Dabber attack worms its way along the Sasser trail

A new virus named Dabber has been discovered that uses a flaw in the code of the Sasser worm to infect systems. Computers infected with Sasser are therefore susceptible to Dabber, which uses a vulnerability in the FTP component to infect computers in the same fashion as Sasser. The Sasser worm downloads copies of itself onto vulnerable computers it discovers via FTP. ...more

Government's UK Online annual report targets the digital divide

The Office of the e-Envoy has pubished its annual report, outlining the successes so far and future targets for its digital strategy. The department patted itself on its collective back for the hard work bringing the UK second only to the US as a top place to do ecommerce, according to an 'independent benchmarking report', having two thirds of government services online and that 96 per cent of the British populace knew where the nearest place they could get on the Internet was. Patricia Hewitt, Trade and Industry Secretary and E-Minister, said: 'Today's report shows that we have made substantial progress over the last four years in extending the benefits of the Internet to everyone who wants access to it. ...more

Britain becomes a digital nation

The United Kingdom has passed a milestone on the way to becoming a digital society. For the first time, the industry watchdog Ofcom has announced, there are now more households with broadband than dial-up Internet connections. Today around 8. ...more

US lawmakers target P2P file swappers

US file sharers could face up to ten years in jail, if either two new bills makes it into law, Wired.com reports. The new laws would make it easier to prosecute file swappers by making it illegal to share copyrighted files over a peer-to-peer network. ...more

UPDATED: Palm buys Handspring

Handheld maker Palm has acquired rival and software licensee Handspring in a stock for stock deal and approved the spin-off of its PalmSource software arm. In a deal that gives Handspring shareholders nearly one third ownership in the newly merged company, Palm shareholders will end up with around a 67.2 per cent hold. ...more