Sendmail suffers security hole

A flaw has been discovered in the open source Sendmail Server software, the most commonly used mail transfer agent (MTA) on the Internet, commonly employed by large organisations to route and deliver email. Sendmail.org has already issued an update, in the form of Sendmail 8. ...more

Sony BMG appeal EU merger block

Sony and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) have appealed an EU court's decision to block their merger as Sony BMG. In July The European Court of First Instance overturned the European Commission's approval of the merger, granting a motion by the Independent Music Publishers and Labels Association (Impala). This argued that the deal would concentrate power in the music business into a small cartel of industry giants and harm competition. ...more

PC Pro: MSI X52P price correction

In the September issue, the price and code for the MSI X52P combo drive were incorrect. This was due to Simply supplying us with the price and code for the plain MSI 52x CD-RW drive and not the combo drive with additional bezels. The correct Simply code for the X52P is YD75174 and the correct price is ?25 ex VAT (?30 inc VAT). ...more

Wireless security blamed for TK Maxx data theft

The thieves who stole 45 million customer records from TK Maxx last year did so by hacking the clothes retailer's wireless network, according to an unconfirmed report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). WSJ says that investigators now believe the biggest known theft of credit-card numbers in history began two years ago outside a Marshall's clothing store in Minnesota. The hackers pointed a telescope-shaped antenna toward the store and used a laptop computer to decode data streaming through the air between handheld price-checking devices, cash registers and the store's computers. ...more

American Express to reduce online fraud

American Express is set to launch a disposable credit card number scheme for shopping on the Internet. The system will allow existing cardholders to access a secure Web site and obtain a card number that can be used only once. It is hoped that this plan will alleviate customers' fears of their details being stolen through their use on the Internet. ...more