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Time running out for Adobe to patch 'critical' vulnerability. Mozilla on Thursday acknowledged that a year-old vulnerability in the QuickTime media player plug-in for Firefox could let a hacker break into the open-source browser. WordPress, the popular blogging platform used by many businesses, has pushed out an update to remedy a low-risk vulnerability that permits hackers to edit the posts of other users. New data indicates that 98 out of 100 computer users are running at least one unpatched program. Attacks exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer spread quickly over the weekend, according to Microsoft. Security researchers have discovered a rare flaw affecting both Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer that can allow a hacker to read sensitive files on users' computers with the use of a bit of social engineering. BitDefender has boosted the functionality of its free Online Scanner adding antispyware technologies, the security vendor announced today. Symantec on Tuesday revealed that the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player contains an unpatched vulnerability that is being actively exploited. New surveys and reports discuss trends for 2009 and conclude that attacks will escalate in number and variety, outsourcing will represent the biggest threat, and attacks on databases will continue. Symantec warned this weekend of a new worm taking advantage of a Microsoft bug, prompting the security company to raise its ThreatCon level. A security researcher said Monday he has discovered an unpatched ActiveX vulnerability in RealPlayer, the popular media player, and is working on an exploit. Malware that exploits un-patched pirated versions of Microsoft Windows have topped Bitdefender's January top ten security threats list. A disabled firewall and an unapplied patch allowed hackers to infiltrate a server at the University of Colorado, Boulder, exposing the personal information of nearly 45,000 students, the university said Tuesday. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. Update patches kernel flaws. Reports have emerged that Apple’s much-hyped iPhone 3G has been hacked only five days after its world-wide release.
Aussie companies underestimate the advancements in encryption technology and fail to secure data. Microsoft is warning users to avoid suspicious websites and emails after attacks were reported on an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 7. Kaspersky is calling all security and cryptography experts to join forces in an effort to crack a blackmailing virus. Microsoft on Tuesday unleashed seven patches, three for critical vulnerabilities, in its June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes.