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American Idol mock site slammed with DDoS attack

American Idol mock site slammed with DDoS attack

A popular but controversial website that asks fans of "American Idol" to vote for the least talented contestant each week continues to be slammed by a distributed denial-of-service attack, the site's manager told SCMagazine.com.
Dan Kaplan Mar 30 2007 10:05AM Security
New attack allows for hijacking of web traffic

New attack allows for hijacking of web traffic

Vulnerability could send users to phishing sites.
Shaun Nichols Mar 29 2007 1:59PM Security
Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers are targeting websites and blogs by exploiting the trackback feature to launch spam attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 20 2007 3:16PM Security
Internet Explorer flaw leads to phishing attack

Internet Explorer flaw leads to phishing attack

Hackers may be able to manipulate error page.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Security
Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Hackers are expected to exploit the mass-dispatch of Mother's Day emails this weekend to launch malware attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 19 2007 1:00AM Security
DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

Last month's DDoS attack on the systems-regarded as the backbone of the internet-badly damaged two of the web's 13 root servers, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Frank Washkuch Mar 13 2007 9:36AM Security
New attack blends rootkits with HTML-injections to phish users on the fly

New attack blends rootkits with HTML-injections to phish users on the fly

An organised crime network is distributing new malware that takes advantage of rootkits and a state-of-the-art HTML injection to phish consumers on the fly as they browse the Web, a new report from VeriSign's iDefense warned on Wednesday.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 5 2007 12:10AM Security
Australia amongst global attack

Australia amongst global attack

Fifty financial institutions in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region were hit with a well crafted pharming attack this week.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 4:20PM Security
Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 12:23AM Security
New zero-day Word attack emerges

New zero-day Word attack emerges

Attackers release exploit one day after Microsoft's monthly patch release.
Tom Sanders Feb 16 2007 10:24AM Security
Study: New pharming attack discovered

Study: New pharming attack discovered

As many as half of all broadband users - including some small- and medium-size enterprises - are susceptible to a new pharming attack that can succeed without the hacker ever penetrating the computer, Symantec announced today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 16 2007 10:06AM Security
Websites wide open to attack

Websites wide open to attack

Study finds average of 66 flaws in online apps for every website.
Tom Sanders Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Security
Mass-spammed Valentine's Day worm attack underway

Mass-spammed Valentine's Day worm attack underway

A virus posing as a Valentine's Day message has been spammed to email recipients in a global campaign.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 15 2007 6:31AM Security
Chip and pin vulnerable to relay attack

Chip and pin vulnerable to relay attack

Tetris hackers strike again.
Clement James Feb 8 2007 9:50AM Security
Zombie botnets attack global DNS servers

Zombie botnets attack global DNS servers

Sustained attack launched last night.
Robert Jaques Feb 8 2007 9:50AM Security
Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

A MoneyGram International server has been breached, allowing cybercrooks access to the personal information of nearly 80,000 people.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2007 4:40PM Security
'Make your own man-in-the-middle attack' online kit found

'Make your own man-in-the-middle attack' online kit found

Fraudsters are hawking free trials of "universal" man-in-the-middle phishing kits through an online forum, security researchers said today.
Dan Kaplan Jan 10 2007 6:09PM Security
Third attack hits Microsoft Word

Third attack hits Microsoft Word

Three's company for text editor flaws.
Shaun Nichols Dec 19 2006 9:17AM Security
Oracle database vulnerable to new attack class

Oracle database vulnerable to new attack class

Database security researcher David Litchfield with NGS Software claims to have discovered a new class of security flaw affecting Oracle databases.
Tom Sanders Nov 28 2006 10:00AM Security
Grey goo attack briefly fells Second Life

Grey goo attack briefly fells Second Life

Users of the highly popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game(MMORPG), Second Life, were locked out of the game's virtual world when it was shut down by a worm this weekend.
Ericka Chickowski Nov 21 2006 3:36PM Security

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