Zeljka Zorz
Backdoor in open source Linux IRC server
The public can be forgiven for thinking that Linux-based operating systems are somehow immune to attacks and compromises, since news of such an occurrence pops up …
0-day Windows flaw published by Google researcher
Tavis Ormandy – the well-known Google security researcher who discovered the feature/vulnerability in Java back in April and forced Sun to patch it up swiftly by …
Adobe patches critical Flash flaw
Adobe released a security bulletin revealing the 32 vulnerabilities that it has patched with the release of Flash 10.1(.53.64). Among those is the critical 0-day flaw that has …
Two Mexican botnets taken down
A week ago, Trend Micro was alerted to a phishing attack that was aimed at Spanish-speaking users and was discovered to be originating from a Mexican botnet. The attack was …
Mass SQL injection attack compromises IIS/ASP sites
Thousands of websites and who knows how many visitors were affected by the recently discovered mass SQL injection attack that targeted – among others – The Wall …
114,000 iPad owners’ emails and account IDs exposed
News that vulnerabilities on the AT&T network allowed a group calling itself Goatse Security to harvest emails and AT&T authentication IDs of 114,000 early-adopters …
Drive-by download attack disguised by Canadian Pharmacy website
Red Condor today issued a warning of a new sophisticated email malware threat that spoofs YouTube and uses a redirect on a compromised website to a common Canadian Pharmacy …
WordPress-based, GoDaddy-hosted websites hacked
WordPress users whose websites are hosted on GoDaddy servers have been targeted by fake AV peddlers – again. According to Sucuri Security, the web hosting …
A closer look at My Lockbox PRO
My Lockbox PRO (v. 2.0) enables you to hide, lock and password protect almost any folder on your computer. You can use My Lockbox to hide your private data from prying eyes …
Google patches 11 vulnerabilities in new Chrome, awards $2000 to researcher
Google Chrome 5.0.375.70 has been released to the Stable channel on Linux, Mac, and Windows, and fixes the following security issues: [15766] Cross-origin keystroke …
Twitter’s new service reveals what’s behind shortened links
Hardly a day passes without Twitter users being targeted by spam runs, phishing emails or malicious links that lead the users to malware-ridden websites. When it comes to …
48 flaws patched with new version of Safari
A new version of the Safari browser for Windows and Mac has been released, and with it Apple patched 48 security flaws – most of which were located in the WebKit …