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Continuous news on hardware and software patches and work-arounds as they emerge. Follow the vulnerabilities topic page to see what's broken.

Cryptocat hole made conversations crackable

Cryptocat hole made conversations crackable

Users urged to upgrade.
Darren Pauli Jul 5 2013 3:52PM Security
Java closes 40 vulns

Java closes 40 vulns

Remotely exploitable.
Dan Kaplan Jun 18 2013 6:45AM Security
Spear phish exploits Office vulns

Spear phish exploits Office vulns

Users in India, Vietnam targeted.
Marcos Colon Jun 12 2013 9:30AM Security
Microsoft closes 18 Internet Explorer holes

Microsoft closes 18 Internet Explorer holes

Patches exploited Office vuln.
Dan Kaplan Jun 12 2013 8:30AM Security
Seven percent of users applied Java patch

Seven percent of users applied Java patch

Palms hit faces as 94 percent of Java users fail to patch.
Dan Kaplan Jun 7 2013 1:58PM Security
Attack campaign targeting old Word flaws

Attack campaign targeting old Word flaws

Makes for good phishing.
Danielle Walker Jun 7 2013 1:58PM Security
Ruby on Rails exploit builds IRC bot

Ruby on Rails exploit builds IRC bot

Bot open for hijack.
Dan Kaplan May 29 2013 12:38PM Security
Microsoft patches 33 flaws, including Internet Explorer 8 zero-day

Microsoft patches 33 flaws, including Internet Explorer 8 zero-day

Fix blocks drive-by download attacks.
Dan Kaplan May 15 2013 12:04PM Security
Microsoft readies patch for IE zero day

Microsoft readies patch for IE zero day

Patch Tuesday to close 33 vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan May 13 2013 8:16AM Security
Workaround for Internet Explorer zero-day

Workaround for Internet Explorer zero-day

Hole part of an possible espionage campaign against US energy workers.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2013 12:47PM Security
Researchers find backdoor to Google Australia's office system

Researchers find backdoor to Google Australia's office system

Management system unpatched.
Darren Pauli May 8 2013 1:51PM Security
Researchers gain root to Google Australia's office system

Researchers gain root to Google Australia's office system

Management system unpatched.
Darren Pauli May 8 2013 9:46AM Security
Adobe confirms PDF tracking issue, plans to ship fix soon

Adobe confirms PDF tracking issue, plans to ship fix soon

McAfee says the security vulnerability could be used in advanced attacks.
Dan Kaplan May 6 2013 7:36AM Security
Microsoft re-issues patch after blue screen of death

Microsoft re-issues patch after blue screen of death

Crashes fixed.
Dan Raywood Apr 30 2013 12:50PM Security
Java broken by new sandbox bypass

Java broken by new sandbox bypass

Attack kits updated.
Danielle Walker Apr 24 2013 8:00AM Security
ColdFusion zero day used in web host hack

ColdFusion zero day used in web host hack

Hole patched.
Darren Pauli Apr 17 2013 4:26PM Security
42 fixes released in Java update

42 fixes released in Java update

Risky apps flagged.
Danielle Walker Apr 17 2013 10:25AM Security
Microsoft patch triggers blue screens

Microsoft patch triggers blue screens

Patch pulled
Dan Raywood Apr 15 2013 6:43AM Security
Microsoft fixes three critical flaws

Microsoft fixes three critical flaws

Remote code execution in Internet Explorer.
Danielle Walker Apr 10 2013 8:20AM Security
XP support cut-off leaves businesses open to attack

XP support cut-off leaves businesses open to attack

Support ends in 12 months.
Steve Evans Apr 9 2013 9:36AM Security

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