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Fake Security Software Infesting Millions of Computers
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime.
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Cash Machines Worldwide Hosting Malware That Can Harvest Card Details
Cash machines around the world are hosting malware that can harvest a person’s card details for use in fraud, a situation that could worsen as the malware becomes more sophisticated, according to a security researcher.

Analysts at Trustwave’s SpiderLabs research group were surprised earlier this year when it obtained the report from a financial institution in Eastern Europe, said Andrew Henwood, vice president of SpiderLabs’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operation.
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