Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Apple delivers record Mac OS X security update

Apple delivers record Mac OS X security update

Apple has issued its largest Mac OS X security update ever, delivering fixes for more than 80 vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Mar 20 2008 10:28AM Security
Spitzer and Majoras, and how they relate

Spitzer and Majoras, and how they relate

Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2008 2:14PM Security
Experts try to make sense of Hannaford data breach

Experts try to make sense of Hannaford data breach

As the dust settles from one of the largest data breaches since TJX, few fresh details emerged one day after Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain revealed that intruders stole some 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from its computer systems.
Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2008 1:45PM Security
Hackers strike Hannaford supermarket, steal 4.2 million card numbers

Hackers strike Hannaford supermarket, steal 4.2 million card numbers

New England is again the epicenter of a major retail data breach, this time with the Hannaford Bros. grocery store chain on Monday disclosing that hackers stole 4.2 million debit and credit card numbers from its computer systems.
Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2008 10:17AM Security
'Spam King of Seattle' Soloway pleads guilty

'Spam King of Seattle' Soloway pleads guilty

Robert Alan Soloway, the so-called "spam king," pleaded guilty on Friday after prosecutors charged him with using botnets to deliver millions of unwanted junk mail messages to victims across the world.
Dan Kaplan Mar 18 2008 10:19AM Security
IFRAME attack impacting 20,000 trusted websites

IFRAME attack impacting 20,000 trusted websites

Researchers on Friday continued to monitor a widespred IFRAME attack that exploits visitors to legitimate websites by installing an information-stealing trojan on their machines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 17 2008 10:10AM Security
Cisco sets dates for IOS patch releases

Cisco sets dates for IOS patch releases

Cisco has announced plans to release patches for its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software on a regular schedule, much in the same way that Microsoft and Oracle issue product fixes on scheduled dates.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2008 10:00AM Security
Exploit code created for hole in RealPlayer

Exploit code created for hole in RealPlayer

The researcher who discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the widely deployed RealPlayer has developed a working exploit for it, he told SCMagazineUS.com on Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2008 10:00AM Security
Researcher discovers RealPlayer ActiveX bug

Researcher discovers RealPlayer ActiveX bug

A security researcher said Monday he has discovered an unpatched ActiveX vulnerability in RealPlayer, the popular media player, and is working on an exploit.
Dan Kaplan Mar 11 2008 9:57AM Security
MTV breach impacts 5,000 employees, successful social-engineering blamed

MTV breach impacts 5,000 employees, successful social-engineering blamed

A socially-engineered attack could be to blame for a security breach at MTV Networks that has compromised the personal information of some 5,000 employees, security experts said Monday.
Dan Kaplan Mar 11 2008 9:57AM Security
Keeping a secret: The digital war

Keeping a secret: The digital war

Northrop Grumman has grown to a $30-billion-a-year company by designing and building some of the world's most sophisticated war-fighting tools, be it stealth bombers, airborne surveillance systems or nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 10 2008 3:39PM Security
Police bust major ID theft ring in New York

Police bust major ID theft ring in New York

Thirty-eight people living in New York have been charged with leveraging stolen consumer data to create bogus credit cards that were then used to purchase high-priced goods, such as computers and televisions, authorities said.
Dan Kaplan Mar 10 2008 10:40AM Security
Cybercrooks beating CAPTCHA to send more spam

Cybercrooks beating CAPTCHA to send more spam

Spam originating from popular webmail services are spiking now that spammers have found ways to evade the challenge-response requirements for opening an account, a new study from email security firm MessageLabs reveals.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2008 11:15AM Security
New Microsoft Access exploit in wild: Panda

New Microsoft Access exploit in wild: Panda

PandaLabs researchers said they have discovered a public exploit taking advantage of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Access Database.
Dan Kaplan Mar 5 2008 3:42PM Security
TJX customers to claim eligibility for breach settlement

TJX customers to claim eligibility for breach settlement

TJX has begun distributing claims forms to customers whose information may have been compromised in the retail chain's massive data breach.
Dan Kaplan Mar 5 2008 10:28AM Security
New virus tries to dupe victims into googling its name

New virus tries to dupe victims into googling its name

A new virus that appears to harken back to the days when malware was written for notoriety and annoyance is actually a craftily executed social engineering scheme that seeks financial fortune for its masterminds.
Dan Kaplan Mar 5 2008 10:04AM Security
Storm returns to non-holiday spam

Storm returns to non-holiday spam

After a spate of holiday-themed attacks, the Storm Worm creators are going back to basics with their latest spam run that launched Sunday.
Dan Kaplan Mar 4 2008 9:31AM Security
Sourcefire offers weak outlook following rough fourth quarter

Sourcefire offers weak outlook following rough fourth quarter

A dismal earnings forecast this week from intrusion prevention maker Sourcefire underscores some of the challenges facing public IT security companies, a pair of analysts said Friday.
Dan Kaplan Mar 3 2008 10:16AM Security
Finjan finds application selling FTP credentials

Finjan finds application selling FTP credentials

Researchers at the web security firm Finjan on Wednesday announced they have discovered a small database containing about 8,700 file-transfer protocol (FTP) server credentials that were being used to plant malicious code on legitimate websites.
Dan Kaplan Feb 29 2008 9:41AM Security
US FTC head Majoras set to step down

US FTC head Majoras set to step down

Deborah Platt Majoras, chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2004 and a champion of identity theft protection for consumers, announced Thursday that she plans to leave her post in late March.
Dan Kaplan Feb 29 2008 9:41AM Security

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