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Windows users swamp WMF patch site

January 4, 2006 Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, IRC, Microsoft Windows Metafile, F-Secure Corp., Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, trojan horse, system administrator, HTTP, flaw, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Zombies try to blend in with the crowd

October 19, 2006 Hackers aim to make networks of hijacked computers go unnoticed by merging their communications with common Web traffic. TAGS: zombie, IRC, Jose Nazario, hacker, traffic, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, technique, security, PC, server, Microsoft Corp.

Digital attacks on Winamp use 'skins' for camouflage

August 25, 2004 Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs. TAGS: Winamp, IRC, intruder, spyware, flaw, skin, vulnerability, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., music player, researcher, attack, IM, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Mounties charge teenage virus suspect

May 27, 2004 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have laid charges against a 16-year old Canadian in connection with the Randex worm. TAGS: Sasser worm, worm, Graham Cluley, MSBlast worm, IRC, virus, connection, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft probes Windows code leak

February 13, 2004 The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms. TAGS: source code, code, IRC, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Corp., spokesman, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Windows code up for grabs

February 13, 2004 Net users are downloading pirated versions of Microsoft's source code, fueling concerns that hackers could crack open vital pieces of software that run millions of computers. TAGS: source code, IRC, code, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Feds nab second suspect in worm attacks

September 26, 2003 The U.S. Department of Justice announces that a juvenile had been arrested in connection with the release of a computer worm that spread in the same way as the MSBlast worm. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, computer worm, MSBlast worm, worm, Blaster worm, suspect, worm attack, IRC, variant, attacker, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., security

Cisco investigates source code leak

May 17, 2004 The technology giant confirms that some of the proprietary source code that drives its networking hardware has appeared on the Internet. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Jim Brady, source code, code, IRC, networking, technology company, C, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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