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[News] [Rival] Microsoft has Not Fixed This Security Flaw Since I Was a Teenager...

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft has Not Fixed This Security Flaw Since I Was a Teenager...
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:20:47 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.9
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MS patch Tuesday includes fix for seven-year old itch

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| Microsoft's light sprinkling of patches yesterday includes a fix that 
| reportedly goes back seven years or more. 
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/12/ms_patch_tuesday_november/

Microsoft takes 7 years to fix security exploit

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10094696-62.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Microsoft patches ancient bug

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| MICROSOFT has finally got around to patching security flaws for Windows and 
| Office, including a critical bug that had been publicly disclosed nearly two 
| years ago.  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/12/microsoft-patches-two-old

Microsoft should be held liable for this and even pay fines.


Recent:

Bots rule in cyberspace

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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace


Botnets Running Rampant

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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.  
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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