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UK-based network operator O2 says Apple may issue a patch for the iPhone's SMS vulnerability as early as this weekend, reports InformationWeek . However, it's not clear if the patch will only be f... More >
Adobe has patched 12 vulnerabilities in its Flash player, reports Computerworld . Adobe kept true to its word that it would patch all versions of Flash by July 30 . In addition to patching ... More >
British hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his three battles to avoid extradition to the U.S., reports Reuters . McKinnon is accused of hacking 97 U.S. military computer systems in 2001 and 20... More >
Researcher Dino Dai Zovi has unveiled a new Mac attack that allows hackers to gain control of OS X machines and steal data from them that is supposed to be encrypted, reports DailyTech . Ac... More >
A report from Panda Labs has some surprising information about fake anti-virus software. NetworkWorld reports that PandaLabs found more fake anti-virus software in the first half of 2009 th... More >
Botnet researcher Joe Stewart calls Clampi "the most professional thieving pieces of malware" he's ever seen. According to Stewart, the Clampi Trojan horse is stealing a "tremendous" amount of fina... More >
According to CNET News , the Web sites of several security experts and groups were hacked , and their passwords, e-mails, IM chats and other information were posted on the Internet. Among the victi... More >
Security researchers at the Black Hat conference unveiled some serious flaws in software that uses the SSL encryption protocol, reports PCWorld . One researcher calling himself Moxie Marlin... More >
According to NetworkWorld , McAfee has accidentally sent the contact details of 1408 conference attendees in a thank you message attachment. The spreadsheet attachment contains the names, numbers,... More >
According to the MessageLabs Intelligence Report on spam from Symantec, spam is growing across the globe thanks to automated translation services and templates. internetnews.com reports that loca... More >
According to the August threat forecast from MX Logic, spammers and scammers are increasingly using Google to identify topics to determine new social engineering tactics, reports InformationWeek .... More >
Researchers Zane Lackey and Luis Miras plan to show how they were able to spoof SMS and MMS messages and falsify the signaling data that underlies these messages at this week's Black Hat conference... More >
Following Microsoft's emergency security update to its Active Template Libraries, Verizon Business is offering a free scanning service to help software developers determine if any controls and comp... More >
Computerworld reports that Microsoft has confirmed that an errant "&" character is responsible for the bug that has let hackers exploit Internet Explorer since early July. Michael Howard, a pr... More >
Twitter is warning users of a possible phishing scam. According to ITWorld , users are apparently giving their login credentials and passwords to TwitViewer , a Twitter service that promises... More >
The Black Hat conference is reviving the debate over the security of the smart grid . According to internetnews.com , IOactive security researcher Mike Davis is set to deliver a talk about w... More >
According to a survey from the RSA conference, 57 percent of IT managers expect their top cyber security challenge in the next year to be "budgetary constraints." InformationWeek reports tha... More >
According to InformationWeek , Microsoft plans to provide an update on security initiatives it launched last summer, as well as release new security tools and information , at this year's Black Hat... More >
According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, between 55 percent and 100 percent of Web surfers ignore certificate security warnings , depending on which browser they are using. For exampl... More >
A new service designed to give organizations greater insight into their risk of data leakage has been launched by Nebulas Solutions Group. V3.co.uk reports that the Data Loss Prevention Asse... More >
According to V3.co.uk , Microsoft plans to release two emergency patches to address flaws in Internet Explorer and Visual Studio that could allow remote code execution. The security adviso... More >
Web hosting firm Network Solutions is warning approximately 573,928 cardholders that their transaction data may have been compromised, reports V3.co.uk . In a statement, the firm admits tha... More >
Researcher Jonathan Zdziarski calls the iPhone's encryption "entirely useless." Zdziarski recently demonstrated for Wired how he could copy and decrypt secured information from an iPhone. ... More >
It's been a year since researcher Dan Kaminsky uncovered the DNS flaw. However, according to The New York Times , the DNS is just as vulnerable as ever to cache-poisoning attacks. The pro... More >
Microsoft has had a heck of a time keeping Office secure as exemplified by a recent patch for Publisher 2007 . But the company hopes to change that with Office 2010. Computerworld reports th... More >
With the help of a controversial open source software project known as Metasploit, security experts have created a new tool for breaking into Oracle's database . Reuters reports that the eas... More >
According to McAfee, 2009 may break all records for new malware samples. V3.co.uk reports that the security firm has seen more than 1.2 million new malware samples pop up over the first six months... More >
