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• Microsoft confirms it missed Stuxnet print spooler 'zero-day'

  Contrary to reports, a bug that Microsoft patched last week had been publicly discussed a year and a half ago, security researchers said this week.

• Twitter mouse-over flaw spawns potentially dangerous links

  A security flaw has made Twitter's website a chaotic and potentially unsafe place, filled with annoying pop-up windows that activate just by rolling the mouse over another user's tweets.

• Twitter fixes cross-site scripting flaw

  A serious security flaw was apparently found on Twitter on Tuesday but was quickly fixed.

• Microsoft patches Windows XP flaw that aided Stuxnet worm

  Microsoft Tuesday patched a critical Windows XP vulnerability that aided attacks based on the Stuxnet worm by letting attackers gain remote access through the operating system's print spooler service.

• Microsoft patches new Windows bug exploited by Stuxnet

  Microsoft today delivered nine security updates to patch 11 bugs in Office, the IIS Web server and Windows, including one that was overlooked but exploited by a July worm.

• Another SMS Trojan Appears on Android Phones

  Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to be the first of several SMS Trojans on Google's Android operating system on August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of Google's Android Market, was disguised as a media player.

• Alleged ransomware gang investigated by Moscow police

  Russian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in order to unlock their PCs.

• New Android malware texts premium-rate numbers

  Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they've discovered the first malicious software program to target Google's Android mobile operating system.

• Microsoft may face tough patch job with Windows shortcut bug

  Microsoft may have a tough time fixing the Windows shortcut vulnerability, a security researcher said today.