Twitter recovers after second worm attack in a week 

Twitter recovers after second worm attack in a week

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 28 September 2010 12:26 PM
'WTF' tweet malicious.
Facebook users suffer second 'sexy' malware attack 

Facebook users suffer second 'sexy' malware attack

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 25 May 2010 1:18 PM
Users tricked by video scam of 'distracting beach babes'.
Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week 

Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 30 October 2009 9:34 AM
A new email threat has been identified that poses as being from Facebook.
Second TJX hacker pleads guilty  

Second TJX hacker pleads guilty

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 24 September 2008 9:56 AM
A Miami man pleaded guilty this week for his involvement in the wireless-enabled data heists at TJX and a number of other well-known retailers.
Spam surged in second quarter, US remains biggest culprit 

Spam surged in second quarter, US remains biggest culprit

In Messaging - 16 July 2008 11:55 AM
Spam significantly increased in the second quarter of 2008, security vendor Sophos reported today.
Second tier vendors to challenge McAfee, Symantec on endpoint security 

Second tier vendors to challenge McAfee, Symantec on endpoint security

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 6 June 2008 10:22 AM
AVG, BitDefender, Kaspersky and Sophos are making inroads into the market share of the endpoint industry leaders, largely on the grounds of using less processing power, a ...
Firefox 3 moves into second beta 

Firefox 3 moves into second beta

In Applications - 21 December 2007 9:49 AM
Mozilla has released the second beta of its Firefox 3 open source internet browser.
In-the-wild exploits target Apple QuickTime flaw; proof-of-concept malware aims at Second Life 

In-the-wild exploits target Apple QuickTime flaw; proof-of-concept malware aims at Second Life

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 December 2007 9:45 AM
Researchers have spotted two active attacks and a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that take advantage of a still unpatched vulnerability in Apple QuickTime.
Second Monster hack affects millions 

Second Monster hack affects millions

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 31 August 2007 11:38 AM
Monster.com has admitted that the number of job seekers on its website who had their personal data stolen is greater than the 1.3 million originally reported.
Germans track child porn in Second Life 

Germans track child porn in Second Life

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 10 May 2007 2:07 PM
Virtual sex with minors and real child pornography images being traded.
Second Adobe Photoshop flaw disclosed in a week 

Second Adobe Photoshop flaw disclosed in a week

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 1 May 2007 9:31 AM
The hacker who last week disclosed a vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop posted exploit code for a fresh vulnerability in the product today.
Microsoft fixes eight vulnerabilities on second April Patch Tuesday 

Microsoft fixes eight vulnerabilities on second April Patch Tuesday

By Dan Kaplan, 11 April 2007 10:08 AM
Microsoft today delivered a motley assortment of patches, offering fixes for eight critical server- and client-side vulnerabilities that could lead to attackers executing ...
Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week 

Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 12 December 2006 9:47 AM
Microsoft has confirmed a new zero-day vulnerability affecting Word, the second in a week, as well as targeted exploits exploiting the flaw.
Grey goo attack briefly fells Second Life 

Grey goo attack briefly fells Second Life

In Applications - By Ericka Chickowski, 21 November 2006 3:36 PM
Users of the highly popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game(MMORPG), Second Life, were locked out of the game's virtual world when it was shut down by a worm ...
Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit 

Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit

By Frank Washkuch, 5 July 2006 7:35 PM
Microsoft was hit this week with another lawsuit charging that the company’s Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program violates spyware regulations. It was the second such suit ...
University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years 

University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years

By Ericka Chickowski, 26 April 2006 6:07 AM
More than 197,000 personal records were exposed in a security breach at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, school officials said 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.
Second Mac virus in the wild 

Second Mac virus in the wild

By René Millman, 20 February 2006 11:12 AM
Another Mac virus has been spotted in the wild by anti-virus researchers. Called Inqtana-A, the new worm spreads between Macs via a Bluetooth vulnerability and has appeared ...
Second tsunami worm reveals gang rivalry 

Second tsunami worm reveals gang rivalry

By David Quainton, 18 January 2005 3:01 PM
The second tsunami worm in a week heralds a new low in virus writing, experts say. VBSun-A appears in emails that appeal for donations to help victims of last month’s Asian ...
Second hand laptops at risk 

Second hand laptops at risk

By Dan Ilett, 9 June 2004 4:53 PM
Seventy per cent of formatted second hand laptops contain retrievable data.
Hackers phish traders first customers second 

Hackers phish traders first customers second

By Dan Ilett, 16 March 2004 4:19 PM
Hackers are stealing thousands of identities from online traders in a sophisticated cyber-scam scam.
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