Cache of stolen FTP credentials discovered  

Cache of stolen FTP credentials discovered

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 September 2010 1:11 PM
Most logins had "reasonably strong" passwords.
New commercial DDoS botnet discovered  

New commercial DDoS botnet discovered

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 September 2010 1:58 PM
Can be leased to launch attacks.
Botnet family unleashes over 200 DDoS attacks 

Botnet family unleashes over 200 DDoS attacks

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 August 2010 1:28 PM
'YoyoDDoS' servers mostly located in China.
Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS 

Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 August 2010 12:55 PM
500 million devices could be affected.
World Cup lottery spam, targeted malware discovered  

World Cup lottery spam, targeted malware discovered

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 18 June 2010 10:28 AM
Cybercriminals are actively exploiting interest in the World Cup.
44 million stolen gaming credentials discovered 

44 million stolen gaming credentials discovered

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 28 May 2010 1:51 PM
Wayi Entertainment the main target.
XSS vulnerabilities discovered in Facebook, closed quickly 

XSS vulnerabilities discovered in Facebook, closed quickly

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 December 2008 9:34 AM
Researchers this week released proof-of-concept code for a number of cross-site scripting flaws on Facebook, but the social networking site said it closed the vulnerabilities ...
Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption  

Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 7 November 2008 9:54 AM
German researchers have found a way to decrypt packets from a WPA-protected network.
Rare SCADA vulnerability discovered 

Rare SCADA vulnerability discovered

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 May 2008 10:05 AM
Researchers have discovered a rare bug in a Windows-based control software package used by as many as one-third of the world's industrial plants.
Massive hacker server discovered 

Massive hacker server discovered

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 7 May 2008 10:15 AM
Security researchers recently found a server being used to harvest private information consisting of stolen data from 40 international businesses, as well as health-related ...
Year's first QuickTime vulnerability discovered 

Year's first QuickTime vulnerability discovered

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 15 January 2008 4:28 PM
An Italian researcher has identified a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media application that can allow an attacker to perform a DoS attack or take control of an affected PC.
Browser spoofing flaw discovered in Internet Explorer 7 

Browser spoofing flaw discovered in Internet Explorer 7

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 July 2007 9:38 AM
The latest version of Internet Explorer is susceptible to a zero-day vulnerability that can permit a malicious website to spoof the address bar, a security researcher reported ...
Experts: LdPinch.ZO Trojan discovered 

Experts: LdPinch.ZO Trojan discovered

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 21 March 2007 2:49 AM
Cyber criminals are designing and spreading a new Trojan called LdPinch.ZO in an attempt to steal sensitive corporate data, experts have warned.
Update: New MySpace Trojan discovered 

Update: New MySpace Trojan discovered

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 2 March 2007 2:10 PM
A MySpace profile coercing users to click on a link to a ‘top model website’ is actually a malicious Trojan, according to security vendor F-Secure.
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn 

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 22 February 2007 10:32 PM
A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped ...
Study: New pharming attack discovered 

Study: New pharming attack discovered

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 16 February 2007 10:06 AM
As many as half of all broadband users - including some small- and medium-size enterprises - are susceptible to a new pharming attack that can succeed without the hacker ever ...
Yet another Adobe Reader vulnerability discovered 

Yet another Adobe Reader vulnerability discovered

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 10 January 2007 4:50 PM
A new vulnerability in Adobe Reader was reported today, joining a handful of other recently-discovered flaws affecting the popular software used to read PDF files.
New flavor of Bagle worm discovered 

New flavor of Bagle worm discovered

By Frank Washkuch, 30 March 2006 10:43 PM
A new, unique variety of the Bagle worm are in the wild, several internet security firms warned this week.
Second IE flaw discovered in two days 

Second IE flaw discovered in two days

By Frank Washkuch, 22 March 2006 10:46 PM
A new web browser vulnerability made a tough week a little bit tougher for Microsoft.
Cross-infecting virus discovered 

Cross-infecting virus discovered

By Dan Kaplan, 27 February 2006 9:43 PM
The first malware to cross-infect a PC and a Windows wireless pocket device has been discovered, the Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association (MARA) said today.
Series of Lotus Notes flaws discovered 

Series of Lotus Notes flaws discovered

By Frank Washkuch, 21 February 2006 8:23 PM
Users of IBM’s Lotus Notes program have been warned to work around numerous buffer overflow flaws recently discovered by Secunia.
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