exploits

Taiwanese gang exploits Microsoft Word

Taiwanese gang exploits Microsoft Word

A Taiwanese criminal gang continues to launch attacks as Microsoft Word becomes the most common exploit vector, latest figures by MessageLabs show.
Fiona Raisbeck May 22 2007 10:43AM Security
Taiwanese gang continues Word attacks

Taiwanese gang continues Word attacks

A Taiwanese criminal gang continues to launch attacks as Microsoft Word becomes the most common exploit vector, latest figures by MessageLabs show.
Fiona Raisbeck May 22 2007 8:46AM Security
Google sponsored advertising links lead to exploits

Google sponsored advertising links lead to exploits

A seemingly innocuous Google search could yield malware on advertising result links, security researchers warned this week.
Dan Kaplan Apr 27 2007 11:12AM Security
Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

Exploits for a vulnerability in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service have been publicly released, but stack-based buffer attacks on the flaw remain limited, according to researchers.
Frank Washkuch Apr 17 2007 6:45AM Security
Despite patch, Microsoft ANI exploits attack through the weekend

Despite patch, Microsoft ANI exploits attack through the weekend

Six days removed from Microsoft's emergency fix for the dangerous ANI handling vulnerability, spammers are turning to an old friend to get their scams to the masses.
Dan Kaplan Apr 10 2007 11:01AM Security
eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

Attacks exploiting a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability were today linked to Chinese hackers and the February cross-site scripting attack on the website of Dolphins Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLI.
Frank Washkuch Apr 2 2007 1:43AM Security
OpenBSD flaw exploits IPv6 weakness

OpenBSD flaw exploits IPv6 weakness

Researchers released an advisory today disclosing a remote kernel buffer overflow flaw in the OpenBSD operating system that they claim is the first exploitable IPv6 vulnerability to be publicly disclosed with a proof-of-concept exploit.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 15 2007 12:06AM Security
Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Network administrators shouldn't schedule a nap for the time they usually patch Microsoft operating systems today.
Frank Washkuch Mar 14 2007 7:43AM Security
Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability

Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability

Microsoft is warning Word users of attackers exploiting a newly discovered - and "extremely critical" - vulnerability.
Frank Washkuch Jan 26 2007 11:28PM Security
Trojan horse exploits European storms

Trojan horse exploits European storms

It never rains but it pours.
Iain Thomson Jan 22 2007 9:37AM Security
New Java exploits brewing

New Java exploits brewing

Malicious code targets runtime software and development kits.
Shaun Nichols Jan 15 2007 3:08PM Security
Vista contest offers cash for exploits

Vista contest offers cash for exploits

Security vendor offers US$8,000 for reports of Vista and IE7 flaws.
Shaun Nichols Jan 15 2007 3:08PM Software
Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week

Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week

Microsoft has confirmed a new zero-day vulnerability affecting Word, the second in a week, as well as targeted exploits exploiting the flaw.
Dan Kaplan Dec 12 2006 9:47AM Security
Exploits in the wild for Microsoft Workstation Service flaw

Exploits in the wild for Microsoft Workstation Service flaw

Two in-the-wild exploits for the Microsoft Workstation Service vulnerability appeared today, two days after the dangerous flaw was patched as part of the software giant's monthly fix cycle, researchers said.
Dan Kaplan Nov 16 2006 10:47PM Security
MS06-040 exploits appear...again

MS06-040 exploits appear...again

Several security organizations today are reporting new increased exploits of a critical Windows server service vulnerability patched by the MS06-040 security bulletin, but Microsoft officials still insist the attacks should be limited.
Dan Kaplan Sep 1 2006 7:17PM Security
Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Exploits threaten patched Windows flaws

Two new exploits that seek to take control of PCs through already-patched Windows vulnerabilities have been found in the wild.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2006 7:49PM 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
Microsoft ‘fuming’ after Dasher-B exploits old Windows flaw

Microsoft ‘fuming’ after Dasher-B exploits old Windows flaw

Microsoft has been “left fuming” after security experts warned of new malware that successfully exploits a Windows flaw that the Redmond firm first identified over two months ago, a security expert claimed.
William Eazel Dec 19 2005 9:06AM Security
Email trickery exploits Microsoft updates

Email trickery exploits Microsoft updates

Cyber criminals are exploiting Microsoft updates in an email scam designed to send users to bogus sites.
David Quainton Apr 8 2005 3:12PM Security
Frenchman fined for exploit-posting exploits

Frenchman fined for exploit-posting exploits

A Frenchman was found guilty in a Paris court yesterday for publishing exploit code of a company's anti-virus product.
David Quainton Mar 9 2005 11:41AM Security

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