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Microsoft advises 'safe mode' for Word
May 23, 2006
Following at least one targeted attack that exploits a flaw, company suggests running Office application in restricted mode.
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Microsoft Word
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attack
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flaw
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Symantec warns of router compromise
January 24, 2008
Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers.
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Symantec Corp.
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e-card
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2Wire
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XSS
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attack
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router
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domain name
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DNS
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HTTP
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IP address
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IP
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security
Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means
May 29, 2007
Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation--and the wider implications.
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Jose Nazario
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Arbor Networks
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denial of service
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distributed denial of service
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attack
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DNS
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event
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survey
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server
Hacks, holes and heartbreak
February 16, 2007
Apple rolls out four patches as Microsoft scrambles to head off a zero-day attack. Also: Routers at risk.
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patch management
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Apple Computer
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router
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
Targeted e-mail attacks spoof DOJ, business group
November 20, 2007
Security expert says latest attacks part of an escalating problem. Availability of toolkits, rise of social networks are making it easier for phishers. Images: Customized e-mail attacks
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Better Business Bureau
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attack
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senior executive
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phishing
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attacker
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social networking
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attachment
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security
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e-mail
JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks
July 28, 2006
Malicious code embedded in Web site can let miscreant map a home or corporate network, attack connected devices.
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SPI Dynamics
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JavaScript
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corporate network
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internal network
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AJAX
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researcher
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Web application
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scanner
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Web server
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Web browser
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security
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server
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programming
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router
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IP
China accused of cyberattacks on New Zealand
September 13, 2007
New Zealand secret service hints that Chinese government is responsible for recent attacks on the country's networks.
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New Zealand
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attack
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China
Excel under zero-day attack, Microsoft warns
February 5, 2007
Spreadsheet-focused attack affects several versions of company's Office software, including one for Macs.
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
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Apple Computer
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security
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Apple Macintosh
Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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researcher
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flaw
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Wi-Fi
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software company
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Apple MacBook
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Apple Computer
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laptop computer
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Intel
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security
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PC
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video
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operating system
Zero-day attack hits Word
February 15, 2007
Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks.
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Corp.
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Report: Targeted e-mail attacks increasing
April 18, 2007
Security firm has spotted a significant upswing in e-mail attacks aimed at organizations.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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e-mail filtering
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organization
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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e-mail
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security
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Microsoft Office
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trojan horse
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Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early
April 2, 2007
Software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole.
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Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks
January 25, 2007
A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned.
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Microsoft Word
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attack
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Symantec Corp.
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vulnerability
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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trojan horse
Cyberattack knocks millions of blogs offline
May 3, 2006
A large-scale attack hits TypePad and LiveJournal, blacking out a huge swath of blogs.
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Six Apart Ltd.
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LiveJournal
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TypePad
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blog
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cyberattack
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attack
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denial of service
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San Francisco
New shield foiled Internet backbone attack
March 9, 2007
ICANN report says new load-balancing technology helped the Internet withstand a February attack on the domain name system.
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load balancing
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DNS
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Internet-backbone
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DNS server
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denial of service
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domain name
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attack
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Playing chess with hackers
June 15, 2006
Former Congressman Rick White says a deal giving Internet operators flexibility to raise domain name prices within reason makes sense.
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VeriSign Inc.
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Internet-infrastructure
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domain name
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chess
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attack
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infrastructure
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hacker
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flexibility
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New Orleans
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community
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agreement
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dollar
DNS servers do hackers' dirty work
March 24, 2006
New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business.
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DNS server
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Nominum Inc.
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DNS
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VeriSign Inc.
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IP address
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IP
Porn sites exploit new IE flaw
September 19, 2006
Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites.
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Websense Inc.
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flaw
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Sunbelt Software
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vulnerability
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exploit
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security company
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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attack
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Top executives face personalized e-mail attacks
July 2, 2007
MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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victim
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top executive
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attack
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finance
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e-mail
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security
MacBook hacked in contest at security event
April 20, 2007
Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference.
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TippingPoint Technologies
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Apple MacBook
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vulnerability
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organizer
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