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Zero Day Bug Bypasses Windows User Account Control
Nov 29 2010 05:14 PM | xper
Multiple versions of Microsoft Windows are vulnerable to a previously undisclosed, zero-day buffer-overflow vulnerability that would allow an attacker to gain system-level privileges and ...
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Windows zero-day surfaces as researcher releases attac...
Feb 15 2011 11:25 PM | xper
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 ...
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Windows malware threatens bank accounts
May 11 2011 07:12 PM | xper
Web access security provider Trusteer has identified a Microsoft Windows malware platform that it says has “morphed” into a threat that attacks North American financial institutions and t...
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Wikileaks 'hacked ahead of secret US document rele...
Nov 28 2010 04:51 PM | xper
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says it has come under attack from a computer-hacking operation, ahead of a release of secret US documents. "We are currently under a mass distribute...
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Why Microsoft should push Security Essentials to freel...
Nov 11 2010 07:29 AM | xper
Microsoft is continually looking for new ways to ‘encourage’ Windows freeloaders to pay up and go legal, but limiting Microsoft Security Essentials to a 30-day trial is a bad move. <...
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WebGL flaws give hackers a new point of entry (FF, Ch...
May 10 2011 10:38 AM | xper
Security researchers at the U.K.'s Context Information Security have identified serious flaws in the WebGL graphics standard used by default in Firefox 4 and Google Chrome; they'...
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VMware patches arbitrary code execution flaw in deskto...
Jun 15 2012 07:03 PM | xper
Virtualization software vendor VMware has released security patches for its Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX products in order to address two vulnerabilities that could allow att...
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Unpatched DLL bugs let hackers exploit Windows 7 and I...
May 07 2011 07:21 AM | xper
Although Microsoft has patched multiple DLL load hijacking vulnerabilities since last summer, Windows and Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) can still be exploited, a security company warned today...
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Twitter warns on passwords after spam attack
Dec 13 2010 10:42 PM | xper
A spam attack on Twitter shows why it's wise to use different passwords for Internet accounts. Twitter said Monday that hackers broke into an unspecified number of accounts and sent s...
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Twitter spam used to spread rogue security software
Apr 20 2012 03:24 AM | xper
A new spam campaign is promoting fake antivirus software through hundreds of fake or compromised Twitter accounts and thousands of tweets, warn security researchers. Anyone following the ...
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Turkey Cracks Down On Anonymous Hacking Group With 32 ...
Jun 15 2011 07:06 AM | xper
Turkey arrested 32 people allegedly connected to the hacker group Anonymous after members launched a series of denial-of-service attacks that shut down Turkish government and telecom Web ...
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Thousands download LOIC software for Anonymous attacks...
Dec 10 2010 11:19 AM | xper
The evolution of the software being used to try to target sites such as Mastercard, PayPal and even Amazon has been evolving rapidly in the past few days, security researchers note. Durin...
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Symantec Find VoIP Account Cracking Botnet
Feb 18 2011 10:25 AM | xper
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....
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Sony To Ban All PS3 Pirates From PSN
Feb 16 2011 09:03 PM | xper
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment released the following statement: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices ...
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Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
Nov 10 2010 01:03 PM | xper
Two security software makers are complaining about Microsoft using its update service to deliver its free antivirus software to Windows users who don't have such protection on their c...
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Security Alert: New Spyware on Android Devices Identified
Feb 25 2011 02:40 PM | xper
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.SecurePh...
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Secunia's domain hijacked
Nov 25 2010 08:25 PM | xper
Last night, attackers seized control of security firm Secunia's top domain and set it up in such a way that a visit to secunia.com displayed a message from the hacker group instead of...
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Secunia PSI 2 released: gives your PC a free security ...
Dec 22 2010 09:51 AM | xper
Secunia has released version 2 of its Personal Software Inspector tool, which scans client PCs for missing Windows updates and outdated software programs, helping to alert the user to the...
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Rootkit with Blue Screen history now targets 64-bit Wi...
Nov 29 2010 07:53 AM | xper
A new version of the malware that crippled Windows PCs last February sidesteps safeguards designed to block rootkits from hijacking machines running 64-bit editions of Windows, researcher...
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Researchers reveal attack code for new IE zero-day
Dec 23 2010 05:13 AM | xper
Microsoft is investigating the unpatched IE vulnerability, an exploit that bypasses ASLR and DEP on Windows 7. Security researchers have released attack code that exploits an unpatched bu...
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Patch Tuesday Fixes Critical Bluetooth Flaw in Windows 7
Jul 12 2011 10:08 PM | xper
Patch Tuesday has arrived. As expected, Microsoft released a relatively small number of patches for July , but that is no reason for IT admins to let their guard down--especially when one...
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