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Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy
September 27, 2007
Program developed by "ethical hacking" group takes advantage of cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal contacts, forward e-mail.
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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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Attackers infiltrating supercomputer networks
April 14, 2004
Unknown attackers compromise a large number of Linux and Solaris machines in high-speed computing networks at Stanford University and other academic research facilities.
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Researcher warns Wi-Fi users of bad passwords
November 7, 2003
A security expert warns users of the latest wireless network security standard, Wi-Fi Protected Access, to pick good passwords or risk being compromised.
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Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit
February 13, 2007
Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system.
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Flaw threatens T-Mobile voice mail leaks
February 25, 2005
The cellular service provider's default phone settings could allow attackers to access a victim's voice mail.
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Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?
November 22, 2006
Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace.
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Debian locks out developers after server hack
July 14, 2006
Linux project pulls access for programmers with weak passwords after discovering an intruder.
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Flaw found in Office encryption
January 20, 2005
Snoopers could decode password-protected files in Microsoft programs, a security researcher warns.
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Nortel patches flaw in VPNs
May 31, 2005
"Serious" security hole could let hackers launch a denial-of-service attack on VPN routers and crash the machines, the flaw finders warn.
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IE pop-up spoof won't get patch
June 23, 2005
Overlaying windows in a browser is standard functionality, not a vulnerability, Microsoft says--so there are no plans for an update.
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Phishers target Yahoo Messenger
March 24, 2005
Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords.
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Microsoft to issue security patch for IE
January 29, 2004
The company says it will release a software update to Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer designed to protect Web surfers from being lured to Web sites with malicious code.
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Phishers get personal
May 26, 2005
Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.
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