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Insecurity complex on the Internet

April 2, 2007 JavaScript comes under scrutiny as a Web 2.0 "hijacking" threat--as the Jikto tool slips into the wild. TAGS: Web 2.0, JavaScript, threat, blog, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: JavaScript insecurities

July 29, 2006 JavaScript is playing a major role in the Web 2.0 boom, but increased use of the scripting language is raising security questions. TAGS: JavaScript, Web 2.0, AJAX, Netscape Communications Corp., scripting language, FAQ, programming language, programming, Java, attack, security, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc.

JavaScript bug-hunting tool demonstrated

March 24, 2007 Security researcher says his company won't let him release Jikto, which turns PCs of unknowing Web surfers into crawlers. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, Web security, XSS, vulnerability, researcher, security, Web browser, PC

Web attackers get better at hiding

April 18, 2007 In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says. TAGS: Jose Nazario, JavaScript, Flash animation, malicious code, signature, attack, trojan horse, Web browser, security, PC

Yahoo Mail puts words in your mouth

July 17, 2002 Yahoo uses an automated filter to search e-mail and swap out a handful of words that pertain to Web code known as JavaScript. TAGS: Richard Smith, JavaScript, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, command, newsletter, word, MSN Hotmail, HTML, e-mail, MSN, security, password, message, Web browser

JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

July 28, 2006 Malicious code embedded in Web site can let miscreant map a home or corporate network, attack connected devices. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, corporate network, internal network, AJAX, scanner, router, attack, researcher, Web application, Web server, Web browser, technique, security, firewall, programming

Blog feeds may carry security risk

August 4, 2006 Popular RSS and Atom feeds could carry malicious JavaScript code that would compromise a PC, an expert warned. TAGS: JavaScript, RSS, SPI Dynamics, blog, mailing list, attacker, RSS feed, reader, security, PC

Mozilla flaws could allow attacks, data access

April 18, 2005 Open-source specialist says vulnerabilities affect its namesake suite and the Firefox browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., JavaScript, flaw, advisory, malicious code, Firefox, data access, pop-up, vulnerability, Web browser, open source, security

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

Opera updates browser for Symbian

July 13, 2005 New browser has better support than previous versions for JavaScript and the Document Object Model, Opera says. TAGS: Opera Software, Document Object Model, Symbian Inc., JavaScript, Web browser

Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox

October 1, 2006 Mozilla is investigating hacker claims that the Web browser has a serious flaw in the way it handles JavaScript. Photos: Hackers outline possible Firefox crack TAGS: Mischa Spiegelmock, Andrew Wbeelsoi, hacker, JavaScript, flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., presentation, vulnerability, Web browser, programming, video, security

Google kicks offline Web apps into gear

May 30, 2007 Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser. TAGS: Web application, Google Inc., Web browser, JavaScript, Firefox, Opera Software, Web server, access, RSS, developer, open source, operating system, database, server, Microsoft Windows

Flaw found in Firefox

April 5, 2005 Hole found in popular open-source browser could release sensitive information stored in memory. TAGS: Firefox, flaw, JavaScript, Web browser, memory, open source

Adobe to donate script code to Mozilla

November 7, 2006 In the largest code handoff since its formation, makers of Firefox will get Adobe's script "virtual machine." TAGS: Kevin Lynch, Adobe Systems Inc., virtual machine, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., JavaScript, open source, Web browser, engine

McAfee fixes eBay glitch

November 14, 2003 The company releases a patch to fix a flaw that prevented some users of its privacy software from accessing the auction site. TAGS: McAfee Inc., eBay Inc., glitch, patch, JavaScript

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug

June 8, 2006 Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., attacker, JavaScript, Firefox, Web browser, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp.

Standards activists target scripts

July 19, 2005 A group of Web developers that goaded browser makers into following standards is setting its sights on scripting. TAGS: Document Object Model, JavaScript, Web development, script, force, CSS, author, Web browser, Apple Computer, Web page, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Spyware infiltrates blogs

February 23, 2005 Vulnerabilities plague self-publishing Web tools, exposing users to attacks, security experts warn. TAGS: blogger, spyware, blog, Webroot Software Inc., security expert, JavaScript, ActiveX, vulnerability, malicious code, Google Inc., adware, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Adobe ships Flash player for Linux

January 17, 2007 Adobe Systems releases Linux version of the latest Flash Player, keeping the open-source OS up with the Joneses. TAGS: Macromedia Flash Player, Adobe Systems Inc., JavaScript, Linux, Mozilla Corp., Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Firefox, open source, Web browser
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