Adobe says it is looking into a potential vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9 and 10, that is being exploited in the wild. According to CNET News , attackers ar... More >
According to internetnews.com , a virus in the guise of a racey video of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is infecting both Mac and Windows users. The video does actually exist, but Andrews has taken le... More >
Security researchers Mike Zusman and Alex Sotirov have discovered a flaw in the design of Web browsers that permits an attacker to conduct a "Man-in-the-Middle" attack against Web sites with Extend... More >
Mozilla has released an update for those users still still running 3.0.x versions of Firefox. According to The Register , Firefox 3.0.12 fixes several security and performance bugs in the o... More >
The Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SafeCode) is offering the Software Supply Chain Integrity Framework to help suppliers prevent software from being deliberately compromised durin... More >
With nearly a quarter of organizations having been exposed to spam, phishing or malware attacks through sites such as Twitter , Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace, the time has come, says Sophos, for so... More >
According to ITWorld , Mozilla is holding a " crash bug triage day " today. Anyone interested in helping to classify open crash bugs in Firefox is invited to participate. Usually, when a bug ... More >
A group of computer scientists at the University of Washington have developed a security technology that seems straight out of the movies. According to The New York Times , the researchers ha... More >
Secunia is warning that Adobe offers an out-of-date version of Reader to users who download the application from its Web site. According to Computerworld , when users download the "latest" ... More >
Just days before Mozilla released Firefox 3.5.1 to address a "highly critical" vulnerability, security researchers reported a separate stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability , according to Sof... More >
Sophos says a new version of the infamous Nigerian e-mail scam is making its way around the Internet. According to ITWorld , like the old versions, the new version claims to come from an Af... More >
The hacker who stole confidential Twitter documents was able to do so through a combination of poor password practices , Hotmail's inactive account feature and personal information on the Web, acc... More >
V3.co.uk reports the McAfee is beefing up its Web-based security offerings in order to keep up with the soaring demand for such services. New features include Web filtering, vulnerability scanning... More >
According to Sophos, the U.S. is responsible for 15.6 percent of all junk mail , beating out Brazil for the top spot, reports V3.co.uk . While the U.S. may be the worst country, the Sophos report f... More >
Mozilla has released Firefox version 3.5.1 to close a "highly critical" vulnerability in the browser's JavaScript engine, reports CNET News . Originally slated to be released later in the month, M... More >
According to a TechCrunch.com article in The Washington Post, development-outsourcing site Elance has suffered a security breach . Elance's security alert site notes that: "hackers discovered a ... More >
The Web site of Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have given recent visitors more than just Malaysian foreign policy. According to ITWorld , an attacker compromised the site and redirected ... More >
Sexy View, a piece of mobile malware that targets devices running the Symbian S60 OS, is significant because it is the first known malware that spreads by SMS , reports NetworkWorld . Trend ... More >
A study by the Ponemon Institute shows that CEOs underestimate the security risks faced by their organizations compared to other C-level executives. Computerworld reports that 45 percent of CEOs b... More >
A recent hack of micro-blogging service Twitter has resulted in the exposure a number of internal documents , reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Executive meeting notes, partner agreements and f... More >
Poor shielding on some keyboard cables could allow hackers to identify each typed computer character , according to experts from the security firm Inverse Path. Telegraph.co.uk reports that ... More >
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Canyons School District officials are looking for a missing USB drive that likely contains the personal information of more than 6,000 current and recent employe... More >
A survey sponsored by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group indicates that one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message , reports Computerworld . This kind of response rate reinf... More >
According to InformationWeek , a "highly critical" vulnerability in the new Firefox 3.5 browser that could allow a remote attacker to execute malicious code is likely being exploited in the wild. ... More >
Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday cycle included six security bulletins that address nine vulnerabilities , reports InformationWeek . As expected , two critical bulletins fixed vulnerabilities ... More >
Oracle's quarterly security update includes 10 security patches for its database and also other fixes, reports Computerworld . Affected database components for three issues include advanced... More >
