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Digital photo frames were one of the best-selling consumer electronics products this holiday season, but some of them carried a nasty surprise - malicious software code that tried to hop onto personal computers when the frames were plugged in.

I LIVED in Taipei until I was 22. I graduated as a philosophy major. My grandfather was a politician and then founded a bank. My father was a philosophy major and then inherited the banking business. I think philosophy is a base that trains you how to think.

Hackers on Tuesday hijacked the Web site CheckFree.com, one of the largest online bill payment companies, redirecting an unknown number of visitors to a Web address that tried to install malicious software on visitors' computers, the company said today.

When cybercrime crusaders this week persuaded Internet service providers to disconnect a shadowy Web hosting operation called McColo, the impact was dramatic — an instant 40 percent drop in spam and other "badness'" across some e-mail networks, security experts say.

SAN FRANCISCO — The world's largest spam e-mail operator has been silenced.

Federal authorities say they've shut down HerbalKing, a global spam gang responsible for billions of spam messages promoting prescription drugs, "male-enhancement" pills and diet pills. On Tuesday, a federal court in Chicago, acting on a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, ordered a halt to its operations, pending trial. A federal judge said HerbalKing engaged in spamming and deceptive marketing.

SAN FRANCISCO — The glass ceiling finally seems to be shattering.
Hillary Rodham Clinton nearly snagged the Democratic presidential nomination. Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has emerged as a major figure in world affairs.

Trend Micro announces Worry-Free Business Security product line for small to midsize businesses

Trend Micro Monday announced a line of desktop and server security products intended for small to midsize businesses.

Criminal attacks against major Web sites have grown so common that Internet users have no reliable way to know which sites are safe to visit, no matter how well known those destinations are, security experts say.

The number of malicious software programs vying to take up residence on unsuspecting computer users' hard drives has quadrupled in the past two years, according to security experts.

Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen has made no secret of her company's software as a service strategy. In the past year, the Japan-based company has launched a number of SAAS initiatives, pushing security into the cloud. Its latest acquisition, Identum, will add to the company's cloud computing portfolio.