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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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Inside Symantec's security bunker
November 28, 2005
What goes on behind the locked underground doors, as the company hunts down hacking attacks and tracks botnets?
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Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware
March 29, 2005
The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware.
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software
March 30, 2005
Security specialist reveals vulnerabilities in its products that could let hackers attack PCs running the software.
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Mac OS X in hackers' crosshairs, report says
March 22, 2005
Symantec has warned that as Apple's market share rises, its operating system will come under increased attack.
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Botnets on the rise in Asia, Symantec says
September 22, 2005
Hijacking of systems by hackers grew by more than 140 percent in China alone, according to security firm's report.
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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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Miscreants encrypt files, hold them for ransom
May 24, 2005
In a new type of attack, user files are encrypted remotely and attackers demand money for key to decode them.
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The future of malware: Trojan horses
October 13, 2006
Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say.
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Alex Shipp
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Graham Cluley
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Sophos Plc.
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Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
July 25, 2006
In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk
July 25, 2006
Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet.
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Virus writers follow the money
March 21, 2005
More than half of recent major Net threats try to glean identity theft data, according to a new Symantec study.
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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.
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Hacking for dollars
July 6, 2005
These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser.
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CipherTrust Inc.
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Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks
January 4, 2007
Vulnerability in ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks and spark a rise in Web-based attacks, experts warn.
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VeriSign Inc.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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Adobe PDF
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link
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Word flaw hit with zero-day attack
September 5, 2006
"Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code.
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
Uptick in Windows attacks reported
September 1, 2006
Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm.
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Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers
February 15, 2007
Ability to change the settings of poorly configured home routers could put home networks at risk of serious attack.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Netgear
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JavaScript
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D-Link Systems
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setting
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Zero-day Word flaw used in attack
May 19, 2006
Symantec warns of unpatched hole in Microsoft Word that was used in a bid to compromise Japanese government PCs.
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Microsoft Corp.
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New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net
September 7, 2005
Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack.
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