27, 2010	LinkedIn Users Hit by Spam Attack Malware designed to capture user's personal information on the popular professional network, LinkedIn.
InternetNews September 27, 2010	Stuxnet Worm Infests Iranian Nuclear Plant The aggressive and decidedly crafty Stuxnet worm has struck Iran's first nuclear power facility, government officials said Monday.
InternetNews September 21, 2010	Twitter Hit With Mouseover Malware Attack Twitter hit with attack that sees hackers embed JavaScript within URLs in tweets that display a pop-up directing users to malicious or pornographic websites.
InternetNews September 17, 2010	Free Web Services; Costly Security Risks New report from security vendor McAfee warns users in search of free content and entertainment on the Web.
InternetNews September 17, 2010	Are PC Security Flaws on the Wane? New survey from HP Tipping Point finds that 2006 was a high water mark for security vulnerabilities, and that the sheer volume of flaws has since been on the decline.
BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 Sommer Saadi	Crowdsourcer Threadless' Life Beyond T-shirts With designs vetted by devotees, Threadless has helped Dell sell computers and Havaianas sell flip-flops. Next up: Expanding into brick and mortar retail chains
Fast Company October 2010 Anya Kamenetz	Why Environmental Activists Embrace Social Media Six months after the BP oil spill, it's clear that in the age of social media, a company can't spin and rebrand its way out of a mess like it used to.
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