Archive for the 'Security' Category

Jul 04

MS readies Vista code injection risk fix

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Redmond security gnomes get tough
Critical bug fixes are on the agenda for this month’s monthly patch update from Microsoft.…

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Jul 04

Lithuania Weathers Cyber Attack, Braces for Round 2

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Hundreds of Lithuanian government and corporate Web sites were hacked and plastered with Soviet-era symbols and other digital graffiti this week in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack launched by Russian hacker groups. A New York Times story reports that Lithuanian officials did not directly accuse Russian hackers of initiating the attacks, but said they had come from foreign computers. However, iDefense, a security intelligence firm, based in Reston, Va., attributed the attacks to nationalistic Russian hacker groups protesting a new Lithuanian law banning the display of Soviet emblems, including honors won during World War II. According to Lithuanian media reports, the attacks shut down the Web sites of the national ethics body, the securities and exchange commission, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, among others. iDefense said hacker groups used Internet forums and blasted spam e-mails to spotlight a manifesto called “Hackers United Against External Threats to […]

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Jul 03

Microsoft touts trustworthy browsing with IE8

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

If it asks if you’d like to see some puppies, just say no
Microsoft has detailed a raft of security improvements due to appear in Internet Explorer 8. The second beta of Redmond’s web browser will be packed full of features designed to thwart phishing and drive-by download attacks, Redmond explained on Wednesday.…

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Jul 03

Scareware runs amok on PlayStation site

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Sony gamed by hackers
Gamers visiting the US Sony PlayStation website risk malware infection after the site was hit by hackers.…

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Jul 03

Built-in browser expiry proposed to fight botnet menace

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

45% fail to update surfing software, report finds
Nearly half (45.2 per cent) of all internet surfers neglect to regularly update their browser software. Slackness in applying updates in a timely fashion leaves an estimated 637 million surfers vulnerable to drive-by download attacks, according to a new survey.…

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