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Kevin Mitnick Web site hacked

August 22, 2006 Famed security consultant has tables turned on him when a hacker attacks his site, posts a vulgar message. TAGS: Kevin Mitnick, Web hosting company, hosting company, Web hosting, Pakistan, attacker, hacker, server, message, security

Debian locks out developers after server hack

July 14, 2006 Linux project pulls access for programmers with weak passwords after discovering an intruder. TAGS: Debian, kernel, developer, attacker, Linux, server, password, security

DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel

August 3, 2005 Scan finds that hundreds of thousands of the servers that act as the white pages of the Net are vulnerable to attack. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, attacker, domain, server, IP address, IP, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, attack, service provider, PC, e-mail

Veritas issues patch for NetBackup flaw

October 13, 2005 Vulnerability in question could let malicious attackers gain remote access to information stored on backup servers. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., authentication service, flaw, attacker, vulnerability, hacker, remote access, Symantec Corp., backup, client, server, Java

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, attack, article, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

French Microsoft Web site hacked

June 20, 2006 Defacement of site was likely due to faulty configuration of a Web server at a third-party hosting facility. TAGS: hosting company, attacker, Web server, Microsoft Corp., server

Another flaw hits Veritas backup tools

August 16, 2005 Design error leads to security vulnerability that could put corporate networks at risk of attack. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., security vulnerability, flaw, Symantec Corp., attacker, agent, backup, security, server

Intruder adds back door to WordPress blog software

March 7, 2007 Unknown attacker breaks into a WordPress server and adds a remote control tool to downloadable versions of widely used blogging software. TAGS: WordPress, blogging software, intruder, attacker, blog, server, security, e-mail

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SSH, SANS Institute, security bug, attacker, vulnerability, risk, security, password, server

Danger level rises for Perl app flaws

November 30, 2005 A type of security hole in applications written in the popular open-source scripting language may be much more serious than thought. TAGS: Perl, eEye Digital Security, attacker, Symantec Corp., Web application, vulnerability, flaw, string, expert, denial of service, security, server, operating system

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, survey, domain, server, attacker, IP, IP address, domain name, Internet Service Provider, security, PC, e-mail

Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws

June 14, 2005 Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC. TAGS: server message block, flaw, vulnerability, intruder, attacker, patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PNG, Microsoft Windows 2000, server, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Windows, Exchange flaws patched

May 9, 2006 Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, Flash Player, attacker, e-mail server, service pack, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Fixes in for Windows, Microsoft e-mail flaws

January 10, 2006 Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says. TAGS: attacker, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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. TAGS: phishing, identity theft, Symantec Corp., attacker, Web application, attack, virus, e-mail, server

This week in security news

January 14, 2005 T-Mobile says an online attacker had gained access to its network. Also: Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university. TAGS: patch management, wireless carrier, social security number, T-Mobile, attacker, Social Security, security, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: XSS, username, MySpace, flaw, exploit, attacker, Firefox, Firefox 2.0, attack, Mozilla Corp., password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, security, server, Web browser

Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders

March 22, 2006 Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems. TAGS: Sendmail Inc., Sendmail Consortium, intruder, flaw, vulnerability, SMTP, attacker, e-mail server, patch management, researcher, open source, fix, server, e-mail, security

Cisco warns of security flaws

July 14, 2005 Networking giant points out several vulnerabilities in its products, one of which could take down Cisco IP telephony networks. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP, IP telephony, IP phone, Internet Security Systems Inc., vulnerability, telephony, Forrester Research Inc., IP, flaw, attacker, DNS, denial of service, security, server, e-mail
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