Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July 

Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 17 June 2009 11:11 AM
A security researcher plans to use next month to disclose a slew of bugs that could yield worm outbreaks in microblogging platform Twitter.
Much work to be done as US National Cyber Security Awareness Month begins 

Much work to be done as US National Cyber Security Awareness Month begins

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 3 October 2007 10:11 AM
A joint McAfee and National Cyber Security Alliance study, released today to kick off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that while 98 percent of 378 respondents ...
Month of ActiveX Bugs project reveals Office 2000 flaw 

Month of ActiveX Bugs project reveals Office 2000 flaw

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 25 May 2007 9:36 AM
Microsoft is looking into reports of a flaw in Office 2000 disclosed as part of the Month of ActiveX Bugs (MoAxB) project.
Google and Yahoo beware; month of search engine bugs coming 

Google and Yahoo beware; month of search engine bugs coming

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 18 May 2007 10:04 AM
A hacker using the alias "Mustlive" announced this week that June will feature the next month-long vulnerability disclosure project, this one dedicated to search engine bugs.
Anti-phishing, financial groups to hold e-crime summit this month 

Anti-phishing, financial groups to hold e-crime summit this month

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 4 May 2007 10:12 AM
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) announced today that it will join representatives from the financial services and law enforcement communities to host the Counter eCrime ...
Two Office flaws found in Month of ActiveX bugs  

Two Office flaws found in Month of ActiveX bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 3 May 2007 9:58 AM
A hacker known as shinnai kicked off his "Month of ActiveX Bugs" (MoAxB) project with a bang by exposing a number of severe vulnerabilities affecting OCX controls in Microsoft ...
Month of MySpace bugs kicks off 

Month of MySpace bugs kicks off

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 3 April 2007 9:54 AM
Two hackers on Sunday began their planned month of MySpace bugs project that is expected to reveal 30 vulnerabilities this month that affect the popular social networking site.
Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities 

Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 20 March 2007 1:40 AM
Two hackers are planning to fill April's calendar with a month's worth of MySpace vulnerabilities - if the project isn't an April Fools' Day prank.
Symantec announces Norton 360  

Symantec announces Norton 360

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 27 February 2007 5:17 AM
Symantec today announced the availability of Norton 360, the security giant's new solution - billed as an all-in-one defense against viruses, spyware and phishing attacks while ...
Apple fixes five Mac OS X  

Apple fixes five Mac OS X

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 February 2007 6:24 PM
Apple has offered fixes for five critical vulnerabilities unveiled during January's Month of Apple Bugs (MoAB) project.
Month of Apple Bugs projects reveals highly critical Mac OS X flaw 

Month of Apple Bugs projects reveals highly critical Mac OS X flaw

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 12 January 2007 7:06 AM
A highly-critical vulnerability in Mac OS X that can be exploited to compromise users' systems was disclosed on Thursday.
New Year's resolution? Publish a month of Mac bugs 

New Year's resolution? Publish a month of Mac bugs

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 20 December 2006 9:07 AM
Mac OS X will be the focus of the next month-of-bugs project, scheduled to kick off 1 January, a leading security blog reported today.
Metasploit creator to reveal a flaw every day this month 

Metasploit creator to reveal a flaw every day this month

By Dan Kaplan, 6 July 2006 10:15 PM
A bug a day certainly won't keep the hackers away – not after a security researcher has pledged to publish information about a new web browser vulnerability each day during July.
Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month 

Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month

By Frank Washkuch, 23 June 2006 10:00 PM
A researcher has found yet another flaw in Microsoft Excel - the third since this month’s Patch Tuesday security bulletin release.
Microsoft to release new Antigen email security software next month 

Microsoft to release new Antigen email security software next month

By Frank Washkuch, 6 June 2006 6:38 PM
Microsoft announced today that the first products developed as a result of the 2005 acquisition of Sybari Software will be released July 1.
WMF flaw to be patched this month 

WMF flaw to be patched this month

By Frank Washkuch, 3 January 2006 9:36 PM
This month's “patch Tuesday” bulletin from Microsoft will feature a security update for the recently exploited Windows Meta File vulnerability.
November top spam month of 2005 

November top spam month of 2005

By Frank Washkuch, 14 December 2005 9:43 PM
November was the heaviest spamming month of 2005, a leading message security firm said this month.
Study: One-quarter of online consumers see a scam a month 

Study: One-quarter of online consumers see a scam a month

By Frank Washkuch, 9 December 2005 9:30 PM
Nearly 25 percent of PC users are targeted by monthly phishing attempts, according to a national online safety study.
October 2005 worst ever month for new viruses  

October 2005 worst ever month for new viruses

By William Eazel, 2 November 2005 10:22 AM
Security experts have reported that this October saw biggest ever recorded increase in new viruses. According to Sophos, last month's total of 1,685 newly discovered viruses ...
MCI divorces spam bride after 18 month affair 

MCI divorces spam bride after 18 month affair

By David Quainton, 1 March 2005 12:04 PM
MCI, the ISP formerly known as Worldcom, has finally booted off the website hosting spamming tool Send-Safe off its network.
July was a boom month for email viruses 

July was a boom month for email viruses

By Ron Condon, 13 August 2004 10:30 AM
Netsky topped the list of viruses in July, as users continued to be fooled by email scams. MyDoom and Zafi vied for second place.
Netsky tops charts for fifth straight month 

Netsky tops charts for fifth straight month

By Marcia Savage, 6 August 2004 9:27 PM
Netsky was the top virus in July, making it the fifth month in a row that the pesky virus was the number one threat, according to Postini, an email security vendor.
July was a big month for viruses 

July was a big month for viruses

By Marcia Savage, 3 August 2004 10:57 PM
Sophos said it identified 1,157 new viruses in July, the highest number since December 2001.
Phishing attacks grow by 50 per cent in a month 

Phishing attacks grow by 50 per cent in a month

By Rene Millman, 17 February 2004 4:05 PM
Phishing attacks and other types of email fraud have grown a staggering 50 per cent over the last month according to a new report.
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