But it will not be a complete overhaul, says Google. A refresh of Googleâs free email service GMail is likely to be available soon, although it will not be a complete upgrade, Google has confirmed. Rumours of a new GMail surfaced on the web last week after plans were reportedly leaked. However, Google insisted that the changes would not constitute an entirely new version.
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A study shows that spammers and phishers are playing on our biggest fears and our biggest desires.. Think mind games are only for dating and creepy movies? Think again. According to researchers at McAfee, a new study shows that cybercriminals use psychological games to scam users. In his study, “Mind Games”, Dr. James Blascovich, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, focuses on multiple common spam scams and looks at how cybercriminals use fear, greed, and lust to steal personal and financial information.
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Security researchers have warned of new vulnerabilities in Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In a posting to the Full Disclosure mailing list, security researcher Michal Zalewski outlined two vulnerabilities in each of the popular browsers. The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to overwrite the URL bar, or steal user data and remotely download and execute code.
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