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Hackers forum gets hacked

Hackers forum gets hacked

Personal details revealed.
Dan Raywood May 21 2010 1:26PM Security
Thousands of websites infected with 'backdoor code': Websense

Thousands of websites infected with 'backdoor code': Websense

Threats changing hourly.
Dan Raywood May 5 2010 11:33AM Security
Yahoo accounts of journalists based in China and Taiwan hacked

Yahoo accounts of journalists based in China and Taiwan hacked

Foreign journalists and academics targeted.
SC Australia Staff Apr 1 2010 3:11PM Security
Malicious Facebook flash player detected

Malicious Facebook flash player detected

A fake version of Facebook has been detected that infects unsuspecting users with malware.
Dan Raywood Oct 22 2009 10:30AM Security
Mobile malware is stepping up

Mobile malware is stepping up

Malicious applications that infect mobile devices are going to become more prevalent.
Dan Raywood Jul 22 2009 9:45AM Security
Now that the election's over, holiday season spam begins

Now that the election's over, holiday season spam begins

Spammers have launched their 2008 holiday season spam campaigns using email to tout pharmaceutical products and casino spam with a Christmas angle.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2008 5:37PM Security
Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks.
Dan Kaplan Oct 3 2008 10:35AM Security
Xerox shows off paper that wipes itself

Xerox shows off paper that wipes itself

Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) has been showing off a new printer paper that wipes itself clean every day..
Iain Thomson May 2 2008 8:48AM Hardware
McAfee discovers malware that targets Tibet supporters

McAfee discovers malware that targets Tibet supporters

Two pro-Tibet websites were attacked with a malware that can attack local or remote databases linked to the user's computer, McAfee discovered.
Sue Apr 14 2008 4:22PM Security
Federal judge shuts down site that leaks confidential information

Federal judge shuts down site that leaks confidential information

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the disabling of a website that discloses confidential information, a precedent-setting ruling that may raise a legal challenge to the growing online black market in purloined data while testing First Amendment rights.
Jack Rogers Feb 21 2008 9:52AM Security
Wasn't that encrypted?

Wasn't that encrypted?

Encryption is pointless if not applied to an entire session. It only gives users a false sense of security.
Ken Munro Jan 22 2008 11:26AM Security
Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

End-users should brace themselves for a new wave of phishing emails that reference the recipient's holiday credit card spending pattern during the Christmas season.
Dan Kaplan Jan 14 2008 2:53PM Security
Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft has issued a workaround to resolve a glitch in a recently released cumulative Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) patch that causes the popular browser to crash.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2007 9:31AM Security
ACCC tells Telstra to change ads that no longer exist

ACCC tells Telstra to change ads that no longer exist

Watchdog issues recommendation for Telstra to amend NextG advertisements that the telco said are already changed.
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 24 2007 2:16PM Telco/ISP
Fears grow that laser printers can seriously damage health

Fears grow that laser printers can seriously damage health

Some laser printers release tiny particles of toner-like material into the air that people can inhale deep into their lungs where they may pose a health hazard, scientists have warned..
Robert Jaques Aug 1 2007 7:07AM Hardware
SSL: The handshake that requires scrutiny

SSL: The handshake that requires scrutiny

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encrypted communications constitute a significant and growing percentage of the traffic in the enterprise LAN and WAN.
Jarrod J.S. Jul 10 2007 3:59PM Security
Boffins building computer that runs on light

Boffins building computer that runs on light

Researchers focus on photonics.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2007 10:22AM Oddware
WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 1:14AM Security
WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 6 2007 12:55AM Security
Indian researcher detects remote access flaw in Internet Explorer

Indian researcher detects remote access flaw in Internet Explorer

A researcher today unveiled an unpatched and unconfirmed vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could allow an attacker remote access to victims' local files.
Dan Kaplan Feb 21 2007 12:56AM Security

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