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Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
April 13, 2007
Attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 through a flaw in the domain name system code.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Spamhaus: Yahoo major phishing site host
September 6, 2005
Anti-spam group Spamhaus says almost 5,000 sites on Yahoo use the words "bank," "eBay" and "PayPal" in their domain names.
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eBay Inc.
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London
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Microsoft Corp.
Firefox fix plugs security holes
February 25, 2005
The update fixes a vulnerability that could enable an attacker to create a fake Web site for a phishing scam.
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Microsoft Corp.
Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers
February 7, 2005
A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers.
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Opera Software
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Firefox
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This week in security
January 22, 2005
ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X.
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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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Microsoft Corp.
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Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw
September 10, 2005
The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability.
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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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Blackout hits major Web sites
June 15, 2004
Denial-of-service attack rattles Akamai's Net service and knocks Yahoo, Google and others offline.
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Akamai Technologies Inc.
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Keynote Systems Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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