Whole of APAC put on IPv4 rations 

Whole of APAC put on IPv4 rations

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 15 April 2011 9:27 AM
Only addresses for IPv6 bridging left.
Advertisers could locate IP addresses to within 100m 

Advertisers could locate IP addresses to within 100m

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 11 April 2011 8:55 AM
Computer scientist touts method that drastically improves geolocation without user consent.
Hackers waiting for IP addresses to run out 

Hackers waiting for IP addresses to run out

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 14 October 2010 1:50 PM
Cyber criminals are ready to pounce when current IPv4 web addresses run out and firms migrate to IPv6, a security firm warns.
Facebook bug exposes private emails 

Facebook bug exposes private emails

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 1 April 2010 12:27 PM
Addresses were visible for up to 30 minutes.
US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people 

US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 31 March 2010 2:16 PM
Data containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth stolen.
Facebook app changes could lead to security issues 

Facebook app changes could lead to security issues

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 25 January 2010 11:48 AM
Email harvesting may attract attacks.
Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses 

Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 September 2009 10:45 AM
Worm continues to use SEO tactics.
Swedish ISPs to stop logging IP addresses 

Swedish ISPs to stop logging IP addresses

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 30 April 2009 3:00 PM
Worried about the privacy implications of a new copyright law, several ISPs in Sweden have vowed to stop logging IP addresses for users.
Adobe's AIR 1.5 update addresses Flash Player vulnerabilities 

Adobe's AIR 1.5 update addresses Flash Player vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 November 2008 9:27 AM
The new AIR update includes Flash Player 10, Adobe's newest version of Flash Player which closed up vulnerabilities that left users open to clickjacking and other exploits.
Adobe's Flash Player 10 upgrade addresses clickjacking 

Adobe's Flash Player 10 upgrade addresses clickjacking

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 October 2008 9:53 AM
Because of the potential for clickjacking exploits, all users of Flash Player are recommended to upgrade.
Apple addresses 'carpet bomb' Safari for Windows threat  

Apple addresses 'carpet bomb' Safari for Windows threat

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 June 2008 10:15 AM
Despite initially maintaining that the Safari for Windows "carpet bomb" issue was not a security vulnerability, Apple has decided to release a patch.
Sun Microsystems addresses critical Java flaws 

Sun Microsystems addresses critical Java flaws

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 10 March 2008 10:40 AM
Sun Microsystems has released product updates to correct several "highly critical" vulnerabilities in its Java programming environment.
Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location 

Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 22 February 2007 12:23 AM
Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download 

Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

By Dan Kaplan, 5 July 2006 9:57 PM
Two days after Apple released a security update addressing five flaws in Mac OS X 10.4.7, the computing giant revealed last week that a vulnerability exists in its iTunes software.
Ex-AOL man pleads guilty to selling 92 million email addresses 

Ex-AOL man pleads guilty to selling 92 million email addresses

By René Millman, 8 February 2005 12:54 PM
A former employee of AOL has pleaded guilty to stealing 92 million email addresses from the ISP's databases.
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