Bluetooth crypto blown in eight seconds
Forget networked PCs or even PlayStation 3s, components commonly found in plasma TVs are the latest thing in password cracking tools.…
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Last week, Security Fix examined new research suggesting that some major Internet service providers are exposing their customers to security flaws when they redirect wayward Web surfers to ad-filled pages. I’m revisiting this controversial practice because another major provider of these services (for one of the nation’s largest ISPs) was found to be similarly vulnerable. As noted here last week, Earthlink and a few other ISPs are using a service from a U.K. company called BareFruit, which helps ISPs redirect users to ad-filled pages when they either request a Web site that does not exist or when they mistype a real domain, e.g., ww.example.com (notice the missing “w”). Researcher Dan Kaminsky found that BareFruit’s servers contained a security flaw that would have made it easy for hackers and scammers to trick the ISP’s customers into visiting phishing sites or downloading malicious software. Kaminsky presented evidence that Verizon was among […]
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Security doesn’t roll on Shabbat
The Bank of Israel website has been restored after it was knocked off the internet last weekend in an attack blamed on anti-Israel hackers.…
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Microsoft is delaying the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP users due to a “compatibility issue” with the bundle of updates and a supply-chain solution the company markets to small- and medium-sized businesses. The software giant had previously said SP3 would be released to XP customers today via Windows Update and its software download center. In a written statement, Microsoft said: “In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center. “To help protect our customers, we plan to put filtering in place shortly to prevent Windows Update from offering both service packs to systems running Microsoft Dynamics RMS. Once filtering is in place, we expect to release Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Download Center.” Security Fix will post another update when Microsoft makes Service Pack 3 available […]
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Drive-by spam attacks blight carjack game launch
Gamers desperate to get their mitts on Grand Theft Auto IV are being targeted in an opportunistic spyware scam. Spam emails offer prospective marks free entry to a draw offering a PlayStation 3 loaded with the much-anticipated game as a prize.…
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