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August was the worst month for cybercrime, with threats increasing by 51 percent. In the first three months of 2008, the number of data breaches more than doubled over the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit that helps victims of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment and planning to schedule public meetings to evaluate the use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) by private organisations, the agency announced this week. A number of leading authorities have been urging caution on the adoption of web-based services as a new wave of vendors unveil cloud initiatives. A number of recent studies have highlighted the security concerns over e-voting machines. The number of reported data breaches has already surpassed last year's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center. AVG’s global security strategist sounded his horn during his visit to Sydney this week warning Australians about the growth of web-based threats - the cybercriminal activity of embedding invisible executable malware on popular websites. The number of companies, government departments and public bodies that have breached data protection rules is "horrifying", a new report says. The number of computers currently controlled by botnets has exploded in recent months, say researchers. A record number of websites are hosting keylogging malware to steal sensitive personal information, new figures show. Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox 2 and 3 browsers to offset a number of security holes. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has admitted that the number of its customers hit by a data breach was much larger than previously stated. Russia has overtaken China as the world’s highest producer of spyware and viruses according to researchers at security vendor PC Tools. The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. A Miami man pleaded guilty this week for his involvement in the wireless-enabled data heists at TJX and a number of other well-known retailers. Google's new Chrome web browser has a number of security elements to go along with an ergonomic design and increased performance and stability. An unknown number of clients of the Florists' Mutual Insurance Company had their personal information lost when a locked shipping case containing magnetic backup tapes was misplaced in transit. The amount of malware being punted around the internet is growing at an exponential rate, and traditional locally-based protection applications will soon buckle under the strain, web security firm F-Secure has warned. VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system. While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place.