News for 19 July 2007 Year

12:08 FBI installs spyware to gather evidence

A former Washington high school student received 90 days in juvenile detention this week after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a rash of bomb threats and being tracked down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the use of a Trojan horse that identified his computer. >>>



12:07 Firefox update fixes problem with Internet Explorer

A new update for the Firefox browser fixes an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run if the browser is launched by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. >>>



12:06 Sources: Windows Vista SP1 beta due this week

Microsoft could pull the trigger on putting out a beta of the first service pack for Windows Vista any day with a final release by November, sources close to the company said. >>>



12:02 Hackers use Brazilian plane crash to push malware

Hackers haven't wasted any time exploiting the airplane crash in Sao Paulo, Brazil that claimed nearly 190 lives Tuesday, a U.S. security company said today. >>>