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Buffer overflows are at the heart of a series of attacks against Facebook and MySpace, security firm Fortify Software has warned.. The 'Italian Job' attack was the first large scale use of a Web-based attack, and it was duplicated only a few days later.
A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. Researchers at McAfee said they have detected the largest outbreak of malware in three years, an infection impacting hundreds of thousands of users whose machines contain poisoned media files. Nigerian scammers have launched a new spam campaign sending fake Google Calendar meeting invitations in an attack targeted towards corporate users, security vendor BitDefender warned today.
Security experts have warned that a single automated SQL attack has compromised thousands of websites.. Some 300 Lithuanian web sites have been daubed with images of the Soviet red flag and are playing anti-Lithuanian songs, reports have it. Microsoft has warned users to be vigilant after the discovery of a series of attacks on Office.. A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined 1,100 euro (A$1,829) for launching a wave of DoS attacks against key websites in Estonia, including the site for the political party of Estonia's prime minister, in April and May of last year. Another one bites the dust: Sony PlayStation's website is the latest victim of the mass SQL attacks. Security researchers are warning users of a crop of new malware threats that have appeared for the MacOS in recent days.. A geeky risk advisory manager from global accountancy firm BDO has hacked into a leading coffee machine, causing it to pour scalding water onto unsuspecting espresso lovers Security vendor SecureWorks says a mass attack launched against Apache servers running Linux, which has now infected 10,000 websites, can be thwarted by disabling dynamic loading in the server configuration. Security experts warned today that hackers are fast extending their efforts beyond Windows and are actively targeting Mac users.. Trusted websites are posing a security risk to oblivious surfers according to a Websense report released today which revealed the number of legitimate websites compromised by attackers now outnumbers those specifically created for malicious purposes. For the second time in four months, Monster.com's website has been victimized by hackers. The latest attack, believed caused by an IFRAME injection vulnerability, forced the jobs website to take part of its web presence offline Monday. Attempted cyberattacks on health care organisations have increased 85 percent in the past year, according to SecureWorks, a software-as-a-service vendor. The World Bank's internal networks have been compromisd by outside attackers at least six times in the last year, according to a recent report. The United States central command was hit by an attack and affected computers in combat zones in the Middle East. The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too.