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British businesses are finding that protecting their organisations from hackers, social networking threats and browser vulnerabilities is an increasing struggle, according to research A semiconductor company on Tuesday disputed claims by a hacker that he can access the firm's radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips to jeopardise the security of billions of credit card users. TJX has begun distributing claims forms to customers whose information may have been compromised in the retail chain's massive data breach. Most RFID products – like passports and Oyster cards – leak data like sieves says Brit firm, Peratech. Microsoft has refuted a claim made earlier this week by PC Tools that Windows 2000 is less susceptible to malware than Vista. Forgotten and mislaid passwords could be a thing of the past. A German start-up claims its typing recognition system will solve the problems associated with traditional password authentication. Spammers have launched a widespread malicious spam campaign which contains a ZIP attachment to a so-called screensaver. The UK'S Home Secretary was "perverse and inhuman" in her rejection of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's plea that his mental health made him unsuitable for detention in the US, the High Court was told on Friday. Heisenberg fan boys are shaking their heads this week to the tune of a pair of Swedish mathematicians who claim to have broken quantum cryptography. Microsoft researchers have hit back at reports that claim a recent spate of SQL related web attacks are the result of exploited vulnerabilities in the software giant’s platforms. Thousands of chief executives in the United States were targeted Monday by a new round of phishing emails that claim to contain a subpoena ordering recipients to testify in court. Security researchers claim to have uncovered a new wave of attacks in which profiles on Facebook are used to post images of child torture.. Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds. The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. Just a few hours after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the US, malicious emails are being sent offering a video with his advisors. Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams. A recent reduction in Yahoo and Hotmail spam has been caused by scientists. The login page for Google Mail can be spoofed so that an attacker can steal a user's credentials. The black-market price for stolen credit and debit card details has dropped to as little as US$1.50, according to a newspaper investigation. The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports