Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Little action from Kama Sutra Worm

Little action from Kama Sutra Worm

To the delight of mouse-clickers around the globe, the so-called Kama Sutra Worm scored high marks on foreplay – but failed to deliver the knockout blow many security experts feared it would.
Dan Kaplan Feb 6 2006 8:56PM Security
Newspapers lose readers' information

Newspapers lose readers' information

As many as 240,000 subscribers to The Boston Globe and Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette could be at risk for identity theft after their credit card numbers mistakenly were printed on the back of routing slips attached to newspaper bundles, the papers reported this week.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2006 10:14PM Security
Firefox flaws found

Firefox flaws found

Secunia issued an advisory today over multiple “highly critical” vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2006 10:01PM Security
F-Secure email faked, includes trojan

F-Secure email faked, includes trojan

Thousands of F-Secure users received a bogus email today that claims to be from an employee of the anti-virus vendor but instead contains a trojan.
Dan Kaplan Feb 1 2006 9:42PM Security
Smallest state's website cracked

Smallest state's website cracked

Hackers have struck the Rhode Island state government website, stealing the credit card numbers of more than 4,000 people in a breach much larger than originally thought.
Dan Kaplan Feb 1 2006 8:27PM Security
2005 marked by end of year surprises

2005 marked by end of year surprises

What do hidden files on CDs, new outlets for malware, an increasingly popular internet scheme, two new Windows vulnerabilities and a destructive worm have in common? They all either happened or were brought to light in the final three months of 2005.
Dan Kaplan Jan 31 2006 9:37PM Security
Malware took a smaller bite in 2005

Malware took a smaller bite in 2005

A year after reaching an all-time high, worldwide malware losses fell nearly 20 percent in 2005, an IT research and advisory firm said.
Dan Kaplan Jan 30 2006 8:58PM Security
Sex assault spam duping college students

Sex assault spam duping college students

Security analysts at Sophos have warned of a new trojan sent to colleges in North America and the United Kingdom disguised as a plea to help authorities locate an alleged campus rapist.
Dan Kaplan Jan 30 2006 8:38PM Security
Fastest growing malware threat: bots

Fastest growing malware threat: bots

Bots are the fastest growing malware threat, with more than 10,000 new variants detected last year, security firm Panda Labs said Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 27 2006 9:12PM Security
New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey has formed a Computer Crime Task Force to create a centralized approach to fighting cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Jan 26 2006 9:22PM Security
All hands on deck next week for Nyxem worm

All hands on deck next week for Nyxem worm

With the next stage of the so-called Kama Sutra Worm set to affect about 700,000 infected PCs on Feb. 3, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has warned users to batten down the hatches.
Dan Kaplan Jan 25 2006 10:14PM Security
Analyst: Oracle not on the ball

Analyst: Oracle not on the ball

A Gartner analyst has slammed Oracle over its security updates, saying users should be vigilant of threats to the software.
Dan Kaplan Jan 24 2006 10:12PM Security
Trojan kit found

Trojan kit found

Security teams from anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt Software have discovered a website application instructing hackers on how to build trojans designed to steal personal information.
Dan Kaplan Jan 23 2006 9:17PM Security
Cisco issues CallManager fixes

Cisco issues CallManager fixes

Cisco Systems has asked users of its CallManager VoIP software to install patches correcting two flaws.
Dan Kaplan Jan 20 2006 9:33PM Security
F-Secure reports on self

F-Secure reports on self

Anti-virus vendor F-Secure has detected a vulnerability in one of its own products, the company said in an advisory Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 20 2006 9:24PM Security
FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies

FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies

A new FBI computer crime survey claims that nine out ten polled companies have experienced a security lapse.
Dan Kaplan Jan 19 2006 8:30PM Security
Critical patch released by Oracle

Critical patch released by Oracle

Software giant Oracle issued a critical patch update today designed to correct a flaw that lets users with basic access take over as database administrators.
Dan Kaplan Jan 18 2006 9:43PM Security
Viruses hit 'rock bottom' in 2005

Viruses hit 'rock bottom' in 2005

Viruses accounted for less than 1 percent of malware threats detected last year by PandaLabs, the security firm reported Monday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 17 2006 8:54PM Security
The root of all IT evil?

The root of all IT evil?

The Windows programming expert who first uncovered the Sony rootkit application has now said such technology never should be used – even if companies deem it beneficial for the user.
Dan Kaplan Jan 17 2006 8:31PM Security
People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

Two companies are investigating unrelated recent incidents in which the personal information of tens of thousands of customers was either lost or stolen.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2006 9:02PM Security

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