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Attackers dig into zero-day flaw
November 7, 2006
Limited attacks are already emerging for the "extremely critical" flaw in ActiveX Control, Microsoft acknowledges.
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Darwin flaws survive in Apple's Mac OS X
January 19, 2005
An audit of the open-source OS from which Apple borrowed much of the Mac OS X code reveals vulnerabilities that affect Apple's software.
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Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws
November 4, 2005
"Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says.
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Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP
December 29, 2004
Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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Serious Winamp flaw gets fix
January 30, 2006
Nullsoft posts an update for a serious flaw that had already spawned an exploit for taking over vulnerable PCs.
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Microsoft to sound early alert for flaws
May 6, 2005
Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched.
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Viral movies possible with RealPlayer flaw
October 1, 2004
A software slipup in RealNetworks' music player means that Windows, Mac and Linux computers could be compromised by a movie.
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Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk
July 25, 2006
Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet.
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This week in security
January 22, 2005
ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X.
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Report: Flaws level off, but worms still squirming
March 15, 2004
Data from security company Symantec confirms that alerts regarding software flaws have increased only slightly, but that doesn't necessarily mean software is getting safer.
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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
September 25, 2006
Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
February 4, 2006
Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.
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Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw
February 1, 2005
Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
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Google plugs 'obscure' phishing holes
December 21, 2005
Web site security flaws could have enabled phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks.
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Offering a bounty for security bugs
July 25, 2005
TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks.
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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.
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A banner year for security bugs
October 11, 2006
The number of vulnerabilities found in software will jump this year, experts say--but there's a silver lining.
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Porn sites exploit new IE flaw
September 19, 2006
Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites.
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Serious flaw in Google Desktop gets fix
February 21, 2007
Google plugs security holes in popular desktop search software that could open up data on a PC to intruders.
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Worm spells double trouble for PCs
July 15, 2005
Combined mass-mailing worm and network worm attempts to hijack computers and to launch a DOS attack on Symantec's Web site.
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