Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted

Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted

Reports of the death of Britney Spears have been greatly exaggerated -- and caused by hackers.
Dan Kaplan Jun 30 2009 10:42AM Security
Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Two Facebook fans generated a load of free publicity for their new blog when, in their maiden post, they disclosed a vulnerability in the social-networking website that could enable outsiders to view parts of profiles that are set to private.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2009 10:27AM Security
Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

Virus researchers have spotted a new variant of a Mac trojan that attempts to change a victim computer's DNS settings.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2009 11:03AM Security
Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

A security researcher plans to use next month to disclose a slew of bugs that could yield worm outbreaks in microblogging platform Twitter.
Dan Kaplan Jun 17 2009 11:11AM Security
Air France crash prompts spam, malware outbreak

Air France crash prompts spam, malware outbreak

As expected, spammers and malware writers are trying to cash in on the Air France disaster.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2009 10:05AM Security
Symantec, McAfee settle with New York state

Symantec, McAfee settle with New York state

Symantec and McAfee agreed to pay a combined US$750,000 to settle charges that their subscription renewal process was deceptive to home users.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2009 10:05AM Security
T-Mobile confirms hack but doubts crooks have the goods

T-Mobile confirms hack but doubts crooks have the goods

T-Mobile has confirmed that hackers were able to swipe data from its systems, but the wireless carrier is downplaying the threat to customers.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2009 3:00PM Security
Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft has delivered 10 patches, including fixes for a server-side bug that was being actively exploited and a much publicised client-side issue that was discovered earlier this year at a hacker conference.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2009 1:51PM Security
Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft next week plans to push out 10 patches, six graded "critical" by the software giant.
Dan Kaplan Jun 5 2009 11:10AM Security
Apple patches QuickTime for 10 security holes

Apple patches QuickTime for 10 security holes

Apple has released an updated version of its popular QuickTime software.
Dan Kaplan Jun 2 2009 10:42AM Security
McAfee documents riskiest search terms

McAfee documents riskiest search terms

A McAfee study into 2,600 of the most popular keyword searches on the web has concluded that hunts for screensavers present the most risk.
Dan Kaplan Jun 1 2009 11:41AM Security
Spam accounted for 90 percent of all email in May

Spam accounted for 90 percent of all email in May

Spam is back on the rise, according to Symantec's MessageLabs monthly report.
Dan Kaplan May 27 2009 10:48AM Security
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter

Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter

Social networking sites are all the rage within phishing circles these days.
Dan Kaplan May 25 2009 9:24AM Security
Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review

Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review

Prodded by what many security observers considered to be a lackadaisical response earlier this year to a major zero-day Reader and Acrobat vulnerability, Adobe has announced a three-pronged strategy for addressing security in its popular PDF viewer.
Dan Kaplan May 21 2009 10:45AM Security
Microsoft validates web server vulnerability

Microsoft validates web server vulnerability

Microsoft has confirmed the presence of a privilege-escalation vulnerability in its Internet Information Services (IIS) web server.
Dan Kaplan May 20 2009 10:24AM Security
Researcher publishes Java proof-of-concept to urge Apple action

Researcher publishes Java proof-of-concept to urge Apple action

A security researcher who is upset that Apple has yet to patch a months-old vulnerability has published a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the exploit's severity.
Dan Kaplan May 20 2009 10:13AM Security
PowerPoint sole fix coming from Microsoft

PowerPoint sole fix coming from Microsoft

Microsoft said it expects to release a single patch next week -- this one to repair a zero-day vulnerability in PowerPoint that is being leveraged in ongoing, targeted attacks.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2009 10:25AM Security
Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

Adobe said it plans to release an update by May 12 for the recently disclosed Reader and Acrobat vulnerability.
Dan Kaplan May 5 2009 9:53AM Security
Former IT head admits guilt

Former IT head admits guilt

The former IT director at the Houston-based LifeGift Organ Donation Center has pleaded guilty to charges she illegally accessed the organisation's network to delete data, according to a US Department of Justice news release.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:43AM Security
Heartland again PCI compliant

Heartland again PCI compliant

Breached payment card processor Heartland Payment Systems has been again certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the company announced.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:34AM Security

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