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

Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: attacker, WINS, Windows PC, traffic, DNS, researcher, R&D, domain name, server, article, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help

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, SQL injection, hacking, hacker, creator, XSS, Web application, flaw, vulnerability, bot, SQL, researcher, security

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., malicious code, Firefox, buffer-overflow, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop

December 2, 2005 Researcher finds a way to steal data from unwitting users of Google's desktop search tool by exploiting an unpatched IE flaw. TAGS: Google Desktop, flaw, CSS, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, desktop search, attacker, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws

September 21, 2006 Security updates plug a trio of flaws that could be exploited to break into Macs via Wi-Fi connections. TAGS: SecureWorks Inc., Black Hat, flaw, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, vulnerability, company representative, researcher, representative, Wi-Fi, IBM PowerPC, Apple Macintosh, attacker, security, wireless network, Apple Mac OS X

QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs

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, flaw, vulnerability, bug, Windows PC, researcher, attacker, media player, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows
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