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Welcome to the PCMag.com Security Watch Newsletter. Every week we bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms, and other threats and the information you need to combat them. A popular bot is on a spamming campaign, pushing money- making schemes and swine flu products. 10 Twitter accounts were exposed in a recent break-in on the system. Google has patched their Chrome browser to fix 2 critical and interesting vulnerabilities. And Mcafee's most recent Threat Report shows growth in bots, especiall in the US, is up rapidly. For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch.  Waledac Shifts to Swine Flu Vaccines and Google Scams
Twitter Hacked Again
Google Chrome Update Fixes 2 Critical Bugs
McAfee Claims Bot Growth Blossoming in 2009
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Waledac Shifts to Swine Flu Vaccines and Google Scams
Prolific bot sends out numerous variants of messages that send users to drug site. Read this story
Twitter Hacked Again
Personal information on 10 accounts may have been viewed. Read this story
Google Chrome Update Fixes 2 Critical Bugs
Remote code execution could be the result of attacks through 2 vulnerabilities fixed in Chrome 1.0.154.64. Read this story
McAfee Claims Bot Growth Blossoming in 2009
New bot growth up 50% over last year. US leads world in botnet hosting. Read this story
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