Frank Washkuch

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Potential trojan redirects users to malicious websites

Potential trojan redirects users to malicious websites

Users of online banking and credit card websites were warned this week of a potential trojan that redirects users to fake financial sites – even if users type in the correct URL themselves.
Frank Washkuch Jul 5 2006 7:45PM Security
Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit

Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit

Microsoft was hit this week with another lawsuit charging that the company’s Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program violates spyware regulations. It was the second such suit in as many weeks.
Frank Washkuch Jul 5 2006 7:35PM Security
AOL instant messenger worm poses as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage

AOL instant messenger worm poses as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage

AOL Instant messenger (IM) users were warned this week of a new worm that poses as Microsoft’s controversial Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program.
Frank Washkuch Jul 5 2006 7:24PM Security
Report: EMC about to buy RSA

Report: EMC about to buy RSA

RSA Security, responding to a story in The New York Times saying EMC – or at lease one other bidder – is on the cusp of buying the firm, confirmed today that it is negotiating with other companies for a "potential strategic transition."
Frank Washkuch Jun 29 2006 6:48PM Security
Microsoft investigating new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft investigating new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft said it is looking into one of the newly reported flaws in Internet Explorer (IE) on Wednesday.
Frank Washkuch Jun 29 2006 6:25PM Security
New trojan poses as Microsoft Word attachment

New trojan poses as Microsoft Word attachment

Microsoft Word users are being warned about a new trojan making its way onto home and business PCs by posing as a word processor email attachment.
Frank Washkuch Jun 28 2006 9:20PM Security
Two new Internet Explorer flaws reported

Two new Internet Explorer flaws reported

Security researchers reported two new vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer this week.
Frank Washkuch Jun 28 2006 8:56PM Security
Kaspersky claims victory over ransomware trojan

Kaspersky claims victory over ransomware trojan

Analysts have cracked a Russian ransomware trojan that was using 660-bit RSA encryption key, Kaspersky Lab announced Monday.
Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2006 7:36PM Security
Install June patches or face new exploit code, Microsoft warns

Install June patches or face new exploit code, Microsoft warns

Microsoft released a new security advisory on Friday after malicious code was published for a recently patched flaw in the remote access connection manager service.
Frank Washkuch Jun 26 2006 6:28PM Security
Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month

Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month

A researcher has found yet another flaw in Microsoft Excel - the third since this month’s Patch Tuesday security bulletin release.
Frank Washkuch Jun 23 2006 10:00PM Security
Another Microsoft Excel flaw found

Another Microsoft Excel flaw found

Microsoft officials again urged PC users to use safe email practices in response to the second vulnerability found in Excel in a week.
Frank Washkuch Jun 21 2006 8:09PM Security
Microsoft Excel zero-day flaw workaround released

Microsoft Excel zero-day flaw workaround released

Microsoft released a workaround on Monday for the recently discovered zero-day flaw in Microsoft Excel that could allow remote code execution.
Frank Washkuch Jun 20 2006 9:47PM Security
Microsoft to update new patch because of scripting issue

Microsoft to update new patch because of scripting issue

Microsoft will update one of the patches it released last Tuesday due to an error that prevents certain scripts from running.
Frank Washkuch Jun 19 2006 5:46PM Security
Post-Patch Tuesday zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Excel

Post-Patch Tuesday zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel users were told this week to beware of zero-day attacks taking advantage of a newly discovered vulnerability in the ultra-popular spreadsheet program.
Frank Washkuch Jun 16 2006 7:47PM Security
New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

A number of exploits for disclosed vulnerabilities Microsoft vulnerabilities were reported to be in the wild just hours after the company’s Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Jun 15 2006 10:54PM Security
Yahoo distributes fix for email worm

Yahoo distributes fix for email worm

Yahoo now has its arms around a newly discovered malicious worm that had been affecting users of its email service.
Frank Washkuch Jun 14 2006 9:33PM Security
A dozen new Microsoft fixes released on Patch Tuesday

A dozen new Microsoft fixes released on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released a dozen new patches on Tuesday - eight of which were deemed critical by the software giant - including a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer and a long awaited fix for Microsoft Word.
Frank Washkuch Jun 13 2006 10:25PM Security
Hackers break into Energy Department's nuclear weapons wing

Hackers break into Energy Department's nuclear weapons wing

A hacker obtained data belonging to the federal Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons agency last year, stealing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 department employees.
Frank Washkuch Jun 13 2006 9:49PM Security
Credit unions, small banks see more phishing attacks

Credit unions, small banks see more phishing attacks

Attacks against small banks and credit unions remained on the rise last month, according to a recent fraud report from RSA Security.
Frank Washkuch Jun 9 2006 9:08PM Security
Dozen fixes due on Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Dozen fixes due on Microsoft Patch Tuesday

IT administrators will be busy next week when Microsoft releases a monster Patch Tuesday update, sending out a dozen security fixes to users of its software.
Frank Washkuch Jun 8 2006 9:53PM Security

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