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Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted

December 23, 2008 The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed. TAGS: Facebook, attack, flaw, patch management, bank, researcher, malware, IP, security, video

Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw

October 22, 2005 The flaw, now fixed, opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, but Yahoo said no user attacks were reported. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., security flaw, flaw, phishing, XSS, attack, security

Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: flaw, researcher, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

iTunes and QuickTime flaw detailed

December 21, 2005 Flaw could put systems running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of attack, warns security researcher. TAGS: flaw, Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, researcher, Apple Computer, attack, security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft warns of new Windows security issues

February 8, 2006 Company says issues put some Windows users at risk of attack and that it's investigating a third possible vulnerability. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, access control, service pack, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, security, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, HTML, attack, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attack, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

New site offers zero-day tracker

December 6, 2006 eEye site, launched Tuesday, tracks publicly released unpatched security bugs and offers suggestions for protecting against them. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security bug, flaw, attack, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole

July 17, 2006 Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, cyberattack, attack, fix, Microsoft Corp., security

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft

September 28, 2006 Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, attack, iDefense, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, flaw, attack, attacker, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, security, PC, operating system, video

Attack code published for Firefox flaw

September 23, 2005 Computer code that could be used to attack Firefox, Mozilla Suite and Netscape users has been released on the Internet. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., Time Warner Inc., flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., attack, code, America Online Inc., security, Web browser

Another security hole found in IE

April 6, 2006 Flaw could aid phishing scammers seeking to pilfer personal information from unsuspecting Net users. TAGS: phishing, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Another security hole found in Excel

July 7, 2006 New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, advisory, attacker, representative, flaw, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Backup software flaws pose risk

January 19, 2006 EMC warns of bugs in NetWorker, while code that takes advantage of a flaw in Veritas' NetBackup product has been released on the Net. TAGS: VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Software Corp., EMC Corp., backup software, iDefense, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., attack, backup, patch management, security

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., security company, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, spyware

Another PowerPoint bug threatens

October 17, 2006 A yet-to-be-fixed vulnerability poses a potential problem for those who use the presentation tool. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window

January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, fix, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, file-sharing, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

November 29, 2005 Code crashes vulnerable computers by taking advantage of a flaw for which Microsoft provided a fix in October. TAGS: flaw, denial of service, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows