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Three British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three hospitals in London were shut down after PCs there were infected by a variant of the Mytob mass-mailing worm. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:8252e19a2f8ff9c089fc14fe7d18308a:ZjH1zZYpRq%2Buv5YnMPUeJxiD%2B3azsusikW6gVa2oLqGdj5VE6JGrHNVAg6kqqHAkBHxHBUecc%2Fmc'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:5460a9c2c6b66cadbc6611c0abe13e42:5RC9H8kezA%2F6pyVfoQjwO4eB17kzLbTQCRl7DSbC%2Bn%2BJNCLtASeHismdWW92XBuwolGd80nTocJFSQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:67c544159eb94d583ad9a636f6040b88:wnqKd%2Fs3vcWMHbwT72rEckqHXAGMw7tBZ6TTUpJMWe3CkJASYPkISaV4%2BOBc8xsQ49txgq6khvJwlQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:466f45c246445fb8ec6e2b851c9bc479:tzxU7aeos3Z3J8H7l3jgdmDWo9PDsPuCBrb1K7GVq4nbv7%2BzfiekwvkafbMhnHiLgmVJNh4Mo8WFpg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=0b9579b09f7cc35f8119e6abec5f61c9" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=0b9579b09f7cc35f8119e6abec5f61c9" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Hosting firm takedown bags 500,000 bots
The shutdown last week of Web hosting company McColo crippled more than half a million bots, which can no longer receive commands from criminals, a security researcher said today. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:8db039de17a4caac1a0597f34b907323:JKdbc6vgfkGU1Q7TGMkiIeCfzUgbtxLPR6txMtZakrJbAN78dne7%2BMwu144oZn1VdWkbtObdx3ew'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a6972a9f1db83a684b2b928a173ef412:yaxd7xf9ZV7thUOg31Am%2FJRB9FbkLfnZ8scDaZ0k5bZe5tQCX0phZeQeFiTXX6oaKLnM3l4Wc87ubA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:3238112c677409e11a7d5c5192f7e470:Bdeb6D8lvtwSbMdQFeLy0bekqr7BHDgYHJzqi2UBjaJy146KLYyQyPX9%2B1LJRY0GjCiN4J8zBBAa0Q%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:22dc4bc12dd8933e8abb56135c971254:LFFD6xrMNPz7q%2FWuaXzxPIGhs4RYlQhVQz6Qo%2BU1EFuxqhH9EaPzvTmOhdoXO58Gv0Zz2%2F8PrUSwpw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=8c33dd13456325d682f1f3cd377b07ca" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=8c33dd13456325d682f1f3cd377b07ca" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks
The dramatic fall in spam traffic last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken down will be only a temporary reprieve and could generate a new wave of Trojans, experts warn. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:6a00b6d77235cf17b8ec33d22513b8c3:FdmhVgKLz18j9Z0BCleG5gSf2ggHTp%2BGKTiEFePmjhaH3f3YlEj%2FrIr8SxR6OTzVw7r1jwY49x4%2B'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:83739264cddc21e92e6d2f54736899f0:pphBy2u%2B%2BHwacXZr08Gx0NBhFEn51umOlalPbVNwVytIgIKq9aqQDAUCuvEkX5I0SpZBMHV05B7mNw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:81b2ca12d5a012de4a95cfb4f57ce4f1:C%2FPPtpWl58PhqQRKI%2FUeqITs8pNgknbD2%2BjMNCrgLZTpCpDIoi2FeIUGUFMImitv9nF6QciyVnPIvg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e6c7911e22b83f0c473b45329c56019e:ALPWsiNkoj%2FFMK3NjpvsamerLpBCD9JXL%2ByBGAt2N1sVBuqaMo5Ya7geHKWgSD3Wtqhi8hVfCqUMjg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=f82cc9195cff55de97c6e4d2cecc3700"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=v&i=f82cc9195cff55de97c6e4d2cecc3700" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=f82cc9195cff55de97c6e4d2cecc3700" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Google powers Safari's new antifraud warnings
