Frank Washkuch

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Symantec patches remotely exploitable flaw

Symantec patches remotely exploitable flaw

Symantec on Wednesday patched a vulnerability in Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Norton Internet Security 2004 that can be exploited for remote code execution.
Frank Washkuch May 18 2007 10:22AM Security
Click here for virus’ Google Adwords experiment gets 400 clicks, 260,000 views in six months

Click here for virus’ Google Adwords experiment gets 400 clicks, 260,000 views in six months
Frank Washkuch May 17 2007 4:24PM Security
Symantec seeks US$55M in eight piracy lawsuits

Symantec seeks US$55M in eight piracy lawsuits

Symantec has filed suit against eight companies accused of being software pirates, seeking a total of more than US$55 million in damages.
Frank Washkuch May 17 2007 10:04AM Security
Windows Update used to download malware updates

Windows Update used to download malware updates

Hackers have used a Windows Update process to inject malicious code onto a system while avoiding firewalls, according to researchers at Symantec.
Frank Washkuch May 15 2007 2:14PM Security
TippingPoint wins Frost & Sullivan award

TippingPoint wins Frost & Sullivan award

Less than two weeks after Gartner disparaged TippingPoint's connection to a flaw-finding contest at a recent IT security conference, Frost & Sullivan commended the organisation for research leadership and market growth.
Frank Washkuch May 14 2007 9:42AM Security
Flaws in numerous McAfee products

Flaws in numerous McAfee products

Vulnerability monitoring organisations have reported a flaw in numerous McAfee products that can be exploited to compromise systems.
Frank Washkuch May 10 2007 10:13AM Security
Trend Micro ServerProtect flaws disclosed

Trend Micro ServerProtect flaws disclosed

Nnumerous boundary vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Trend Micro's ServerProtect product that could allow buffer overflow and DoS attacks.
Frank Washkuch May 9 2007 9:48AM Security
Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

The most recent monthly spam report from Symantec saw a decrease in image spam — a technique using embedded images to bypass phishing filters — that had been growing in popularity this year.
Frank Washkuch May 8 2007 9:48AM Security
Trojan posing as 'Microsoft piracy control' message

Trojan posing as 'Microsoft piracy control' message

Symantec has spotted a realistic-looking trojan claiming to be from "Microsoft piracy control" that shuts down PCs if users don't comply with attackers' demands.
Frank Washkuch May 7 2007 10:05AM Security
Microsoft to release seven patches including DNS fix

Microsoft to release seven patches including DNS fix

Microsoft today announced it will release seven Patch Tuesday fixes next week, including one for a flaw in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service.
Frank Washkuch May 4 2007 10:43AM Security
Apple patches QuickTime flaw on OS X

Apple patches QuickTime flaw on OS X

Apple on Monday patched a now infamous flaw in its QuickTime media player first discovered in a hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference last month.
Frank Washkuch May 3 2007 10:03AM Security
CanSecWest hacking contest slammed

CanSecWest hacking contest slammed

Gartner took a jab at TippingPoint and CanSecWest officials this week, criticising them for a recent hacking contest that revealed a then-unpatched flaw in QuickTime.
Frank Washkuch May 3 2007 9:53AM Security
Flaw in Winamp MP4 processing disclosed

Flaw in Winamp MP4 processing disclosed

A hacker posted exploit code for a then-unknown vulnerability in the Winamp media player to the Milw0rm site on Monday.
Frank Washkuch May 2 2007 9:50AM Security
Second Adobe Photoshop flaw disclosed in a week

Second Adobe Photoshop flaw disclosed in a week

The hacker who last week disclosed a vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop posted exploit code for a fresh vulnerability in the product today.
Frank Washkuch May 1 2007 9:31AM Security
Microsoft: DNS patch likely for May Patch Tuesday

Microsoft: DNS patch likely for May Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will likely have a fix available for a sparsely attacked flaw in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service as part of the 8 May Patch Tuesday distribution, according to company researchers.
Frank Washkuch May 1 2007 9:28AM Security
Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls

Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls

A phishing scheme attempted this week to capture both victims' personal information and their phone calls, according to researchers at SecureWorks.
Frank Washkuch Apr 30 2007 9:42AM Security
QuickTime bug exposed at CanSecWest more than just a Safari flaw

QuickTime bug exposed at CanSecWest more than just a Safari flaw

Secunia released an advisory today for a QuickTime vulnerability exposed when researcher Shane Macaulay hacked into an MacBook Pro at CanSecWest last week.
Frank Washkuch Apr 26 2007 10:26AM Security
TippingPoint: Contest-winning Safari flaw affects all Java-enabled browsers

TippingPoint: Contest-winning Safari flaw affects all Java-enabled browsers

A research tag team on Friday hacked into a MacBook Pro at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, showing off what appeared to be an unpatched vulnerability in the Safari web browser while winning Us$10,000 in the process.
Frank Washkuch Apr 26 2007 10:23AM Security
160 000 personal files stolen latest US retailier breach

160 000 personal files stolen latest US retailier breach

The latest retailer to suffer a data breach: Neiman Marcus.
Frank Washkuch Apr 26 2007 10:04AM Security
QuickTime flaw found, also affects Internet Explorer on Vista

QuickTime flaw found, also affects Internet Explorer on Vista

Researchers at TippingPoint said today that the vulnerability exploited last week to hack into a MacBook Pro at CanSecWest also affects Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser on the Windows Vista operating system.
Frank Washkuch Apr 26 2007 9:48AM Security

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