Microsoft Urges Switch to Latest IE Version Following Source Code Leaks; E-Mail Fraud Soars; Concerns Raised Over Amber Alert; Bioterror Expert Says Mad Cow an Unlikely Weapon

Microsoft Urges Switch to Latest IE Version following Source Code Leaks. Microsoft advising customers to move to Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and more recent patches. First exploit based on Windows NT and 2000 source code which was reported last week as having leaked from Microsofts longtime partner Mainsoft, has shown up on a vulnerability mailing list. Attempted e-mail fraud and phishing attacks went up 50 percent in January compared to the month before, according to Anti-Phishing Working Group research.”]

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