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Attackers are hiding in Word documents malicious ActiveX controls that make it call out to the site that's hosting the malware
Only the Windows version of Firefox was affected by the mistake; Mozilla will release the omitted patch no later than Monday
Hackers had been exploiting the browser's flaw for more than a week, prompting Microsoft to issue an out-of-cycle patch
Yahoo's move could put further pressure on Google and Microsoft to do the same with their search data due to privacy concerns
Microsoft will deliver the out-of-cycle patch for a critical bug in Internet Explorer that attackers have been exploiting for more than a week
Patch fixes three problems in Firefox listed as 'critical'
Google's and Apple's browsers "essentially tied for the worst password manager built into a major Web browser," according to new study
Both companies denied reports in a Wall Street Journal story that they have abandoned their support for network neutrality rules
Update includes fixes for Adobe Flash Player, several Mac OS libraries, the OS kernel, and system utilities such as the BOM (Bill of Materials) archiving software
This year's list of 10 prognostications is overshadowed by the economy, but there's good news predicted for '09 as well