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Granny gardener blacks out web in two countries

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 8 April 2011 12:04 PM

Old woman with spade takes out Georgian and Armenian internet.

Phishing and Flash flaw bagged RSA

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 4 April 2011 2:18 PM

RSA "don't eat own dog food".

British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 22 March 2011 1:25 PM

Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.

Hackers breach RSA IT systems

In Crypto - 18 March 2011 11:45 AM

Data on two-factor tokens stolen.

Google (finally) gives everyone two-factor authentication

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 11 February 2011 10:49 AM

Email security filters down from Google Apps.

Fixes for two Windows flaws coming from Microsoft

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 January 2011 9:29 AM

Only one "critical".

Spammers snap up 6,000 Russian domains

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 27 September 2010 12:29 PM

As domains move back to '.ru'.

Google launches two-factor service

In Networks - By Liam Tung, 21 September 2010 9:22 AM

Brings it in-house.

Firefox and Chrome security patches released

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 29 July 2010 1:01 PM

Users urged to download Firefox 3.6.8 and Chrome 5.0.375.125 immediately.

Microsoft cracks down on adCenter click-fraud

In Applications - 21 May 2010 12:48 PM

Investigations lead to two lawsuits in the US.

Microsoft pushes fixes for two bugs in light Patch Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 May 2010 11:26 AM

Still working on Sharepoint fix.

Two severe bugs silently fixed in recent Microsoft update

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 7 May 2010 11:27 AM

Software giant accused of downplaying severity of the patch.

Microsoft plans two patches, no SharePoint fix

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 May 2010 9:55 AM

Light load for admins.

Palin hacker found guilty on two counts

In Hackers - By Greg Masters, 3 May 2010 2:01 PM

Guilty of two of four charges.

Microsoft to deliver Internet Explorer fix two weeks early

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 30 March 2010 2:36 PM

Emergency patch for zero-day vulnerability in IE6 and IE7.

Vasco signs second Australian distributor

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 7 October 2009 2:07 PM

Deal to push Novell certified products.

Retailers indicted in US$22m identity theft fraud

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 25 August 2009 3:33 PM

AT&T and T-Mobile get stung for million.

Men indicted for largest data theft in US history

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 18 August 2009 9:56 AM

More than 130 million credit and debit cards stolen.

Conficker still dominating attack landscape

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 10 July 2009 3:04 PM

Botnet claimed two thirds of attack traffic.

Microsoft doles out two patches for four flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 November 2008 11:04 AM

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered fixes for four vulnerabilities, three labelled critical, as part of its monthly security update.

Microsoft preps two patches for Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 November 2008 9:54 AM

Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical."

OpenOffice releases patches for two vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 30 October 2008 9:36 AM

The open-source alternative to Microsoft Office has released patches to rectify two critical flaws.

Hacker gets two years of stock manipulation

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 11 September 2008 9:47 AM

A Malaysian hacker has been sentenced to two years in prison by US authorities for breaking into stock trading accounts

Debian, Ununtu flawed for two years

By Stewart Meagher, 21 May 2008 11:36 AM

A research posting to the Debian security list last week has led to the confirmation of a serious hole in two flavours of the Open Sauce Linux operating system.

Two vulnerabilities found in Safari browser for Windows

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 1 April 2008 9:33 AM

Apple's recently released Safari 3.1 browser for Windows not only contains two "highly critical" software vulnerabilities, it has come under fire for its poor functionality.

MacBook Air hacked in two minutes

In Networks - By Andrew Charlesworth, 31 March 2008 9:34 AM

A three-way hacking contest between Apple, Windows and Linux laptops has ended in the Mac caving in first - in just two minutes..

Microsoft releases two patches for three flaws on Patch Tuesday

In Crypto - By Dan Kaplan, 9 January 2008 12:44 PM

Microsoft has pushed out two fixes to close three vulnerabilities, including two "critical" server-side flaws that do not require any user interaction to be exploited.

Microsoft kicks off 2008 with two patches

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 7 January 2008 2:06 PM

Microsoft is planning to release two security bulletins in tomorrow's Patch Tuesday update..

