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Obama, McCain Used in Malicious Spam Attacks

Security research firm Sophos on Wednesday discovered attackers have launched their own presidential campaign. Attempting to exploit President-elect Barack Obama’s historic victory, the spam attack sends e-mails with the subject line “Obama win preferred in world poll” and a return address of news@president.com.Clicking a link in the e-mail takes victims to a Web page that insists on downloading Adobe Flash 9 to view a video of the first African-American president’s “amazing speech.” The scam is this: It’s not really Flash. It’s dangerous malware.

Victims who download get a Trojan horse that Sophos has labeled Mal/Bahav-027. PC users infected with this malware could find their data compromised or have their identity stolen.

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Apple’s iPhone Tops BlackBerry as Smartphones Soar

Apple’s iPhone is emerging as king of the corporate world as global shipments of smartphones reached a new peak. Defying speculation about a global recession, worldwide smartphone shipments climbed to just shy of 40 million units in the third quarter, according to the latest estimates from Canalys. That means smartphones now represent about 13 percent of the total mobile -phone market, up from 11 percent in the second quarter.The iPhone 3G’s introduction in July led the charge.

Apple’s expansion into many countries around the globe helped the company scale to second place worldwide, outshining Research In Motion in the quarter and boasting higher shipments than all Microsoft-based smartphones combined. Nokia remained the market leader despite a sales decline.

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