Archive: April 15, 2007 - April 21, 2007
$10K Prize Nets Apple Vulnerability
It is often said that hackers eschew exploiting security holes in Apple's Mac OS X operating system in favor of researching flaws in Microsoft Windows computers due to the fact that most of the world runs Microsoft machines. Thus, finding...
By Brian Krebs | April 21, 2007; 9:15 AM ET | Comments (12)
Rogue Networks Stir Trouble for Firms of All Sizes
It is disconcerting to hear that a recent audit of the Internal Revenue Service's computer security posture revealed that some field offices were operating wireless networks accessible to anyone lurking nearby with a laptop. The IRS inspector general's office scanned...
By Brian Krebs | April 20, 2007; 2:15 PM ET | Comments (8)
Apple Issues Patches for 25 Security Holes
Apple today released software updates to plug more than two dozen security holes in its Mac OS X operating system and other software. The free patches are available via the Mac's built-in Software Update feature or directly from Apple's Web...
By Brian Krebs | April 19, 2007; 5:41 PM ET | Comments (40)
The Easy Way to Unclutter a New PC
If you recently purchased a new Windows PC for yourself or a loved one, you probably found that it came loaded with a boatload of trial software programs that compete for your attention with pop-ups and random "buy me" icons...
By Brian Krebs | April 19, 2007; 9:33 AM ET | Comments (26)
Smile, You're on Criminal Camera
Security Fix recently highlighted a pair of surveillance devices that criminals had attached to an automated teller machine in Tyson's Corner, Va., to steal financial data from unsuspecting bank machine customers. A few readers responded by asking why they should...
By Brian Krebs | April 18, 2007; 4:44 PM ET | Comments (8)
Data Breach Aided University Phishing Scam
A highly targeted phishing attack last year that scammed dozens of Indiana University students out of their personal and financial data appears to have been aided in part by a previously undisclosed hacker break-in at one of the school's main...
By Brian Krebs | April 16, 2007; 4:30 PM ET | Comments (9)
Practicing Street Smarts at the ATM
Each time I pull money out of a bank's automated teller machine -- even if it's an ATM that is very familiar to me -- I always use caution to ensure that no one or thing is surreptitiously trying to...
By Brian Krebs | April 16, 2007; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (20)
