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Microsoft, Juniper urged to patch dangerous IPv6 DoS hole
Posted on May 04 2011 06:53 PM by xper in Security
Security experts are urging Microsoft and Juniper to patch a year-old IPv6 vulnerability so dangerous it can freeze any Windows machine on a LAN in a matter of minutes. Microsoft has downplayed the risk because the hole requires a physical connect...
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Microsoft Xbox LIVE on alert after PlayStation hack
Posted on Apr 28 2011 10:05 AM by BogenDorpher in Security
Microsoft warned its Xbox Live users today to be on alert of any potential scammers who want to steal your sensitive personal information. Just recently, the Playstation Network suffered an intrusion by a hacker who stole personal user information...
Hackers swiped PlayStation Network user data: Sony
Posted on Apr 27 2011 04:25 AM by xper in Security
Sony warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more. PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming music service were turn...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday leaves Internet Explorer vulne...
Posted on Mar 10 2011 05:20 AM by xper in Security
Microsoft omitted a patch this Tuesday leaving Windows users open to MHTML vulnerabilities. The firm’s Patch Tuesday neglected to include the patch for Exploit-CVE2011-0096, meaning that users will be forced to wait until next month to acquire ful...
March 2011 Security Release ISO Image
Posted on Mar 08 2011 07:54 PM by xper in Security
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on March 11th, 2011. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This DVD5 ISO image is intended for administrators that ne...
Microsoft Patches Windows, Office on Patch Tuesday
Posted on Mar 08 2011 05:24 PM by xper in Security
This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2011. With the release of the security bulletins for March 2011, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued March 3, 2011. For more informati...
Security Alert: New Spyware on Android Devices Identified
Posted on Feb 25 2011 02:40 PM by xper in Security
On the heels of Hong Tou Tou, another two spyware programs on Android devices have been captured by NetQin Mobile Inc., a global leader in mobile security services. Named "SW.SecurePhone" and "SW.Qieting", the spyware may cause ser...
Mozilla to skip CSRF bug patch in next Firefox update
Posted on Feb 24 2011 11:26 AM by xper in Security
Mozilla says it will ship security updates to Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 next Tuesday, ending a debate about whether to wait for a patch that affects Adobe's software. Firefox 3.5.17 and Firefox 3.6.14 will now appear Tuesday, March 1, Mozill...
Microsoft Fixes a Security Bug in Its Virus-scanner
Posted on Feb 24 2011 06:40 AM by xper in Security
Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware scanning engine that could be used as a stepping stone for an attacker looking to seize control of a Windows box. The bug is fixed in an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine that was pushed o...
Facebook users targeted by unimaginative phishing camp...
Posted on Feb 19 2011 02:57 PM by xper in Security
A phishing campaign targeting Facebook users is currently under way and lures users with messages coming from compromised accounts seemingly containing links to various Facebook applications.The users unfortunate enough to have clicked on the link...
AVG Teams Up With Google To Enhance Internet Security...
Posted on Feb 18 2011 10:40 AM by xper in Security
AVG Technologies, developers of the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, today announced an agreement with Google that will broaden the search functionality of AVG’s Security Toolbar product and real time internet security solution, AVG ...
Symantec Find VoIP Account Cracking Botnet
Posted on Feb 18 2011 10:25 AM by xper in Security
Back in the spring of 2010, I blogged about W32.Sality and the decentralized P2P botnet made up by hosts infected by Sality. The botnet is used to propagate URLs pointing to more malware. Recently, the gang behind Sality has distributed a tool to ...
Microsoft downplays threat of new Windows zero-day
Posted on Feb 17 2011 05:52 PM by xper in Security
Microsoft yesterday downplayed the threat posed to Windows users by a recently-revealed vulnerability, saying that it was unlikely the bug could be exploited to compromise a computer. The flaw in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) network and ...
New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users
Posted on Feb 17 2011 05:47 PM by xper in Security
You may think the only people capable of snooping on your Internet activity are government intelligence agents or possibly a talented teenage hacker holed up in his parents’ basement. But some simple software lets just about anyone sitting next to...
Sony To Ban All PS3 Pirates From PSN
Posted on Feb 16 2011 09:03 PM by xper in Security
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment released the following statement: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of s...
Norton Cybercrime Index Provides Daily News Alerts on ...
Posted on Feb 16 2011 03:35 PM by xper in Security
To protect and inform the billions of people online, Norton today introduced the Norton Cybercrime Index, which tracks and warns computer users about daily cybercrime risks around the world, providing information that is timely and actionable. Wit...
Windows zero-day surfaces as researcher releases attac...
Posted on Feb 15 2011 11:25 PM by xper in Security
A security researcher yesterday disclosed a new unpatched bug in Windows that some experts believe could be used to remotely hijack a PC. Microsoft said it is investigating the flaw, but provided no information on any analysis it's conducted t...
Anonymous Hackers Release Stuxnet Worm Online
Posted on Feb 15 2011 10:20 PM by xper in Security
The group of anonymous "hacktivists" that made headlines for online cyberattacks in December just released a bombshell online: a decrypted version of the same cyberworm that crippled Iran's nuclear power program.The ones and zeroes tha...
Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 Adds Support for Android a...
Posted on Feb 15 2011 11:25 AM by xper in Security
Kaspersky Lab, a leading manufacturer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces the release of Kaspersky Mobile Security 9, an updated version of the product designed to provide smartphone users with the very latest in mobile se...
Lenovo Security Updates Protect Stolen PC Data
Posted on Feb 14 2011 11:34 PM by xper in Security
Lenovo announced at the RSA Conference Monday that its ThinkPad laptops and ThinkCentre desktops now support anti-theft and encryption capabilities aimed at minimizing the chance of data falling into the wrong hands when computers are lost or stol...
iPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes
Posted on Feb 10 2011 02:52 PM by xper in Security
Researchers in Germany say they've been able to reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in just six minutes and they did it without cracking the phone's passcode. The attack, which requires possession of the phone, targets keychain, App...
Adobe issues slew of patches for its software
Posted on Feb 10 2011 02:47 PM by xper in Security
Adobe on Tuesday released its quarterly security update, fixing dozens of vulnerabilities, including 29 flaws in its popular PDF viewing software Reader and Acrobat and 13 in Flash Player.The Reader and Acrobat flaws, most of which were classified...
Microsoft patches 22 bugs, stops Autorun hole that hel...
Posted on Feb 08 2011 06:59 PM by xper in Security
As expected, Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday is big: 22 bugs fixed via 12 updates, including patches for three zero-day exploits. Microsoft also made a change to the Autorun services in XP and Vista that it hopes will put a cramp in the spr...
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for F...
Posted on Feb 03 2011 07:54 PM by xper in Security
Microsoft to patch 22 bug next week. This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 8, 2011. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the February bulletin summary on Februa...
900 million Internet Explorer users hit by bug - You...
Posted on Feb 01 2011 08:51 PM by xper in Security
Are you a Windows user that still surfs the web with Internet Explorer? Well, if you are one of the 900 million who do, you need to to sit up and pay attention to a new vulnerability that affects you. Details here:Microsoft is investigating new pu...