Security Fix Archive: Latest Warnings
Spear-Phishing Gang Resurfaces, Nets Big Catch
A prolific phishing gang known for using sophisticated and targeted e-mail attacks to siphon cash from small to mid-sized business bank accounts appears to be back in operation after more than a 5-month hiatus, security experts warn. From Feb. 2007...
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June 10, 2009; 6:11 PM ET |
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| Tags: idefense, spear phishing
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Unshrinking Shortened Web Links
Social networking are contributing to an explosion in the number of services that help people convert long URLs into tiny Web links. URL shrinking services are especially useful on sites that place a premium on brevity -- such as Twitter,...
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Brian Krebs
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June 9, 2009; 6:50 AM ET |
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| Tags: lengtheners, url shorteners
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T-Mobile Investigating Data Breach Claims
Wireless phone giant T-Mobile said today it is investigating claims that hackers have broken in and stolen customer data and company proprietary information. On Saturday, June 6, someone anonymously posted to the Full Disclosure security mailing list claims that a...
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Brian Krebs
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June 8, 2009; 11:10 AM ET |
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Beladen Loads Hacked Web Sites With Badness
At least 40,000 Web sites recently were hacked and retrofitted with instructions that silently attempt to infest visitor PCs with malicious software, security experts warn. Internet security firm Websense has dubbed this series of attacks "Beladen," because the infected sites...
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Brian Krebs
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June 2, 2009; 8:04 AM ET |
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Microsoft Warns of Attacks on Unpatched Windows Flaw
Microsoft is warning that hackers are using booby-trapped QuickTime media files to exploit a newly discovered security hole in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 systems. Microsoft said it is aware of "limited attacks" against an unpatched vulnerability...
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Brian Krebs
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June 1, 2009; 7:15 AM ET |
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The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC
Computer users often dismiss Internet security best practices because they find them inconvenient, or because they think the rules don't apply to them. Many cling to the misguided belief that because they don't bank or shop online, that bad guys...
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Brian Krebs
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May 26, 2009; 2:12 PM ET |
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