Frank Washkuch

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Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Two new exploits that seek to take control of PCs through already-patched Windows vulnerabilities have been found in the wild.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2006 7:49PM Security
Yahoo, Symantec team up on web security

Yahoo, Symantec team up on web security

Yahoo and Symantec are expanding on a previous partnership to offer new security services to Yahoo customers.
Frank Washkuch Jul 25 2006 8:19PM Security
U.S. still top spam producer, study says

U.S. still top spam producer, study says

The tide may be turning – for the worse - in the war against spam email, according to one recent vendor study.
Frank Washkuch Jul 24 2006 6:52PM Security
Beware fake Google Toolbar trojan

Beware fake Google Toolbar trojan

Researchers warned PC users this week to be on the lookout for a trojan in the wild disguising itself as Google Toolbar.
Frank Washkuch Jul 21 2006 10:03PM Security
Microsoft fixes one July Patch Tuesday fix

Microsoft fixes one July Patch Tuesday fix

Microsoft fixed one of its July patches this week after reports that the patch appears to install correctly, but then is reoffered by Automatic Update and Windows Update.
Frank Washkuch Jul 20 2006 9:55PM Security
SQL injection attacks on the rise, says SecureWorks

SQL injection attacks on the rise, says SecureWorks

Criminals are increasingly using structured query language (SQL) code to obtain the personal information of consumers through databases, internet monitoring vendor SecureWorks warned this week.
Frank Washkuch Jul 20 2006 9:13PM Security
Avoid untrusted PowerPoint docs, says Microsoft

Avoid untrusted PowerPoint docs, says Microsoft

Microsoft advised PowerPoint users this week to avoid Office files from untrusted sources - and unexpected files from trusted sources - as a workaround for the recently discovered flaw in PowerPoint now being exploited in targeted attacks.
Frank Washkuch Jul 18 2006 6:48PM Security
Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory

Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory

Microsoft security researchers have been "on a state of high alert" following targeted attacks on a PowerPoint flaw and vulnerabilities in other Office programs, according to one high-ranking member of its Security Response Center.
Frank Washkuch Jul 17 2006 10:30PM Security
Malicious World Cup website ponders why Zidane did it

Malicious World Cup website ponders why Zidane did it

In just a few weeks, Zinedine Zidane has gone from revered soccer superstar to demonized World Cup goat to bait for malicious code.
Frank Washkuch Jul 17 2006 7:44PM Security
Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacks

Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacks

Microsoft PowerPoint users were warned this week about a new exploit that takes advantage of a zero-day flaw in the program to drop a malicious file onto a compromised computer.
Frank Washkuch Jul 14 2006 9:00PM Security
Adobe patches Acrobat flaw

Adobe patches Acrobat flaw

Adobe released a patch on Tuesday for a flaw that could allow a malicious PDF document to trigger buffer overflow.
Frank Washkuch Jul 14 2006 3:14PM Security
State Department looking into reported hackings

State Department looking into reported hackings

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it is investigating "anomalies" in its unclassified computer system, according to reports by major wire services.
Frank Washkuch Jul 12 2006 7:21PM Security
FBI warns of online job scams

FBI warns of online job scams

Want a new job? The FBI has some words of warning for you.
Frank Washkuch Jul 12 2006 6:54PM Security
End of Windows 98, ME support from Microsoft

End of Windows 98, ME support from Microsoft

Today is the end of the line for Redmond's active support of the Windows 98 and ME operating systems.
Frank Washkuch Jul 11 2006 9:59PM Security
Sophos discovers PoC virus targeting research tool

Sophos discovers PoC virus targeting research tool

A new proof-of-concept (PoC) virus that targets an analysis tool used widely by security researchers has been discovered.
Frank Washkuch Jul 10 2006 7:56PM Security
MessageLabs: By numerous delivery methods, spam up in June

MessageLabs: By numerous delivery methods, spam up in June

The amount of spam in email traffic rose during the second quarter of this year, as spammers converged platforms such as email, instant messaging (IM) and social networking sites to spread unwanted email, according to a recent study.
Frank Washkuch Jul 10 2006 7:47PM Security
New flaw affects Asian Microsoft Excel versions

New flaw affects Asian Microsoft Excel versions

A new vulnerability has been discovered in Asian-language versions of Microsoft Excel.
Frank Washkuch Jul 7 2006 7:29PM Security
PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

A new phishing scheme is tempting PayPal users to call a malicious phone number and leave their account information, researchers warned today.
Frank Washkuch Jul 7 2006 7:10PM Security
Lucky number of fixes due from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

Lucky number of fixes due from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will release seven new fixes next week as part of the July version of the company's monthly Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Jul 6 2006 8:17PM Security
Sensitive FBI data hacked

Sensitive FBI data hacked

A former government consultant breached sensitive portions of the FBI's classified computer system to obtain the passwords of 38,000 employees – including that of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, according to a report today in the Washington Post.
Frank Washkuch Jul 6 2006 6:38PM Security

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