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Microsoft to issue emergency IE patch before next Patc...

Jan 10 2013 03:56 PM | xper
Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researcher...
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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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Internet Explorer flaw triggers Gmail nation-state att...

Jun 14 2012 02:45 PM | xper
A security flaw in Internet Explorer is triggering messages in some users’ Gmail accounts that they may be the target of an attack from a nation-state.The vulnerability in IE was revealed...
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Microsoft prepares post-Flame Windows Update changes

Jun 14 2012 11:05 AM | xper
Microsoft will start feeding users an update to the critical Windows Update service in the next few days, several security experts said today.Windows Update (WU) provides security patches...
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Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Windows and Internet...

Jun 12 2012 07:25 PM | xper
Microsoft is urging users and administrators to update their systems following the release of seven security bulletins for Windows. The bulletins address a total of 26 unique security vul...
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Microsoft to fix 28 security bugs in Tuesday patch

Jun 12 2012 05:37 AM | xper
As part of its monthly security roundup, Microsoft will fix 28 bugs Tuesday in several of its programs, including Windows, Internet Explorer and Office. The 28 flaws, wrapped into seven b...
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Google warns 20,000 websites they could be infected wi...

Apr 20 2012 04:00 AM | xper
Google has warned 20,000 websites that they might be hacked and injected with JavaScript redirect malware, Google said.In a message sent this week, Google said that some pages of the webs...
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Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze to dis...

Apr 20 2012 03:55 AM | xper
In an attempt to take advantage of the popularity of free photo-sharing app Instagram among smartphone users, malware writers have created fake Instagram websites to distribute Android Tr...
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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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Adobe promises Reader zero-day patch on Friday

Dec 15 2011 07:03 PM | xper
Adobe today said it will release a patch Friday for an older version of the Reader PDF viewer to stymie attacks like those aimed at major defense contractors earlier this month.Nine days ...
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Google fixes 15 vulnerabilities in Chrome browser

Dec 14 2011 09:43 PM | xper
Google has released Chrome 16, a new stable version of its Web browser that addresses 15 high- and medium-risk vulnerabilities. Four of the security flaws patched in this release stem fro...
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Hackers may develop a 'computer virus' to infe...

Dec 14 2011 08:05 PM | xper
"Synthetic biology" is accelerating "faster than computer technology", say experts who have warned that hackers could someday use it to develop a computer virus to bend hu...
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Microsoft Shows Security Improvements with 2011 Patch ...

Dec 14 2011 07:41 PM | xper
Microsoft on Tuesday issued 13 security bulletins. Only three were rated critical. That's a small reprieve since IT admins expected 14 bulletins -- the fix for the so-called Beast ...
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A New Printer Hack Sounds Like Remote-Controlled Arson

Nov 29 2011 02:59 PM | xper
Hacking somebody's printer remotely seems like a silly idea -- how would you pick up your fraudulent documents? But researchers at Columbia say they've found a way to do it , and ...
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Microsoft fixes gaping hole in Windows TCP/IP stack

Nov 09 2011 05:49 AM | xper
Microsoft has released its November batch of security bulletins with fixes for at least four documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows operating system. The updates address remote ...
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MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: Expect 'critical' I...

Oct 10 2011 04:37 AM | xper
Microsoft’s monthly pilgrimage to the security patch altar will resume next Tuesday with fixes for gaping security holes in software products used by tens of millions of computer users.In...
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Mozilla puts Firefox 7 on memory diet, patches 11 bugs

Sep 29 2011 05:30 AM | xper
Mozilla yesterday patched 11 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Firefox as it upgraded the browser to version 7. The company has batted a thousand so far in its rapid release sched...
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Microsoft: SSL/TLS attacks highly improbable, but may ...

Sep 27 2011 02:35 PM | xper
Microsoft has issued a security advisory about an exploit that can decrypt SSL and TLS Web traffic. While actual attacks are considered improbable, a security patch to protect Microsoft s...
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Microsoft fixes 22 security bugs

Aug 09 2011 07:51 PM | xper
Microsoft released 13 patches Tuesday to fix 22 security flaws affecting several of its programs, including Internet Explorer and Windows. Of the 13 separate security bulletins, two of th...
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Microsoft slates 22 patches for Windows, IE next week

Aug 04 2011 09:39 PM | xper
Microsoft today said it will ship 13 security updates next week to patch 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Visio and Visual Studio. Next Tuesday's patch lineup is larg...
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Facebook glitch exposes private videos

Jul 25 2011 11:17 AM | xper
Just as our friends at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are reporting about a start-up that rats you out to potential employers based on your drunken or otherwise ill-advise...
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