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The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges. The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff. The latest version of Internet Explorer is susceptible to a zero-day vulnerability that can permit a malicious website to spoof the address bar, a security researcher reported this weekend. A vulnerability discovered in OpenSSL could enable a remote attacker to bypass signature checks and launch spoofing attacks. AirMagnet Enterprise delivers active full-time protection against the entire spectrum of wireless threats such as denial-of-service attacks, MAC spoofing, fragmentation attacks and other types of wireless hacking and reconnaissance tools. Threats can be traced, located and blocked, and the results saved for analysis. It's easy to make email appear to come from an internal user, warns Ken Munro. So be on the lookout. The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. Internet service providers (ISPs) are facing more security threats, while attacks are becoming larger and more sophisticated. Alternative web browser Opera has delivered an update to address seven critical vulnerabilities. A major job site is the latest phishing attack target. According to a McAfee Avert Labs blog, Monster.com was made to seem the source of phishing emails.
In its Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft addressed nine vulnerabilities by releasing four security updates, none of which were deemed critical. The number of new malicious websites rose by 58 per cent in June to its highest level since April 2007, security experts warned today. In Unix it is important that there be multiple levels of administrator rights, and managing that with group permissions is pretty awkward. I recall wondering why there was not such a utility for Windows since, arguably, Windows has the same challenges with administrator rights in spades. Anti-Phishing Working Group wants input before its eCrime conference Security researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation have discovered another round of SQL injection attacks, this one affecting more than 4,000 web pages that are based on Microsoft's ASP and .NET technologies. Mozilla on Wednesday released an update to resolve six vulnerabilities, two rated as critical, in its Firefox web browser. The chief executive of Mozilla is livid over the way in which Apple is trying to gain traction for its Safari for Windows browser. The number of phishing URLs used to spread "crimeware" among consumer PCs rose to an all-time high in May, according to a report from an industry association that works to eliminate identity theft and fraud caused by phishing and email spoofing. In what could presage a rash of tax-time spam emails purportedly from government agencies, security researchers at MX Logic have uncovered an influx of keylogger-laden emails spoofing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Encryption is pointless if not applied to an entire session. It only gives users a false sense of security.