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Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

 June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, Symantec Corp., Yahoo! Mail, flaw, advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, server, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, security

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

 January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: flaw, phishing, Firefox, reader, London, Web browser, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, open source, electronics, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

This week in Apple

 February 24, 2006 A flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code on computers running the OS X software. Also: Apple confirms that it plans to introduce some fun new products. TAGS: invitation, Apple Computer, flaw, malicious code, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Web browser, e-mail

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

 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, flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, bug, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

 July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, e-mail

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

 September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, security, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail

BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit

 March 31, 2006 Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw. TAGS: Websense Inc., spamming, malicious software, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

 August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, vulnerability, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Week in review: Doing the security dance

 December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, flaw, Week in review, Sun Solaris, security, vulnerability, attack, open source, Firefox, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, virus, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft investigates potential new IE flaw

 August 18, 2005 update Newly discovered, unpatched flaw could put users at risk of cyberattack, but it is still unclear which users may be vulnerable. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Office 2002, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, attack, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail

Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers

 February 7, 2005 A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers. TAGS: phishing, domain name, flaw, attacker, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, language, Opera Software, Apple Computer, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

 September 6, 2005 Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws. TAGS: researcher, flaw, disclosure, guideline, Cisco Systems Inc., alliance, security, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

 April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, cyberattack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Symantec Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Outlook Express, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, PC

Microsoft plugs 21 security holes

 June 13, 2006 All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer. TAGS: Qualys Inc., bulletin, Microsoft JScript, security hole, vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange Server, information technology manager, remote access, flaw, patch management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security
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