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Broadcom wireless drivers vulnerable to attack, says Metasploit creator

Broadcom wireless drivers vulnerable to attack, says Metasploit creator

Just when you thought that spilling a hot cup of latte was all you had to worry about while surfing the web at your local Starbucks - or any public place for that matter - think again: Nearby attackers can now exploit the wireless drivers used in many popular laptops to assume control of your machine, and there is little you can do to stop them.
Dan Kaplan Nov 13 2006 10:37PM Security
Bot herder charged in Akamai attack

Bot herder charged in Akamai attack

Florida man faces up to two years in jail.
Robert Jaques Oct 26 2006 9:55AM Security
NAB hit by DoS attack

NAB hit by DoS attack

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported that it was hit with a denial of Service Attack (DoA) on Wednesday.
Tim Lohman Oct 20 2006 3:16PM Security
Spammers use MySpace in phishing attack

Spammers use MySpace in phishing attack

Spammers are using the MySpace brand in a phishing attack on music fans, it is reported today.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 13 2006 12:45PM Security
US internet 'highly resilient' to terror attack

US internet 'highly resilient' to terror attack

Simulation shows resilience even if key nodes were knocked out.
Robert Jaques Oct 4 2006 10:06AM Security
F-Secure: Man-in-the-middle PayPal attack in the works

F-Secure: Man-in-the-middle PayPal attack in the works

Researchers at F-Secure are warning about a potential man-in-the-middle attack targeting PayPal users.
Dan Kaplan Aug 25 2006 9:19PM Security
British man, 19, pleads guilty to email attack on former employer

British man, 19, pleads guilty to email attack on former employer

A British man pleaded guilty Wednesday to launching a DoS attack on his former employer's email server.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2006 3:19PM Security
Hackers clear Apple over MacBook attack

Hackers clear Apple over MacBook attack

Third-party driver responsible for flaw.
Clement James Aug 22 2006 10:22AM Security
Major Windows worm attack 'imminent'

Major Windows worm attack 'imminent'

'Significant' threat could arrive within hours, warn experts.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2006 2:12PM Security
Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Many enterprises that have issued staff with BlackBerry mobile email devices will be vulnerable to a serious hack attack when security researchers release exploit code, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack

Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack

Researchers at iDefense this week identified a banner advertisement on MySpace.com that uses a Windows security vulnerability to download spyware onto an unpatched PC, another sign that cybercriminals quickly are catching on to the social networking site's massive popularity.
Dan Kaplan Jul 20 2006 10:12PM Security
Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Hackers could launch DoS attacks against telephone systems, new research has revealed.
René Millman Jul 18 2006 12:25PM Security
Man-in-the-middle attack on Citibank users concerns experts

Man-in-the-middle attack on Citibank users concerns experts

Some security experts believe the success of a recently reported man-in-the-middle attack on Citibank, in which users were redirected to a real-looking site that captured their personal information, signals serious danger for the online community.
Dan Kaplan Jul 14 2006 5:13PM Security
Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

A federal program to protect confidential information within the computer networks of various federal agencies is seven years behind schedule, the Baltimore Sun has reported.
Dan Kaplan Jul 5 2006 8:37PM Security
Blue Security site recovers from attack

Blue Security site recovers from attack

The website of Israeli-based Blue Security is operational today after it sustained almost a weeklong DDoS attack that apparently was in retaliation for the company’s anti-spam business model.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2006 9:53PM Security
Spam-based attack shuts down Blue Security site

Spam-based attack shuts down Blue Security site

Hackers have launched a massive DDoS attack against the website of Israeli internet security firm Blue Security. As of this afternoon, the website still was down, but company representatives said service to the affected servers gradually was being restored.
Dan Kaplan May 5 2006 9:21PM Security
Political 'hackers' attack controversial book on Middle East

Political 'hackers' attack controversial book on Middle East

Politically motivated "hackers" have been accused of tricking Amazon into sending a message "to possibly hundreds of thousands" of its customers about a controversial book, "Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict." The message was phrased in terms designed to irritate its recipients.
William Eazel Apr 11 2006 9:35AM Security
Breaking up the attack

Breaking up the attack

The industry must learn about packet fragmentation techniques, writes Gunter Ollmann
Gunter Ollmann Apr 7 2006 12:44PM Security
Joker dealt a DDoS attack

Joker dealt a DDoS attack

Domain registrar Joker.com has fallen victim to a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, affecting not only the site itself but also the domains on the company’s name servers.
Dan Kaplan Mar 28 2006 11:09PM Security
Double attack fires 650,000 trojan emails at U.K. firms

Double attack fires 650,000 trojan emails at U.K. firms

A double virus attack hit U.K. businesses with an estimated 650,000 trojan-laden emails before antivirus vendors were able to issue a patch against the new malware, a security firm claimed yesterday.
William Eazel Mar 22 2006 10:59AM Security

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