Security Fix Archive: Safety Tips
New attack targets weakness in Internet Explorer
Blueprints showing attackers how to exploit a previously unknown security hole in versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser recently were published online. The danger here is if IE users browse to a hacked or booby-trapped Web site that uses the...
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November 23, 2009; 10:59 AM ET |
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| Tags: 0day, ie
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Alpha Software disclosure leads to confusion
A few days ago, Security Fix heard from a reader who received a breach notification so casual in tone that he asked me to verify whether it was for real. Sure enough, Burlington, Mass.-based database application company Alpha Software Inc....
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Brian Krebs
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November 20, 2009; 1:15 PM ET |
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| Tags: alpha software breach
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Microsoft warns of Windows 7 security hole
Microsoft has confirmed reports of a security flaw in its Windows operating system that hackers could use to temporarily destabilize Windows 7 PCs. The software giant also acknowledged that blueprints for exploiting the flaw are now available online. At issue...
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Brian Krebs
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November 17, 2009; 9:10 AM ET |
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| Tags: microsoft, windows 7
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Security update for Apple's Safari Web browser
Apple has shipped a new version of its Safari Web browser that fixes at least seven security vulnerabilities. The Safari 4.0.4 update is available for both Mac and Windows versions of the browser. Mac users can grab the latest version...
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Brian Krebs
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November 13, 2009; 4:22 PM ET |
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Nastygram: Beware the NACHA gotcha
Cyber thieves on Thursday began blasting out millions of e-mails impersonating NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association, a not-for-profit group that develops operating rules for organizations that handle electronic payments, from payroll direct deposits to online bill pay services....
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Brian Krebs
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November 12, 2009; 6:44 PM ET |
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Microsoft plugs 15 holes in Windows, Office
Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix at least 15 security flaws in Windows, Windows Server and Microsoft Office. One of the patches addresses a flaw so serious that users could find their Windows PCs compromised just by visiting...
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November 10, 2009; 5:22 PM ET |
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