Mozilla patches eight flaws, two critical, in Firefox

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 22 October 2007 11:25 AM

Mozilla patched eight flaws in its products on Thursday, including “critical” issues in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.

Mozilla releases two patches, including URI handling fix, as part of Firefox 2.0.0.6

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 1 August 2007 9:45 AM

Mozilla patched a pair of flaws on Monday via its release of Firefox and Thunderbird versions 2.0.0.6.

New storm worm run called largest virus attack in two years

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 26 July 2007 9:53 AM

The infamous ‘storm worm' virus attack began another run last week, this one called the largest in two years by messaging security vendor Postini.

Cisco patches two VoIP software flaws

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 13 July 2007 8:33 AM

Cisco sewed up two serious vulnerabilities in its widely deployed IP telephony software that could allow attackers to initiate a system shutdown or takeover.

Adobe fixes two Flash Player vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 July 2007 9:34 AM

Adobe is encouraging users of Flash Player to upgrade to the latest version to avoid falling victim to two vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take complete system ...

Two porn spammers convicted on several charges

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 27 June 2007 11:13 AM

Two 41-year-old men were convicted Monday for their connection to a global mass pornographic spamming operation that resulted in hundreds of thousands of complaints from AOL ...

Apple patches two security flaws in OS X, releases Safari Beta 3.0.2

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 26 June 2007 9:28 AM

Apple on Friday released patches for a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in WebCore and a vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution — as well a third beta ...

SonicWALL acquires Aventail for US$25M

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 14 June 2007 7:28 AM

Network security firm SonicWALL announced plans late Tuesday to purchase Aventail for about US$25 million.

Apple patches two QuickTime flaws

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 31 May 2007 9:56 AM

Apple on Tuesday released a security patch for two issues in QuickTime 7.1.6 for Mac OS X and Windows.

Apple fixes two Darwin Streamer flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 May 2007 9:48 AM

Apple on Thursday released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities in its open-source server technology designed for developers who need to stream media across platforms.

Microsoft debuts two enterprise security offerings

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 4 May 2007 10:02 AM

Microsoft on Wednesday launched two new enterprise security solutions that Redmond executives say will deliver threat protection and simplified management.

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 ...

DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 13 March 2007 9:36 AM

Last month's DDoS attack on the systems-regarded as the backbone of the internet-badly damaged two of the web's 13 root servers, according to the Internet Corporation for ...

Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 2 February 2007 7:47 PM

Hackers today embedded a JavaScript-enabled trojan in the website of Dolphin Stadium, home to Sunday's Super Bowl XLI, stadium officials confirmed to SCMagazine.com.

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 February 2007 9:32 AM

Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase ...

Opera discloses two fresh flaws

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 5 January 2007 11:45 PM

Opera Software released two security advisories for Opera vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on affected systems.

Florida hacker faces two years in jail, $400,000 fine

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 25 October 2006 12:46 AM

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it charged a Florida man today in federal court for establishing a botnet from which he launched a denial of service attack ...

ClamAV update patches two vulnerabilities

By Dan Kaplan, 17 October 2006 5:28 PM

ClamAV users are urged to upgrade to the latest version to correct two vulnerabilities that could crash the free, open-source anti-virus toolkit and lead to an attacker ...

Cisco releases two security advisories for firewall, VPN

By Ericka Chickowski, 25 August 2006 12:08 AM

Cisco Systems released two security advisories on Wednesday warning about vulnerabilities in its firewall and VPN products.

SEC sues two over spammed stock scam

By Frank Washkuch, 21 August 2006 7:18 PM

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two Connecticut residents and the CEO of a California firm with using a spam email "pump-and-dump" scheme to inflate the ...

More than two dozen Mac flaws fixed

By Frank Washkuch, 2 August 2006 9:55 PM

Apple patched 26 flaws - a number of which exposed end users to remote code execution - in a software release this week.

Two Navy laptops with recruit information stolen

By Frank Washkuch, 31 July 2006 10:46 PM

Two laptops containing the personal information of 31,000 U.S. Navy recruits and applicants were stolen in the past two months from recruiting stations in New Jersey.

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