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Continuous news on hardware and software vulnerabilities from proof of concept to zero day, the dangerous to the novel. Follow the patching topic to narrow your news to emerging fixes.

Skype account hijack hole patched

Skype account hijack hole patched

Recovery function leads to account ownage.
Darren Pauli Nov 17 2012 7:55PM Security
Microsoft drops IE, Windows fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft drops IE, Windows fixes on Patch Tuesday

Two critical patches listed as highest priority.
Dan Kaplan Nov 14 2012 10:00AM Security
Telstra broadband routers vulnerable to attack

Telstra broadband routers vulnerable to attack

Australia's largest telco urges customers to apply patch.
Darren Pauli Nov 13 2012 12:30PM Security
Hardcoded passwords leave Telstra routers wide open

Hardcoded passwords leave Telstra routers wide open

Telstra urges customers to apply patch.
Darren Pauli Nov 13 2012 11:42AM Security
USB stick-sploit makes anyone a Windows admin

USB stick-sploit makes anyone a Windows admin

Windows 7 affected.
Darren Pauli Nov 13 2012 8:33AM Security
Couriers Please parcel tracking data exposed by SQLi

Couriers Please parcel tracking data exposed by SQLi

Company fixes website hole.
Darren Pauli Nov 8 2012 5:00PM Security
Adobe Reader zero-day selling on criminal underground

Adobe Reader zero-day selling on criminal underground

Company launches investigation.
Darren Pauli Nov 8 2012 4:52PM Security
Older Symantec AVs open to remote code execution

Older Symantec AVs open to remote code execution

No update planned for affected scan engine.
Darren Pauli Nov 8 2012 9:33AM Security
Dodo customers exposed by insecure direct object reference hole

Dodo customers exposed by insecure direct object reference hole

Timeout script failed.
SC Australia Staff Nov 6 2012 5:18PM Security
Co-lo VMs busted by crypto attack

Co-lo VMs busted by crypto attack

Side-channel cache-sniffers steal keys.
Darren Pauli Nov 6 2012 2:47PM Security
Multiple critical flaws flagged in Sophos

Multiple critical flaws flagged in Sophos

Exploit could be "wormed within days".
Tom Espiner Nov 6 2012 7:56AM Security
Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale

Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale

French outfit claims to have defeated Windows 8 security.
Tom Espiner Nov 5 2012 3:05PM Security
PayPal holes expose customer data

PayPal holes expose customer data

Company says data was for 'test' purposes only.
Darren Pauli Nov 5 2012 1:25PM Security
Researcher creates tools to switch off PLCs

Researcher creates tools to switch off PLCs

System runs online without authentication.
Darren Pauli Nov 5 2012 12:33PM Security
Safari, iOS 6 flaws patched

Safari, iOS 6 flaws patched

Apple has fixed two critical vulnerabilities.
Danielle Walker Nov 5 2012 11:02AM Security
PayPal security holes expose customer card data, personal details

PayPal security holes expose customer card data, personal details

Company denies data was accessible.
Darren Pauli Nov 1 2012 2:46PM Security
Researcher releases tools to switch off PLCs

Researcher releases tools to switch off PLCs

System runs online without authentication.
Darren Pauli Oct 29 2012 5:27PM Security
Google hardens DKIM after founders served spoofed Gmail

Google hardens DKIM after founders served spoofed Gmail

Weak crypto ditched.
Tom Espiner Oct 26 2012 8:50AM Security
RedHat project fights Java vulnerabilities

RedHat project fights Java vulnerabilities

Aussie security boffin builds vulnerability database to track flawed JARs.
Darren Pauli Oct 25 2012 2:05PM Security
Thousands scammed by .gov open redirect flaw

Thousands scammed by .gov open redirect flaw

20,000 victims follow malicious shortened URLs.
Danielle Walker Oct 24 2012 9:47AM Security

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