Google's blacklist appears to power the antiphishing tool Apple added to its Safari browser just last week, links in the new warning indicate. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:d1e3eff055a375b9cb06da1243116e2f:S9yxMBX%2BoATHApXHySE52eNRKBf88mGsAlyy2bnBNhnMJHPTiHI%2B8U4weIteyFBaplDkXsgcKprW'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:75f52257ed91bd675c89dfd20251b60a:DGZYl0vZ9oxhbXf0v%2BP%2BDq4TEwCKIj51tEwBuLiI98AkPc52e9rvpogpWkNwgQfF4TW9shYnz2CCfA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a02ff37f211b6b4a207d64ace1990da1:Y2gySYJoQkk9nZuq8EyMl8aeBKK%2FA%2Bd%2BiqFaZ%2F%2FSNrV9s3e822deqIxtrT%2FaSjjbLJ%2F%2FGEmjs7vZcA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:980d6cfe0899e102300079aff215a7d9:wBmBaSmFqjRMBGCOIzP%2BT5njpzkNNTxkb66MXqsIlw9hs8%2Fm%2Fmda5sUh3x13x3eWwlOlWX6KmR%2BGqQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=b3fcadc21375a5136fa5a19f3d43bbb0" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=b3fcadc21375a5136fa5a19f3d43bbb0" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

McColo takedown: Internet vigilantism or online Neighborhood Watch?
The shutdown of alleged rogue ISP McColo Corp. by its upstream service providers highlights the ongoing struggle between malware purveyors and self-appointed Internet police in the security community. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:3b023dffe9fa606e20e9e80726435bcc:queMJscfrawsGgkb%2FYdOpaiOJSjxrfm7lhroVEW0U699ksKWYMnMrQ87O6Q8j54mMxpzEl3g047g'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:1f0f8656acfe52a787b3f582b2dfd5cd:%2B6WioAbtfCi0UwXYVNq0nVfNtkyj7zPR40aya15KlCoC1Pd95epbk%2BdU%2BRo0iVhM6BasLgNBZmUVZw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:5a252f88dceb89d51c58455d3f1d34d5:V%2FKIOPZjCNMdzZZIWNSVMcZG3vnZD%2BAeslSqaj85MF4XUen53e5U4k9BqrTsjjKTMKzgTTK4ZnrLug%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:97b8f221a3a713bba8dacbd451dc0dac:n55am6HULYgRg3xoWA55IXlPGNtO%2BEeHDbcBLIZk7ODoFciTVyMiWHxPaCRHzLMLstiMiC9IdXMnWQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=802cdf07d23fa42edc12c255fd0996c6"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=v&i=802cdf07d23fa42edc12c255fd0996c6" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=802cdf07d23fa42edc12c255fd0996c6" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dodgy ISP McColo briefly comes online, updates botnet
McColo, the ISP identified as hosting the command-and-control servers for no less than five large botnets, briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:ddac1051e3dfddaf7afe54ce49fbbdb3:jGGZ7Y7f4snIbPdKKCU1%2BSavNDJEnkiSS1wDXK42SzsYsZkV7n1B3NtR9cS%2FH6BsKXyNmaigsOv2'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:3b26e6423eaf4fd266421193b1c06834:qVoqIud7gNiLUt7wHaOKZIy7vQ03eDyHVS0ssIycsRAsaW8fevl2l%2BwEXydDAPu4OTujFkjYmbAiGA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:1a686476a7427a2a06ab6629428b562f:H77DE94qT7XXFWmH0M4n9x9WqifS0VJShE2tWuvg8SgvLVkWtsuUPUguQwEpDD47zmgg7n%2BmlIFqTA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:fe2940e55d5a6dadd3ebf2989d43c4a0:TkK3uryWFm%2FvW2DDGTDwfHDsE3%2BIb%2BTz61d%2FfVQjE68E4NVBfnF45UJnjOFUkJm5pyqzoq9CYIwDZw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=5fda751f8c3adf223fb35f15c8652f75" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=5fda751f8c3adf223fb35f15c8652f75" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

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