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Microsoft has warned of limited attacks using third-party applications to exploit a Windows flaw. Mozilla patched a pair of flaws on Monday via its release of Firefox and Thunderbird versions 2.0.0.6. Microsoft released an advisory on Wednesday for a URI and URL handling flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems with Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) installed. Secunia blamed Microsoft this week for a URI handling flaw that can be exploited when a user browses with Firefox but has Internet Explorer (IE) 7 installed. Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe. Brazilian hackers now more technically sophisticated than Russians, "fraud as a service" model emerges. A Turkish hacker known as "Chao" and arrested as part of the FBI operation against underground forum DarkMarket produced his own training videos. You can watch it here. Remotely exploitable vulnerabilities were revealed for two widely used instant messaging platforms this week. Microsoft issued four "critical" patches, including one for the zero-day Excel vulnerability reported in January, in its March Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes. In all, the company corrected 12 vulnerabilities, all client-side problems associated with its Microsoft Office productivity suite. Mozilla released Firefox version 2.0.0.12 on Thursday, fixing 10 vulnerabilities -- three critical -- in the alternative web browser. Mozilla officials are investigating a new vulnerability in Firefox that could be exploited by attackers to steal files from a victim's machine. Mozilla on Tuesday patched three security holes in its Firefox web browser and SeaMonkey cross-platform suite. Microsoft is warning users to avoid suspicious websites and emails after attacks were reported on an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 7. Mozilla patched eight flaws in its products on Thursday, including “critical” issues in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. The browser flaw which allows attackers to hijack a computer by using Internet Explorer to launch Firefox is affecting other applications as well.
Microsoft released two updates, one rated "critical” and the other "important," in this month's round of Patch Tuesday fixes. A bit of knowledge and research means you can get those coveted tickets while everyone else is hitting "refresh". Adobe disclosed a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat products that can be exploited by remote attackers using malicious PDF documents. Mozilla on Tuesday released eight patches - three of them deemed "critical" - in its Firefox 2.0.0.5 release, as the company's chief security official chided Microsoft for failing to protect users from an Internet Explorer bug. Researchers have discovered a new flaw in Mozilla's Firefox browser that can be exploited by attackers to take over a user's computer, as long as the victim also has Internet Explorer (IE) installed.