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Skype <endeca_term>exploit</endeca_term> exposes user IP addresses

Skype exploit exposes user IP addresses

...Researchers have found that a simple Skype exploit can reveal IP addresses — remote and local — of any user. A blog... Read more

1 May, 2012 by Roger Cheng
Malware uses Office flaw to target Mac OS X

Malware uses Office flaw to target Mac OS X

...Security researchers at Microsoft have discovered new malware that exploits an old bug in Microsoft Office; but rather than attacking PCs, it... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Michael Lee

Symantec: Flashback Trojan pulled in $10,000 a day

...click."The possibilities for revenue generation are huge for that kind of exploit, according to Symantec. It found that an ad-clicking Trojan called W32... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Duqu Trojan exploits Word zero-day hole

...Stuxnet-like Duqu Trojan is infecting computers: via a Word document that exploits a previously unknown Windows kernel bug. The installer file is a Microsoft... Read more

2 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Sony PlayStation websites hit by log-in exploit

...services for PlayStation Network were brought back online, it appears a new exploit has been discovered that allows hackers to change users' passwords with the... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Erica Ogg

Linux kernel exploit roots 64-bit machines

...Attackers have used a freely available exploit to target a number of 64-bit Linux machines, according to a... Read more

21 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Hacker wins $60,000 in contest to find Chrome holes

...weeks after Google launched Pwnium, a competition for hackers to find security exploits in Chrome, the search giant has announced its first winner. A hacker... Read more

9 March, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Microsoft security update flags Google.com for malware

...Security Essentials on Tuesday listed Google as being infected with the Blackhole exploit kit, according to user forums. "My malware inspection updated to 1.119... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

iOS exploit lets apps download unsigned code

...Miller, who next week is taking the wraps off a new iOS exploit he found that lets applications download unsigned code that's able to... Read more

8 November, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Latest iOS 5 beta plugs long-standing exploit

...this ZDNet UK-selected story, see iOS 5 targets longtime iPhone jailbreak exploit on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and... Read more

28 June, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Google fixes Android Market bug

...Security (formerly Scio Security), wrote in a blog post on Monday. "The exploit works universally across all Android devices, versions, and architectures." Oberheide described the... Read more

8 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Hackers exploit Internet Explorer hole for targeted attack

...were sent to people in organisations directing them to a website where exploit code could take over their computers. Symantec researchers described how hackers had... Read more

4 November, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft confirms ASP.Net vulnerability

...Guthrie's blog details the workaround that customers can implement. The vulnerability exploits certain aspects of how ASP.Net encrypts its information. Attackers can repeatedly... Read more

20 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Safari exploit could steal personal information

...notice. Jeremiah Grossman, the chief technical officer of WhiteHat Security, documented the exploit in a blog post on Wednesday, saying that it affects both the... Read more

23 July, 2010 by Seth Rosenblatt

Adobe Reader, Acrobat exploits get early fix

...Acrobat have been patched ahead of schedule to protect users from security exploits being used in the wild Read more

29 June, 2010 by Ben Woods

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Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

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pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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