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Malicious code attacks through instant messaging services have tripled between March and April. Symantec has warned that a critical flaw in the ActiveX control of image uploaders that have been widely distributed to users of popular social networking sites Facebook and MySpace can be exploited by hackers to install malicious code on user's computers. Key management and cross-application encryption will be the next big thing, according to new research by the Ponemon Institute commissioned by PGP Corporation.

The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. The new AIR update includes Flash Player 10, Adobe's newest version of Flash Player which closed up vulnerabilities that left users open to clickjacking and other exploits. Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds. The anonymity and universal access of cyberspace makes cybercrime attractive and easy. Apple pushed out an update late Monday to its iLife suite of multimedia software programs. Shavlik Technologies has claimed that organisations that rely on patch management solutions limited to Microsoft-only applications will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability. Microsoft has reported 'strong deployments' of the MS08-067 Security Bulletin. Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical." Adobe on Tuesday shipped a fix for its Reader and Acrobat products to eliminate critical flaws. Google and T-Mobile late last week began rolling out a patch to users of the G1 phone to address a security vulnerability in the Android operating system. The amount of malware is increasing, and vulnerabilities are more likely to be found in applications than operating systems, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Nine days after version 9.61 was released, the newest browser version patches a major security flaw in the "history search" page. Security researchers have already discovered security vulnerability in Opera Software's 9.61 browser version that was released last week. The demand that web 2.0 has placed on browsers is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at IT security firm Radware, has warned. Internet research firm Netcraft said it has detected a cross-site scripting vulnerability on Yahoo that could be used to hijack authentication cookies. Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter. Banks falling behind fraudsters.