Phishing vulnerability identified in Mozilla

A security vulnerability has been discovered in the Windows versions of the Mozilla and Firefox Web browsers. A Secunia Advisory 11856 says, 'A weakness has been reported in Mozilla, allowing malicious people to conduct phishing attacks. The weakness is caused due to an error within the handling of URLs. ...more

PayPal scamming worm asks for bank details

Sophos has alerted users of a new variant of the Mimail virus, which is designed to appear as a PayPal email. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said Mimail variants were not being used by different authors, unlike the various authors of the Blaster virus. 'We believe the Mimail viruses were written by the same person, or group of people. ...more

Laptop sales in Europe leap a third

Research analysts have reported a strong growth in PC shipments for markets in Europe and the Middle-East. According to the latest figures from Canalys, total PC shipments for the last three months of 2004 rose 17 per cent when compared with the same a period a year ago. Leading the way are notebooks, with shipments up by 30 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. ...more

Oftel approves price-comparison Web site

uswitch.com, a Web site that offers a price comparison service for telephone services has been awarded the Oftel PASS for accurate and independent information. The award has a one year term and was won by the Web site for its breadth of services examined, the frequency of price checks and site updates, user-friendly functions such as post-code based price checking, and its customer helpline. ...more

Danes charge pirates, BT to test 'Midband', broadband Q&A

A Danish anti-piracy organisation has started sending bills to people it says have illegally downloaded music, movies and games. According to the Associated Press, the AntiPiratGruppen, funded by Danish entertainment companies, has billed 150 individual, schools and businesses. Bills ranged from around ?83 to ?8,450 and so far half have been paid, despite concerns that billing process may have violated Danish anti-piracy law. ...more