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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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Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks
November 14, 2006
Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others.
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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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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SETI@home flaw could let invaders in
April 7, 2003
The ET hunters warn of a vulnerability in a widely used screensaver that lets the SETI@home project use volunteers' PC processing power to search data.
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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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New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws
September 21, 2006
Security updates plug a trio of flaws that could be exploited to break into Macs via Wi-Fi connections.
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QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs
January 2, 2007
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.
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More WMF problems for Microsoft
January 10, 2006
Researcher says Windows Meta File component can be used to crash vulnerable PCs--but Microsoft says the glitch isn't so serious.
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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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