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This week in security
September 16, 2005
Security researchers say they have found ways to exploit a serious bug in Firefox and Mozilla Web browsers.
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Massachusetts
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Mozilla Corp.
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Web browser
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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T-Mobile
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Firefox
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security
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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SPI Dynamics
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JavaScript
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internal network
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AJAX
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server
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router
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IP
Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla
March 31, 2005
A Firefox guru receives a $2,500 reward for finding flaws in Mozilla's browser.
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Microsoft Corp.
New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs
September 15, 2005
Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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WINS
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DNS
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R&D
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domain name
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article
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server
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft shows off improved search
August 7, 2006
Microsoft scientists reveal new "3D" analyses and machine-learning algorithms for search at conference.
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Mozilla Corp.
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Google Inc.
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Firefox
Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance
September 6, 2005
Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws.
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guideline
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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alliance
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security
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software company
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Web browser
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e-mail
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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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Bugs bite into popular browsers
April 25, 2006
Unpatched flaws are discovered in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari that could cause problems for Web surfers.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Apple Computer
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Web browser
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
Study: Shoppers will pay for privacy
June 7, 2007
Carnegie Mellon research counters prior studies showing online shoppers are willing to sacrifice privacy for lower prices.
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VeriSign Inc.
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privacy
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Overstock.com Inc.
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search engine
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security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Exposing software flaws--no easy job
June 7, 2007
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.
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Firefox
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vendor
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printing
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Mozilla Corp.
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server
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security
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router
Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw
November 21, 2006
The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say.
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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IBM brains capture a PC's soul
August 12, 2005
Researchers develop three-layer software that lets you carry a full PC operating environment on an iPod, PDA or cell phone.
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IBM Corp.
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Knoppix Linux
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Intel x86
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USB
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Apple iPod
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Linux
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Hackers work to exploit latest Firefox flaw
September 13, 2005
Researchers claim they have found ways to exploit a serious flaw in Firefox and Mozilla browsers, a sign that attacks could be on the way.
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Mozilla Corp.
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hacker
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Firefox
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Major browsers bitten by security bugs
October 20, 2004
What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs.
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KDE
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Opera Software
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Firefox
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Microsoft Windows XP
IE 7 bugs abound
February 1, 2006
Possible security flaw is found; preview release doesn't work with McAfee; and some security tools block browser installation.
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McAfee Inc.
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McAfee Internet Security
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security flaw
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tester
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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company representative
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blog
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Web browser
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security
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researcher
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Microsoft Corp.
Black Hat conference goers deal with insecurities
August 3, 2007
Security experts gather in Las Vegas at the annual security conference, which has been "supersized" to handle more people, topics--and controversy.
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Black Hat
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conference
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security
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Las Vegas
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Web 2.0
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Web browser
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video
ETech provides peek inside Microsoft labs
March 29, 2007
Mobile browser, game that challenges kids to program are among the new technologies that Redmond researchers unveiled at the ETech conference.
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vision
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Microsoft Xbox
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
Mac flaw puts Safari surfers at risk
January 11, 2007
Combination of hole in Apple's OS X and a feature in its Web browser opens Macs to attack, Secunia says.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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security
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researcher
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Web browser
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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Mozilla Corp.
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malicious code
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Firefox
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security
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Web browser
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Microsoft Corp.
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