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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. TAGS: Gmail, XSS, cookie, organization, vulnerability, attacker, Google Inc., hacking, security, password, e-mail

Cisco warns customers of site breach

August 3, 2005 Company sends e-mails to site's users and advises people to change their passwords. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., incident, vulnerability, password, researcher, security, e-mail

Google plugs account hijack holes

January 16, 2007 If left unpatched, the vulnerability could let hackers modify third-party documents and view e-mail subjects, search history. TAGS: XSS, Google Inc., vulnerability, hacker, cookie, security, e-mail

Another security hole found in Excel

July 7, 2006 New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, advisory, attacker, representative, flaw, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Exploits released for new Windows flaws

December 23, 2004 It also releases sample exploit code for the two unpatched flaws--which means that a virus could be on the way. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., 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, security, service pack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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, e-mail server, attacker, SMTP, researcher, patch management, open source, fix, server, e-mail, security

Lotus flaw reported--but IBM's unfazed

April 7, 2005 Big Blue shrugs off report of a vulnerability in some versions of its Lotus Domino Server e-mail and calendar software. TAGS: iDefense, IBM Lotus Domino Server, IBM Lotus Domino, IBM Corp., flaw, vulnerability, denial of service, advisory, security company, server, security, e-mail

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Zero-day Word flaw used in attack

May 19, 2006 Symantec warns of unpatched hole in Microsoft Word that was used in a bid to compromise Japanese government PCs. TAGS: back door, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Word, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Google flaw adds phishing hole to Web sites

November 28, 2006 Google's search appliances could expose Web sites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks. TAGS: search appliance, Google Search Appliance, Google Mini, phishing, appliance, flaw, Google Inc., vulnerability, Google Search, spokesman, security, link, e-mail

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, flaw, malicious software, fix, vulnerability, monitoring, HTML, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Trillian IM flaw exposed

March 25, 2005 Cerulean's instant messaging software comes under fire for vulnerabilities as concerns continue to mount over IM-borne threats. TAGS: LogicLibrary, Trillian, Cerulean Studios, flaw, vulnerability, IM, IM client, Yahoo! Inc., Time Warner Inc., attack, virus, security, e-mail

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., security, expert, attack, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office, 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

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, Microsoft Word, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, fix, patch management, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, e-mail, PC
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