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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, flaw, attack, attacker, Wi-Fi, threat, software company, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, security, PC, operating system, video

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Firefox, Web browser, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

June 14, 2006 Vulnerabilities in kernel-level Windows device drivers are scarce and tough to exploit, so there is no reason for alarm, company says. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, device driver, information security, threat, attacker, hacker, Intel, security, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, flaw, security hole, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., attack, security, expert, patch management, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, vulnerability, cyberattack, attacker, patch, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

September 15, 2006 Code that exploits a serious, yet-to-be-patched hole in Microsoft's Web browser has been posted on the Net. TAGS: attacker, attack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, PC

March 21, 2007 With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work. TAGS: Web security, JavaScript, Web surfer, attacker, hacker, hacking, SQL injection, creator, XSS, Web application, flaw, bot, vulnerability, SQL, researcher, security

November 14, 2006 Fixes are in for eight flaws related to Windows, including three holes that could compromise PCs without the user having to do anything. TAGS: Novell NetWare, flaw, bulletin, workstation, vulnerability, attacker, attack, Microsoft Corp., agent, Microsoft Windows 2000, fix, security, Microsoft Windows, firewall, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, attacker, bug, flaw, vulnerability, researcher, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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