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Researcher Dan Kaminsky said he has discovered a browser vulnerability that potentially puts millions of users of wireless routers and other web-facing devices at risk to a domain name system (DNS) attack. Whitepages online and Bigpond have been forced to remove banner ads purporting to be from Skyauction.com after a security professional discovered hackers had embedded malware on the ads which redirected users to unsolicited websites. A group of Israeli researchers claims to have discovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system.. A leading security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in Firefox that could compromise websites and browsers. Apple users, your days of worry-free web surfing could be numbered. A Mac internet security and privacy software maker has discovered what is believed to be the first professionally crafted in-the-wild malware targeting the Mac operating system.
German IT consultancy N.runs has warned that antivirus products can actually open the door to attackers. A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Yahoo Mail could leave instant messenger users open to attack. Security researchers are warning users of a crop of new malware threats that have appeared for the MacOS in recent days.. Scientists may have found a new way to combat random scanning internet worms such as the notorious Code Red and SQL Slammer infections.
There's vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, but what about vulnerability analysis? Before you tell me that I'm just playing with words, stop for a sec and consider: it's one thing to assess what vulnerabilities may be in a system. The FBI has indicated a California man for an ingenious scam that bilked US$50,000 -- a few pennies at a time -- from online brokerage companies E*trade and Schwab.com. Adobe recently patched a vulnerability in its Flash Player that is being actively exploited to infect machines with gaming trojans, researchers said Wednesday. Vulnerability in the way IE7 parses web pages for printing. Security researchers at Symantec have placed the blame for a variety of problems users are experiencing with Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 squarely on Microsoft. Three vulnerabilities in Cisco products are open to exploitation, warned the SANS Internet Storm Center. Normally, phishers have a short window of opportunity in which to conduct their attacks before service providers take the rogue sites offline. Now, they have found a new way to lengthen their assaults. Heisenberg fan boys are shaking their heads this week to the tune of a pair of Swedish mathematicians who claim to have broken quantum cryptography. A new industry alliance promises to pave the way for more secure software. Is SAFECode what we've been waiting for? An advisory was issued today regarding a "highly critical" vulnerability in two software products: Adobe After Effects CS3 and Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.x. Microsoft's has discovered some interesting new trends in cybercrime. The firm's Research Unit, which has just released its six-monthly Security Intelligence Report, found that the number of attacks designed to steal personal information had risen, as had cases of theft through social engineering.