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Hackers are targeting websites and blogs by exploiting the trackback feature to launch spam attacks, experts have warned. Apple has issued a fix for its wireless networking solution, AirPort Extreme, to complement a similar patch delivered earlier this year. Apple has plugged eight vulnerabilities in QuickTime by announcing the release of a new version. Adobe released a patch on Tuesday for a flaw that could allow a malicious PDF document to trigger buffer overflow. Bulletins address flaws in Excel, Outlook and VML. Growing numbers of cyber criminals are using complex code to bypass traditional signature-based filters to spread malware, according to the latest Security Trends Report from Finjan. A leading mobile security researcher last week unveiled a new proof-of-concept exploit targeting an unpatched Windows Mobile vulnerability that has been publicly disclosed for over six months. MySpace on Tuesday night began distributing a temporary fix for an Apple QuickTime vulnerability affecting users of the popular social networking site. An Apple QuickTime exploit is using MySpace's enormous user base to launch a blended cross-site scripting attack that, if successful, steals users' log-in credentials and installs adware on victims' machines, security researchers said today. A controversial planned government database to record all attributes of UK children's lives could actually put youngsters in more danger, a report from the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) warned today. IT professionals are having a long day today as Microsoft fixed the most vulnerabilities during a Patch Tuesday since it began its monthly patching cycle D-Link’s DFL-2500 offers more network control than we expected, and does it at a good price for its class. The latest concern is custom malware that targets internal desktops, writes Gunter Ollmann Breach in Texas The University of Texas suffered its second major data breach in three years when more than 197,000 personal records were exposed at the McCombs School of Business. The breach compromised the Social Security numbers and other biographical information of alumni, faculty, staff and students of the business school. Not much is known about the source of the breach, though UT officials said they are working on an investigation. In the meantime, the university set up a website and toll-free numbers to direct those potentially affected to protect their identities. In the face of growing threats to its cyber assets, America requires a cohesive and comprehensive plan to protect its vital and most sensitive data. Here, one of the leading decision makers in the federal government IT arena coveys overarching priorities for securing the country's cyberspace. Last year a flaw in the way Microsoft applications process JPEG image files caused widespread alarm. The exploits could create a jpeg file formatted to trigger an overflow in a common Windows component and open a command shell on a vulnerable Windows system. Users of the Winamp application were told this week to upgrade their software in responses to a bug in version 5.12 of the program. We turn the spotlight on the noteworthy professionals who are influencing the future of information security. By Illena Armstrong The next wave of attacks from this year's most prolific email worm family, Sober, is scheduled to start on Jan. 5, 2006, analysis of source code has revealed. The attack date coincides with the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Nazi party.

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