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Researcher raids browser history for webmail login tokens

In a disclosure that has implications for the security of e-commerce and Web 2.0 sites everywhere, a researcher has perfected a technique for stealing unique identifiers used to prevent unauthorized access to email accounts and other private resources. Full Story

Madagascar probes failed bomb attacks

Two people were killed carrying a homemade bomb and 20 unexploded bombs were discovered in Madagascar's capital at the weekend in suspected attacks that police blamed on former members of the island's administration. Full Story

Agencies riddled with security holes, GAO says

A continued lack of sufficient information security controls at major federal agencies puts sensitive data at risk, the Government Accountability Office said today. GAO also said the process agencies use to report progress on information security needs to be improved. Full Story

Report: Hacker broke into Twitter e-mail with help from Hotmail

The hacker who stole confidential Twitter documents used a feature of Microsoft's Hotmail to hijack an employee's work e-mail account, the site that has published some of the Twitter documents said Sunday. According to TechCrunch, the Web site that last week broke the story about the Twitter breach and has posted some of the stolen information, the hacker calling himself Hacker Croll took advantage of poor password practices, Hotmail's inactive account feature and personal information on the Web to pinch hundreds of Twitter documents. Full Story

The new Evangelists in Berber regions are terrorists: minister says

Religious affairs minister Ghoulem Allah Bouabdelah has branded the new evangelists operating secretly in the berber regions of the country as terrorists, calling on the security forces and civil society to fight them. Full Story

LTTE's intl network remains intact: Sri Lanka

Observing that the LTTE's international network in Europe remains "intact" even two months after its military defeat, Sri Lanka has asked the European Union to act against people connected with the outfit. Full Story

Somali group bars UN agencies

An anti-government armed Somali group controlling large swathes of the country has said it will shut down three UN agencies and prevent them from working in areas under its control. Full Story

Two soldiers killed in Tizi Ouzou

Terrorists killed two Algerian soldiers on Saturday (July 18th) in Tizi Ouzou province, Tout sur l'Algerie reported. Full Story

German freighter freed for ransom

Somali pirates have released a German-owned cargo ship held for nearly three months and its crew of 11 Romanians. Full Story

Mali ex-rebels to tackle al-Qaeda

The main group of Tuareg ex-rebels in Mali has agreed to help the army tackle al-Qaeda's North African branch. Full Story