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

Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

 September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: flaw, researcher, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

 April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, vulnerability, software company, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

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

Flaw found in Office 2007

 February 23, 2007 Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, auditing, flaw, Microsoft Office, researcher, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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

Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks

 November 14, 2006 Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., flaw, vulnerability, Black Hat, Wi-Fi, wireless networking, researcher, SSID, Symantec Corp., security, wireless network, eMachines Inc., access point, Gateway Inc., Dell, HP

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

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, company representative, vulnerability, representative, researcher, IBM PowerPC, attacker, Apple Macintosh, Wi-Fi, security, wireless network, Apple Mac OS

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

 January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, rights-management, Microsoft Windows Media Player, antipiracy, flaw, digital-rights management, media player, Windows Media, researcher, spyware, security, adware, Microsoft Corp., P2P

Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?

 June 7, 2005 Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious code, Apple Computer, HyperThreading, Intel, Virginia, Apple Mac OS, security, flaw, expert, attack, Apple Macintosh, operating system, researcher, networking, BIOS

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

Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab

 July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Internet Security Systems Inc., Black Hat, antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, hacker, researcher, Las Vegas, malicious code, security, antivirus, hacking, Oracle Corp., conference, flaw
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