<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Bill Mullins&#039; Weblog - Tech Thoughts]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://billmullins.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Bill Mullins]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://billmullins.wordpress.com/author/billmullins/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts &#8211; March 26,&nbsp;2009]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2962&amp;tag=nl.e550" target="_blank"><strong>Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe</strong></a> &#8211; A pair of Argentinean researchers have found a way to perform a BIOS level malware attack capable of surviving even a hard-disk wipe.</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2972&amp;tag=nl.e550" target="_blank"><strong>Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming</strong></a> &#8211; Researchers at DroneBL have spotted signs of a stealthy router-based botnet worm targeting routers and DSL modems.</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4006&amp;tag=nl.e550" target="_blank"><strong>Is the geek love affair with Firefox waning?</strong></a> &#8211; I remember a time not that long ago when most geeks agreed that Firefox was the best browser.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/279320.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mac malware warning:</strong></a> new threat &#8211; Mac owners have been urged to be wary of a new threat that targets the Apple computer as well as Windows-based PCs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216300413&amp;cid=nl_DR_DAILY_T" target="_blank"><strong>Scareware Morphs Into Ransomware</strong></a> &#8211; Vundo malware now encrypts users&#8217; files and then charges a fee to decrypt them.</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3013&amp;tag=nl.e589" target="_blank"><strong>Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix FireFox</strong></a> &#8211; Mozilla’s security response team is scrambling to ready a patch for what appears to be a serious security flaw affecting its flagship FireFox browser.</p>
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