Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

International cybergang charged with RBS Worldpay hack

International cybergang charged with RBS Worldpay hack

International collaboration pays dividends.
Dan Kaplan Nov 11 2009 11:56AM Security
Microsoft to deliver six patches covering 15 flaws

Microsoft to deliver six patches covering 15 flaws

20 fewer than last month.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2009 10:40AM Security
Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

Attacker could gain free reign over principal production domain.
Dan Kaplan Nov 5 2009 11:03AM Security
Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king

Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king

Facebook wins civil action against spammer.
Dan Kaplan Nov 2 2009 10:28AM Security
Updated Mozilla Firefox browser corrects 16 flaws

Updated Mozilla Firefox browser corrects 16 flaws

Mozilla updates browser.
Dan Kaplan Oct 29 2009 8:55AM Security
Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

Business is booming.
Dan Kaplan Oct 20 2009 10:41AM Security
Schwarzenegger negs update to California breach law

Schwarzenegger negs update to California breach law

In an apparent surprise move, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rebuffed a bill that would have updated the 2003 landmark California data breach notification law.
Dan Kaplan Oct 19 2009 9:49AM Security
Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

Aims to steal business bank accounts.
Dan Kaplan Oct 16 2009 11:05AM Security
New versions of Adobe Reader, Acrobat to patch flaws

New versions of Adobe Reader, Acrobat to patch flaws

Coincides with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Oct 12 2009 11:15AM Security
Microsoft to push 13 patches, including SMB, FTP fixes

Microsoft to push 13 patches, including SMB, FTP fixes

A whopping 34 vulnerabilities to be patched.
Dan Kaplan Oct 9 2009 10:49AM Security
Yahoo, Gmail passwords also phished in far-reaching scam

Yahoo, Gmail passwords also phished in far-reaching scam

Hotmail not the only target.
Dan Kaplan Oct 7 2009 10:29AM Security
Attack code developed for Vista and Server vulnerability

Attack code developed for Vista and Server vulnerability

Outbreak leveraging unpatched flaw moves one step closer.
Dan Kaplan Sep 30 2009 10:45AM Security
Reddit succumbs then cleans up from XSS attack

Reddit succumbs then cleans up from XSS attack

Reddit is the latest Web 2.0 site to be slowed by a cross-site scripting attack.
Dan Kaplan Sep 29 2009 9:16AM Security
Facebook to shut Beacon, create security foundation

Facebook to shut Beacon, create security foundation

Independent foundation will promote data security and privacy.
Dan Kaplan Sep 23 2009 11:43AM Security
Firefox finds users interested in updating Flash Player

Firefox finds users interested in updating Flash Player

Mozilla is reporting initial success in getting users updated to the latest version of Flash.
Dan Kaplan Sep 18 2009 9:54AM Security
Serena Williams meltdown is latest poisoned search attack

Serena Williams meltdown is latest poisoned search attack

Hackers continue to use a tried-and-true tactic to infect internet users: poisoned search results.
Dan Kaplan Sep 15 2009 11:38AM Security
Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Malware-laden emails, at a rate of 90,000 an hour, are trying to dupe recipients into believing they were implicated in defrauding the IRS.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:29AM Security
Adobe, Oracle delay quarterly patches

Adobe, Oracle delay quarterly patches

Patches delayed while delegates are at the show.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:28AM Security
Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability

Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability

Microsoft has recognized a zero-day vulnerability in its SMB protocol that, experts say, might warrant an out-of-band patch.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:04AM Security
Microsoft patches for eight flaws; FTP server fix not ready

Microsoft patches for eight flaws; FTP server fix not ready

Five 'critical' patches delivered.
Dan Kaplan Sep 9 2009 10:30AM Security

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