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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

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

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, Java, security, programming, attack, Yahoo! Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Web browser, Google Inc.

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: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, RSS, blog, attacker, mailing list, reader, RSS feed, security, PC

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, attack, router, scanner, Web application, Web server, Web browser, researcher, security, firewall, technique, server

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, word, newsletter, MSN Hotmail, e-mail, MSN, HTML, password, message, security, Web browser

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, XSS, hacking, hacker, vulnerability, creator, bot, Web application, SQL, flaw, security, researcher, PC

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, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Corp.

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, advisory, Firefox, malicious code, flaw, data access, pop-up, vulnerability, Web browser, open source, security

Spyware infiltrates blogs

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

Antipiracy flub for Microsoft

July 29, 2005 Hackers publish a second way to bypass Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, its newly launched antipiracy software. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, JavaScript, method, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Google plugs Gmail data leak flaw

January 2, 2007 Security hole that affected several Google services exposed the address books of Gmail users, a potential treasure trove for spammers. TAGS: Gmail, address book, Google Inc., vulnerability, Google Video, JavaScript, security, video

Macworld crack offers VIP passes, hacker says

January 12, 2007 Security weakness in conference Web site apparently let enterprising hackers get free platinum passes to the event, a $1,695 value. TAGS: Macworld, IDG World Expo, pass, Steve Jobs, hacker, priority, event, code, Apple Computer, JavaScript, security, conference

PDF security risk greater than originally thought

January 5, 2007 Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn. TAGS: Adobe Acrobat Reader, SPI Dynamics, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., link, Adobe Acrobat, JavaScript, victim, disk drive, expert, attack, security, Web browser, hard drive, PC

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: worm, Yahoo! Inc., Symantec Corp., Yahoo! Mail, advisory, flaw, JavaScript, patch, antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, server, security

Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers

February 15, 2007 Ability to change the settings of poorly configured home routers could put home networks at risk of serious attack. TAGS: router, DNS, Linksys, attacker, Cisco Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., password, D-Link Systems, researcher, Netgear, JavaScript, setting, attack, security

The security risk in Web 2.0

July 28, 2006 Security has become a no-brainer for desktop software, but the same doesn't hold true for the booming world of Web applications. TAGS: AJAX, XSS, Web 2.0, expert, Web application, house, desktop software, MySpace, JavaScript, Time Warner Inc., security, programming, Yahoo! Inc., attack, Google Inc.
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