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Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

October 3, 2006 Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week. TAGS: exploit, Apple Mac OS X, privilege, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, person, patch

AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit

January 31, 2006 Fan forum is taken offline after attack via Microsoft's Windows Meta File flaw is found on the site. Screenshot: AMD forum under attack TAGS: WMF vulnerability, exploit, Microsoft Windows Metafile, AMD, forum, Microsoft Windows, PC

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, Mozilla Corp., exploit, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, critic, flaw, study, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

More exploits out for Windows flaws

December 1, 2005 Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry. TAGS: exploit, flaw, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., attack, patch, security, patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Russian hackers hawked Windows exploit for $4,000

February 3, 2006 Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code involved in attacks on Britain's Parliament, company says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, exploit, hacker, Russia, anti-spyware, adware, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Exploit code raises Windows worm alarm

October 13, 2005 Code has been written to exploit the latest Windows flaws, but it isn't publicly available. Experts predict a public exploit and worm are near. TAGS: exploit, worm, flaw, expert, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., code, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows

No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts

April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, account, hacking, hacker, exploit, victim, password, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Exploit published for popular network tool

October 26, 2005 Attack uses flaw in the Snort open-source software, meant to protect networks against intruders. TAGS: Snort, Back Orifice, Sourcefire Inc., exploit, flaw, security

Unwitting pawns or partly to blame?

April 14, 2004 ICSA Labs' Bruce Hughes says companies that keep doing the same old thing can't honestly complain about new security breaches--not when they're playing deaf, dumb and blind. TAGS: MyDoom virus, malicious code, corporation, distributed denial of service, exploit, Netsky virus, Bagle virus, variant, target, virus, worm, war, security, attack

Attack code released for IE hole

November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: denial of service, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, exploit, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, code, patch, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows 2000, representative, security, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP

Bofra burrows in through banner ads

November 22, 2004 Hackers may be using banner ad servers to multiply the impact of the Internet Explorer virus, security experts warn. TAGS: Bofra worm, banner advertisement, Marcus Sachs, exploit, malicious code, hacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, virus, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, PC

Hole opens way to free MSN Premium

February 26, 2004 A flaw in Microsoft's MSN Explorer software has enabled some Web surfers to gain free access to features and services that normally come with a charge. TAGS: MSN Explorer, Verizon DSL, MSN, Verizon Communications, exploit, DSL, flaw, Time Warner Inc., China, broadband, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk

November 17, 2005 Threat is considered moderate, since worst-case attack might crash some machines but not others, says security firm. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 2000, exploit, Microsoft Windows XP, vulnerability, service pack, denial of service, security, firewall, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, exploit, Firefox, vulnerability, researcher, hacker, Netscape Communications Corp., flaw, attacker, security, domain name, Web browser, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security tool more harmful than helpful?

April 8, 2004 With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, some security experts say. TAGS: enterprise security, exploit, security tool, network administrator, attacker, security, flaw, researcher

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, vulnerability, Apple Computer, flaw, exploit, patch management, fix, researcher, blog

Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?

November 22, 2006 Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace. TAGS: XSS, username, Firefox, MySpace, exploit, Firefox 2.0, attacker, Mozilla Corp., flaw, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Web browser, security, blog, Microsoft Corp.

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: Websense Inc., Sunbelt Software, malicious software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows PC, security company, attack, spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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