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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.
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Pakistan
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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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Linux
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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.
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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.
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VERITAS Software Corp.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Another flaw hits Veritas backup tools
August 16, 2005
Design error leads to security vulnerability that could put corporate networks at risk of attack.
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VERITAS Software Corp.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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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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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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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.
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eEye Digital Security
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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PNG
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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HTML
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PC
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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.
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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Symantec Corp.
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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Microsoft Windows
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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.
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Microsoft Outlook
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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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identity theft
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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wireless carrier
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social security number
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T-Mobile
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Social Security
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security
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server
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Mozilla Corp.
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password
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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blog
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Web browser
Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders
March 22, 2006
Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems.
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Sendmail Consortium
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IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
August 9, 2005
Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture.
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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.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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VoIP
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IP telephony
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IP phone
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Internet Security Systems Inc.
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vulnerability
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telephony
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Forrester Research Inc.
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