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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. TAGS: ATM, bank, safe, business development, denial of service, risk, patch management, desktop computer, U.K., security, researcher, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Black Hat, computer security, RFID, Washington D.C., wireless network, Wi-Fi, security, researcher, blog, Apple Macintosh, PC

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. TAGS: router, D-Link Systems, gadget, PDA, researcher, vulnerability, attack, security, bug, cell phone, monitor, PC

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. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, computer science, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

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. TAGS: malicious code, rootkit, hardware component, PCI, video card, DVD-drive, memory, component, security, researcher, PC, battery, operating system

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, XSS, Web security, researcher, vulnerability, security, Web browser, PC

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. TAGS: researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, malicious program, Web server, victim, patch, malicious code, Symantec Corp., security, server, Microsoft Corp., attack, Web browser, PC

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. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, networking, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: virus, F-Secure Corp., Windows PC, malicious software, smart phone, mobile device, researcher, PC, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, auditing, Microsoft Office, flaw, vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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. TAGS: WINS, attacker, DNS, Windows PC, traffic, researcher, article, domain name, R&D, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

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

Critical flaw found in game software

June 22, 2004 A hole in the "Unreal" game engine could let attackers take over vulnerable computers. TAGS: Luigi Auriemma, GameSpy, flaw, security tool, patch management, attacker, online game, engine, security, researcher, games, PC

'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. TAGS: smart card reader, smart card, security token, online banking, transaction, cryptography, banking, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., password, USB, PC

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. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., worm, smart phone, researcher, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, server, PC

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Defcon, e-passport, blog, researcher, Las Vegas, hacker, security, RFID, Microsoft Windows Vista, VoIP, printer, Wi-Fi, keyboard, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Firefox, buffer-overflow, Mozilla Corp., flaw, malicious code, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

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. TAGS: flaw, advisory, vulnerability, Microsoft Access, representative, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, researcher, software company, security, database, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook 2002, Stephen Toulouse, severity, security hole, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, flaw, patch, fix, researcher, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, analysis, PC
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