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InternetNews November 10, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	A New Breed of Phish Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Bank customers. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks may have been compromised for days.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark	WTO Turns Up Heat on US Online Gambling Ban The office of the United States Trade Representative said it would "vigorously" appeal the "deeply flawed" decision by the World Trade Organization to open US borders to international Internet gambling casinos.
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sender ID Up for Discussion in D.C. Microsoft's controversial Sender ID for E-Mail dominated the opening panel of a two-day e-mail authentication summit sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Microsoft Plugs ISA Vulnerability Microsoft issued a patch for a vulnerability in its server software that could allow an attacker to spoof trusted Internet content.
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	New MyDoom Variant Aims at IE Hole New variant of the MyDoom virus takes advantage of Iframe vulnerability in IE. Windows XP SP2 users are not at risk.
InternetNews November 8, 2004 Jim Wagner	Report: A Misplaced Sense of Security? As many as 20 percent of big business networks admit to unauthorized breaches, yet many feel more secure.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 Alyce Lomax	eBay Fraudsters Pay Up Will dirty dealers scare eBay users off?
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC to Congress: Lose the Anti-Spyware Plans The Federal Trade Commission again warned Congress today that anti-spyware legislation is unnecessary with the existence of adequate fraud laws to contend with spyware perpetrators.
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Erin Joyce	Are Bloggers Really Journalists? When bloggers start to consider themselves journalists in the traditional sense they risk becoming what they often detest and deplore in traditional and new media.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Seth Jayson	Spam Scam Lands 'Em in the Can Try not to smile: A top spammer may be sentenced to hard time. What's important here is the nature of the convictions: intentional spamming.
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