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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.
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Jose Nazario
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JavaScript
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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.
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SPI Dynamics
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researcher
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security
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Web browser
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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.
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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FAQ
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Java
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security
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programming
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Web browser
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Richard Smith
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JavaScript
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Yahoo! Mail
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command
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word
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MSN Hotmail
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MSN
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HTML
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message
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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.
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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.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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Spyware infiltrates blogs
February 23, 2005
Vulnerabilities plague self-publishing Web tools, exposing users to attacks, security experts warn.
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Webroot Software Inc.
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security
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Google Inc.
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adware
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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
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Mischa Spiegelmock
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Andrew Wbeelsoi
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hacker
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Firefox
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Mozilla Corp.
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presentation
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video
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Antipiracy flub for Microsoft
July 29, 2005
Hackers publish a second way to bypass Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, its newly launched antipiracy software.
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antipiracy
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Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows
Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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denial of service
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows XP
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.
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Gmail
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address book
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Google Inc.
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Google Video
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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.
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Macworld
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IDG World Expo
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pass
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Steve Jobs
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event
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code
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Apple Computer
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JavaScript
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security
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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.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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SPI Dynamics
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Adobe PDF
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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link
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Adobe Acrobat
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JavaScript
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victim
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disk drive
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expert
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security
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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.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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Netgear
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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.
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