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Security Bites: Excel flaw used in cyberattack
Created: 06/21/2006
Video description: On the heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday," cyberattacks are exploiting a new Excel flaw--a coincidence? Also, Web 2.0 flaws are rising, and cybercrime costs businesses less.

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