Frank Washkuch

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iPhone, iPod Touch TIFF flaw revealed

iPhone, iPod Touch TIFF flaw revealed

A researcher has revealed a flaw in the iPhone, as well as the recently released iPod Touch, that can be exploited via malicious TIFF files.
Frank Washkuch Oct 15 2007 10:11AM Security
Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft released an advisory on Wednesday for a URI and URL handling flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems with Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) installed.
Frank Washkuch Oct 12 2007 10:17AM Security
Progress against piracy

Progress against piracy

When Chinese law enforcement authorities in July rounded up members of two criminal organisations allegedly responsible for US$500 million in counterfeit software, it was hailed by the FBI and software vendors as a considerable blow to high quality Chinese counterfeiters.
Frank Washkuch Oct 10 2007 11:57AM Security
Adobe discloses Reader, Acrobat flaw; can allow remote code execution

Adobe discloses Reader, Acrobat flaw; can allow remote code execution

Adobe disclosed a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat products that can be exploited by remote attackers using malicious PDF documents.
Frank Washkuch Oct 9 2007 1:29PM Security
What would the Godfather think?

What would the Godfather think?

Frank Washkuch Oct 4 2007 1:17PM Security
Google patches Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google patches Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google has patched a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Gmail that could allow the forwarding of messages to a malicious user.
Frank Washkuch Oct 3 2007 10:05AM Security
Silent Microsoft update blamed for Windows issue

Silent Microsoft update blamed for Windows issue

A Windows expert has blamed the silent support update that Microsoft deployed in the past two months for PCs running Windows XP with Windows Update being unable to download updates correctly.
Frank Washkuch Oct 2 2007 10:10AM Security
Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

A flaw in Gmail can allow an attacker to forward all messages with attachments to another email address.
Frank Washkuch Sep 27 2007 9:48AM Security
Storm Worm game screenshots

Storm Worm game screenshots

Frank Washkuch Sep 26 2007 2:18PM Security
Money mules recruited through spoofed pages

Money mules recruited through spoofed pages

How do cybercriminals recruit money mules to move their ill-gotten gains from one country to another? One way is through real-looking websites appearing to promote Apple resellers.
Frank Washkuch Sep 24 2007 9:37AM Security
IBM-ISS X-Force finds a more complex malware market, fewer vulnerabilities, during first half of 2007

IBM-ISS X-Force finds a more complex malware market, fewer vulnerabilities, during first half of 2007

The malware underworld grew more complex during the first half of 2007, despite a decrease in the number of disclosed vulnerabilities, according to statistics provided by IBM Internet Security Systems' X-Force Labs.
Frank Washkuch Sep 20 2007 2:04PM Security
Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw

Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw

Researchers last week revealed an unpatched buffer overflow bug in Windows that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected machine.
Frank Washkuch Sep 19 2007 1:52PM Security
Barracuda Networks buys NetContinuum

Barracuda Networks buys NetContinuum

Barracuda Networks announced today that it has completed an acquisition of application-firewall vendor NetContinuum.
Frank Washkuch Sep 19 2007 12:41PM Security
Microsoft unleashes hacker blog

Microsoft unleashes hacker blog

Frank Washkuch Sep 13 2007 4:49PM Security
Microsoft trims one fix from Patch Tuesday roster

Microsoft trims one fix from Patch Tuesday roster

Microsoft has made this week's Patch Tuesday release a bit easier on IT professionals.
Frank Washkuch Sep 11 2007 2:26PM Security
Microsoft to release five fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft to release five fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will release five security bulletins - one for a flaw deemed "critical" - next week as part of its September Patch Tuesday distribution.
Frank Washkuch Sep 10 2007 8:49AM Security
Attack on Monster.com affects 146,000 USAJobs.gov subscribers

Attack on Monster.com affects 146,000 USAJobs.gov subscribers

About 146,000 users of USAJobs.gov had their personal information compromised in recent attacks on Monster.com, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disclosed this week.
Frank Washkuch Sep 3 2007 9:50AM Security
Microsoft unleashes hacker blog

Microsoft unleashes hacker blog

Frank Washkuch Aug 31 2007 3:16PM Security
Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft is planning to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its Vista operating system in the first quarter of 2008, and its beta will be available within a month.
Frank Washkuch Aug 31 2007 10:23AM Security
Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

Research suggests that spammers didn't find the results they were looking for during recent PDF spam spikes, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos.
Frank Washkuch Aug 30 2007 9:46AM Security

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