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Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
March 4, 2008
ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.
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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
September 28, 2005
"Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say.
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Security in focus at Black Hat
March 2, 2007
Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.
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Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets
April 19, 2007
Vulnerabilities abound in routers, cell phones and PDAs and could pose a serious threat, a security researcher warns.
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Another Internet Explorer flaw found
July 7, 2004
This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser.
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PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
February 28, 2007
Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
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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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Researchers warn of infectious Web sites
June 25, 2004
update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer.
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Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista
July 18, 2006
New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say.
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Virus makes leap from PC to PDA
March 1, 2006
"Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say.
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Flaw found in Office 2007
February 23, 2007
Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC.
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Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
March 25, 2007
Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn.
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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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Critical flaw found in game software
June 22, 2004
A hole in the "Unreal" game engine could let attackers take over vulnerable computers.
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'Trusted displays' suggested as online security boost
June 14, 2005
Microsoft researcher says smart card readers and USB tokens could further secure e-commerce with a screen to approve transactions.
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Net threats hit servers, phones
June 16, 2004
Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm.
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Black Hat: Privacy risk in e-Passports
August 8, 2006
special coverage RFID-based cards are easy to clone, researchers say. See the video here.
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Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users
September 9, 2005
The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says.
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Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software
April 12, 2005
Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs.
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Outlook flaw riskier than thought
March 10, 2004
Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook 2002 security hole to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged.
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