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An screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware. Spammers are using thousands of Google Groups to spread unwanted email and malware. Security specialists have warned that internet users could be facing a major worm outbreak spread via weaknesses in current browser technology. Nothing is sacred to spammers as they attempt to bait people with the Simpsons Movie. Computer users should remain vigilant following a spate of spam messages exploiting interest in the new Simpsons film, security experts have warned. Microsoft announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against a spyware distributor, one day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the company was shut down by a U.S. District Court judge. The constant need for patch management is a pain, taking up precious time and resources. Is there a better way? Gary Flood investigates. Database and application security software start-up Secerno has hired Paul Galwas, who will manage the company's product development. Cyber criminals are escaping punishment because companies are failing to report security breaches according to Detective Inspector Chris Simpson, former head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit in the UK. Targeted attacks are on the rise as criminals seek to make money out of malware, and government is the main sector being hit. A man has been successfully tried as the U.K’s first conviction for using someone else’s wireless connection. Current and former employees are the biggest threat to computer security, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU). The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU) is to lose another member of its staff to Microsoft. The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU) scooped the coveted Editor’s Award at this year’s SC European Excellence Awards ceremony in London. Spam - unsolicited email - is driving IT departments crazy. It wastes network and storage resources, steals time from staff and diverts IT resources to managing defences and poring over quarantine lists. Hidden in this column is a secret message. Earlier this year, the Australian division of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Bulk Email (CAUBE) revealed that the volume of spam in 2001 increased six-fold over that for 2000.