A Vietnamese computer security analyst believes the attacks against popular Web sites in the United States and South Korea originated in the UK , reports Computerworld . U.S. and South Kore... More >
HTC, which has recently made headlines with its Android handsets, is now making news with its devices that run on either Windows Mobile 6 or Windows Mobile 6.1. A vulnerability in an HTC driver insta... More >
Check Point has launched a new version of its endpoint security tool, reports V3.co.uk . Endpoint Security R72 features WebCheck, which protects enterprise endpoints from Web based threats. ... More >
The Ponemon Institute's fourth annual U.S. Encryption Trends Study found that 85 percent of businesses have suffered a data breach in the past year, reports internetnews.com . Lack of encryption s... More >
A Microsoft Research project called Gazelle is looking at ways to protect browsers from malicious or unstable code delivered via plug-ins, ads, and other content whose origin may be unknown, reports... More >
The Koobface worm has made its way to Twitter, reports DigitalTrends . At least a couple hundred accounts have been infected, according to PCWorld . As a result, Twitter has suspended the accoun... More >
Security specialist AhnLab believes that the virus that has been used to launch the DDoS attacks in South Korea will go from attack mode to destroy. Computerworld reports that the virus has been ... More >
Computerworld says the next big thing in phishing is scam text messages that prey on small regional banks and their customers. The scam works this way: Criminals pick a bank and then send b... More >
According to TG Daily , the July Patch Tuesday , scheduled for July 14, will offer six patches, including three critical updates that affect Windows. The rest are considered "important" and affect ... More >
IBM is hoping to get two patents for its Masking Gateway for Enterprises (aka MAGEN) technology, which can selectively hide data contained in files that hold sensitive information, reports Informa... More >
A recent post on the Official Google Blog has caused concern for some security experts. The post reads: "... we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security archite... More >
According to Computerworld , AhnLab believes the denial of service attacks on South Korean Web sites will resume this evening. This time the attacks will be directed at a smaller number of sites t... More >
There's a new attack targeting Mac OS X systems, warns McAfee. V3.co.uk reports that a Trojan, informally known as "Puper," disguises itself as MacCinema , a video program for OS X systems. ... More >
According to Korean computer security company AhnLab, an updated version of the MyDoom virus is to blame for the widespread attack on U.S. and South Korean government Web sites, reports Computerwo... More >
BBC News reports that several U.S. government Web sites have been hit by a computer attack that began on July 4. Among the affected agencies are the U.S. Treasury Department, Secret Service, Fede... More >
A recent McAfee VirusScan update caused havoc for IT administrators across the globe when it falsely reported that a number of critical system files were infected with a Trojan, reports V3.co.uk .... More >
CNET News reports that Microsoft is warning of a vulnerability in its Video ActiveX Control that could let an attacker take control of a PC if the user visits a malicious Web site. The bug affects... More >
According to InfoWorld , Adobe says it will have a patch for its ColdFusion Web development software ready next week. A problem in the FCKEditor rich text editor could allow a system to be hacked.... More >
Proving that the iPhone's security features aren't impenetrable, teen hacker Geroge Hotz says he's created an app that can “jailbreak” the iPhone 3G S , reports VentureBeat . The program allows una... More >
Beijing-based KnownSec is opening up its massive database of malware found on Chinese Web sites to security companies and national computer emergency response teams. According to Computerworld , t... More >
Apple is working on a patch for an iPhone vulnerability discovered by security researcher Charlie Miller. According to NetworkWorld , a bug in the way iPhones handle text messages received via SMS... More >
Jesse William McGraw , a.k.a GhostExodus, has been arrested on a charge of felony computer intrusion for installing malware in computers at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas. According to Comput... More >
A new variant of the Zeus family of Trojans has surfaced and is harvesting FTP account information from compromised computers, reports InformationWeek . Security vendor Prevx considers the ... More >
Juniper Networks has pulled an ATM security talk by one of its researchers scheduled to speak at the Black Hat conference. According to PCWorld , staff Security Researcher Barnaby Jack was s... More >
According to Computerworld , Bruce Raisley has been arrested for allegedly launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against nine Web sites, including Rolling Stone magazine's site. ... More >
Max Ray Butler , aka "Iceman," "Digits," "Darkest" and "Aphex," has pleaded guilty to breaking into several financial institutions and card-processing networks and stealing credit card and identity i... More >
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