New year brings familiar security threats
Hackers and security professionals welcome the new year with the same old anxieties.
The holiday didn't mean much in the way of time off for hackers or security professionals. You could say that the new year was welcomed by the same old anxieties.
Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
January 3, 2007
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.
January 2, 2007
Security hole that affected several Google services exposed the address books of Gmail users, a potential treasure trove for spammers.
January 2, 2007
blog Sample attack code that exploits the vulnerability allows only for privilege escalation, not remote code execution, Microsoft says.
January 2, 2007
Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie.
December 29, 2006
Hacker posts details of how he unlocked the encryption that prevents high-definition discs from illegal copying.
December 28, 2006
Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security.
December 28, 2006
Apple guru combats month of bugs
Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.January 3, 2007
QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.January 2, 2007
Google plugs Gmail data leak flaw
Security hole that affected several Google services exposed the address books of Gmail users, a potential treasure trove for spammers.January 2, 2007
Windows Vista bug for the holidays
blog Sample attack code that exploits the vulnerability allows only for privilege escalation, not remote code execution, Microsoft says.January 2, 2007
This worm wishes you a Happy New Year
Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. December 29, 2006
Companies probe possible high-def DVD hack
Hacker posts details of how he unlocked the encryption that prevents high-definition discs from illegal copying.December 28, 2006
Year in review: Zero-day mania
Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security.December 28, 2006