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August 1, 2005 Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Black Hat, hacker, researcher, program manager, security, event, Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

July 30, 2004 The software giant hopes that the trifecta of fixes will lasso the Download.Ject Trojan horse. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch, vulnerability, Web browser, patch management, Symantec Corp., flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., attack

August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., flaw, error, situation, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

March 9, 2004 Microsoft reveals three vulnerabilities in its software, including the first to affect MSN Messenger 6.0. Attackers could also exploit chinks in Outlook and Windows Media Services. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, MSN Messenger, attacker, vulnerability, MSN, victim, Windows Media, Microsoft Outlook, caller, flaw, risk, Symantec Corp., hard drive, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

April 12, 2005 Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Neel Mehta, vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange Server, worm, flaw, attacker, TCP/IP, patch management, security, Symantec Corp., bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

August 10, 2004 The patch fixes a flaw in the e-mail server software that could be used to get access to in-boxes and information. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Stephen Toulouse, XSS, flaw, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Outlook, security hole, vulnerability, flaw, patch, researcher, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., analysis, security, PC

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, DirectX, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, multimedia, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, PC, Web browser, operating system, e-mail

October 12, 2006 PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, kernel, protection, McAfee Inc., 64-bit, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

October 21, 2006 Windows update no longer allows driver hack demonstrated at Black Hat security confab. But fix may spell trouble. TAGS: Black Hat, Stephen Toulouse, hack, Microsoft Windows Vista, attacker, attack, 64-bit, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

January 11, 2005 Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready. TAGS: patch management, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, patch, attacker, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., operating system

October 12, 2005 Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack. TAGS: Microsoft COM+, Stephen Toulouse, streaming media, security hole, eEye Digital Security, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, worm, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., security, patch management, attack, Microsoft Windows XP

August 5, 2005 New shell targeted by a virus writer won't be part of the next client Windows, Microsoft says, after reports that the OS is under threat. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft Windows Vista, shell, virus, Microsoft Longhorn, blog posting, malicious code, operating system, representative, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows, server, security

July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, service pack, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, software company, PC, e-mail

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: patch management, advisory, Stephen Toulouse, Service Pack 2, fix, flaw, holiday, service pack, security, patch, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

September 14, 2004 Security flaw involving JPEG files affects at least a dozen Microsoft software applications and operating systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, JPEG, PNG, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, virus, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

August 23, 2006 Microsoft's most recent security update introduces a serious security flaw on some Windows systems. TAGS: security update, Stephen Toulouse, security bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, security, patch, HTTP, flaw, fix, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

May 6, 2005 Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched. TAGS: advisory, alert, workaround, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, patch, security, security company, software company, Microsoft Corp.

March 27, 2007 Microsoft is overhauling its Xbox customer service after hackers were able to trick staffers into providing access to gamers' accounts. TAGS: Larry Hryb, Xbox Live, pretexting, customer service, Microsoft Xbox, account, Stephen Toulouse, gamer, credit card, security, Microsoft Corp.