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Web banking security flaws 'widespread' 

Web banking security flaws 'widespread'

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 28 July 2008 10:53 AM
Three out of four financial institutions at risk, claims report.
Teenager hacks Polish tram system 

Teenager hacks Polish tram system

In Crypto - By Matt Chapman, 14 January 2008 2:47 PM
A 14 year-old schoolboy hacked into a Polish tram system and used a remote control to change the direction of a number of vehicles..
Florida man arrested after huge data theft 

Florida man arrested after huge data theft

In Hackers - By Matt Chapman, 6 December 2007 12:40 PM
A senior database administrator in the US has admitted stealing the details of 8.5 million customers over a period of five years..
China accused of Trojan onslaught 

China accused of Trojan onslaught

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 5 December 2007 4:22 PM
China is to blame for a wave of Trojans infecting PCs around the world, according to a new study..
Bank details for sale on the web 

Bank details for sale on the web

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 4 December 2007 10:04 AM
More than 100 websites have been found selling account information for UK bank customers, including account details, Pins and security codes.
Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam 

Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam

In Messaging - By Matt Chapman, 3 December 2007 10:19 AM
The number of spam advertising messages sent to email users is levelling off, according to a software engineer at Google's Gmail service..
Embassy email 'hacker' arrested 

Embassy email 'hacker' arrested

In Hackers - By Matt Chapman, 19 November 2007 10:12 AM
A Swedish hacker who uncovered a security flaw in an email system used by embassies around the world has been arrested..
Data breaches are 'everyday incidents' 

Data breaches are 'everyday incidents'

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 16 November 2007 9:44 AM
Data breaches caused by lost laptops and unsecured USB memory sticks are "everyday incidents", according to one memory vendor..
China behind daily internet attacks on Germany 

China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 24 October 2007 9:46 AM
China is conducting almost daily spying attacks on businesses and government agencies in Germany, according to one of the country's intelligence officers..
Storm Worm may have blown itself out 

Storm Worm may have blown itself out

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 23 October 2007 6:53 AM
A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data.
SuSE patches 'highly critical' Java flaw 

SuSE patches 'highly critical' Java flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 19 October 2007 10:08 AM
Remote system access possible unless update is applied.
Kaspersky 'was aware' of scanner flaw 

Kaspersky 'was aware' of scanner flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 15 October 2007 10:08 AM
Security firm Kaspersky was aware of the flaw in its online scanner and had issued a patch on 9 October, despite comments made to vnunet.com by its staff.
Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw 

Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 12 October 2007 10:04 AM
A flaw in Kaspersky's Online Scanner could be exploited by malicious hackers to compromise a user's system.
Adobe admits to critical software flaws 

Adobe admits to critical software flaws

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 12 October 2007 9:59 AM
Adobe has admitted that some of its software contains vulnerabilities that could leave computers open to attack, following information published on the Heise Security website.
Hacker spam poses as old school friend 

Hacker spam poses as old school friend

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 8 October 2007 10:17 AM
Hackers are attempting to infect PCs with malware using a 'long-lost female school friend' to lure gullible internet users, a security vendor has warned.
Sun patches 'critical' Java flaws 

Sun patches 'critical' Java flaws

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 8 October 2007 10:16 AM
Sun Microsystems has patched a number of flaws in its Java products that affect users running Windows, Linux and Solaris.
Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw 

Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 8 October 2007 10:01 AM
Fedora has fixed a 'highly critical' flaw in the OpenOffice suite of products more than two weeks after it was first discovered.
Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker 

Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 5 October 2007 9:48 AM
Yahoo and eBay are joining forces to block phishing messages that specifically target PayPal users.
Germany tightens control of Wikipedia edits 

Germany tightens control of Wikipedia edits

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 24 September 2007 3:49 PM
Germany will be the first country to wield tighter control of the user information posted on Wikipedia.
OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw 

OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 19 September 2007 1:49 PM
A 'highly critical' flaw has been discovered in the OpenOffice suite of products that could allow hackers to access a user's system.
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