Monday, November 23 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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The latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser contains a bug that can enable serious security attacks against websites that are otherwise safe.
Monday, November 16 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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A Turkish grad student has devised a serious, real-world attack on Twitter that targeted a recently discovered vulnerability in the secure sockets layer protocol.
Wednesday, November 11 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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A botnet that was once responsible for an estimated third of the world's spam has been knocked out of commission thanks to researchers from security firm FireEye.
Friday, October 23 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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The FBI and the UK’s Serious and Organised Crime Agency have drawn up a program for dismantling and disrupting cybercrime operations. The effort relies on a better understanding of the business models of carders, malware authors and hacker groups which have increasingly come to resemble those of legitimate businesses.
Thursday, September 17 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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Network defenders have failed to adapt to current attack trends, continuing to focus on patching operating-system vulnerabilities and leaving ubiquitous applications open to an increasing number of attacks, stated a report published on Tuesday.
Thursday, August 27 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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Apple is dipping yet another toe into the anti-malware pond with a feature in the latest beta version of its forthcoming Snow Leopard operating system.
Friday, August 21 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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For the past five months, a website for investment services giant Ameriprise Financial contained bugs that allowed even low-level criminals to inject malicious content into official company webpages and steal user's cookies, according to a web security expert.
Tuesday, August 18 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted three people on Monday for conspiring to break into the servers of five companies, including those of credit-card processor Heartland Payment Systems, grocery store chain Hannaford Bros., and convenience store chain 7-Eleven.
Wednesday, August 12 2009 @ 12:00 AM Contributed by: securityfocus
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Two people have been successfully prosecuted for refusing to provide U.K. authorities with their encryption keys, resulting in landmark convictions that may have carried jail sentences of up to five years.
