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Malicious .rtf file exploits MS Office flaw

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Office has recently been spotted being exploited in the wild by attackers aiming at getting control of targeted …

Gawker breach triggers password-changing requests from Yahoo, Twitter

The compromise of Gawker’s database containing some 1.3 million user login credentials and the realization that a lot of users – despite constantly being advised …

Bank of America sues ex-employees for stealing confidential data

Four former employees of the Bank of America stand accused of illegally copying a confidential database belonging to the bank’s U.S. Trust and taking it with them to the …

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 7

A manual search for vulnerabilities would simply take too much time, so penetration testers usually use an automated web vulnerability scanner to do the preliminary work for …

McDonald’s data breach just the tip of the iceberg

A couple of days ago, the database containing the names, mobile phone numbers, and postal addresses and/or e-mail addresses of McDonald’s customers was discovered to …

FBI put backdoors in OpenBSD IPSEC stack?

Some serious allegations have been raised yesterday as Theo de Raadt, founder and leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects, has made public a private e-mail he received from …

Database breach that could endanger lives

A database breach that could result in more than just identity theft is the result of a compromise of the online database of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department …

New Trojan hijacks shortcuts to ensure its execution

A new information-stealing Trojan that seems to be Chinese in origin has been detected by Avira’ researchers. It is designed to steal usernames and passwords associated …

Fake Hallmark greeting card carries malware

A spam campaign consisting of e-mails posing as Hallmark Christmas cards and containing a malicious attachment has been detected by MX Lab researchers: Coming from a spoofed …

Julian Assange granted bail

WikiLeaks founder and director Julian Assange has been granted bail and will likely be freed in the next few days – as soon as the £240,000 in security are raised …

Gawker Media breach claimed by Gnosis

The credit for the breach of Gawker Media has been claimed by a group that goes by the name of Gnosis, and was apparently a way to get back at the company, its staff and its …

Malware spread via Google, Microsoft ad network

A number of online ad networks – including the two largest, Google’s DoubleClick and Microsoft’s Media Network – have been found unknowingly spreading …

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