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Twitter disables ‘widget’ function

Twitter has temporarily disabled one of the features on its website after a security researcher warned of a programming flaw that left the login credentials of its users vulnerable to hackers.

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Microsoft browser vulnerable: experts

A security research firm said it discovered another set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a high-profile cyber attack on Google in China.

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Google co-founders to each sell five million shares

WASHINGTON - Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin each plan to sell five million shares in the Internet giant, a move that would reduce their joint holdings to below 50 percent, according to a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Simple passwords easier to hack

Simple and easy-to-remember passwords such as “123456” or “iloveu” can allow hackers easy access to the secured zones of internet users, experts warn.

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ICANN approves Arabic domain name

SAN FRANCISCO - The global agency overseeing Internet domain names on Thursday said Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates can begin creating online addresses in their native languages.

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