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How far did McDonald's-tied data breach ripple?

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December 16, 2010
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redarrow How far did McDonald's-tied data breach ripple?
redarrow WikiLeaks.info rebuts malware warnings
redarrow New scam tactic: Fake disk defraggers
redarrow LinkedIn disables passwords in wake of Gawker attack
redarrow Microsoft to boost security of Office 2003, 2007

At least two companies with ties to e-mail database management firm are forced to warn customers of breach. Are there more?

Spamhaus and Trend Micro regard a Web site that lists mirrors of WikiLeaks sites as dangerous to visit, but WikiLeaks.info contends that its site has no malware.

The new thing in scareware are defragger scams that falsely claim a computer needs disk errors fixed, experts say.

Professional-networking site takes preemptive measure to prevent users whose data was exposed in Gawker breach from having their LinkedIn accounts hijacked.
Microsoft urges customers to focus on two critical patches affecting Windows and IE and says it will include Open File Validation security in older versions of Office.

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