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In the Headlines November 27, 2009

Computer Hacker Gary McKinnon to be Extradited to U.S.
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who has Asperger's syndrome, is at serious risk of suicide, relatives said today, after the home secretary rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition to the U.S. In a letter today Alan Johnson ordered McKinnon's removal to the U.S. on charges of breaching U.S. military and NASA computers, despite claims by his lawyers that extradition would make the 43-year-old's death "virtually certain".

Security Firms Cannot Protect the iPhone from Threats
The security firm F-Secure has said that it would like to secure the iPhone from mobile security threats, but cannot due to the closed-off nature of the system. The firm already offers security technology for mobile phones with Symbian and Windows Mobile systems, and in the future will offer protection for Android.

Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Chips to US Navy
A 32-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold thousands of counterfeit chips to the U.S. Navy. In a plea agreement reached on Friday, Neil Felahy of Newport Coast, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and counterfeit-goods trafficking for his role in an alleged chip-counterfeiting scam that ran between 2007 and 2009.

China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus
A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. The original Panda worm, also known as Fujacks, caused widespread damage at a time when public knowledge about online security was low, and led to the country's first arrests for virus-writing in 2007.

Metasploit releases IE attack, but it's unreliable
Developers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing toolkit have released code that can compromise Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, but the software is not as reliable as first thought. The code exploits an Internet Explorer bug that was disclosed last Friday in a proof-of-concept attack posted to the Bugtraq mailing list.