...ld us that many new volunteers often start laughing and “cracking up” when they capture their first password s. “They think we’re running complicated tools, but it’s really easy,” team member “Ce...
Monday, August 11, 2008 16:24
...ercepting emails to taking over spam filters could be accomplished. He even outlined grabbing password s to webmail and other services by exploiting the “Forgot Your Password ” feature used by man...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 20:15
...p; The Wall of Sheep is loose group of volunteers that scan the computer networks for usernames and password s and then publish the results on a projector screen. While this sounds scary, it’s do...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 17:11
...an
horse released in the wild, targeting OS X Tiger and Leopard users. The
malware can steal your password s, avoid detection, log what you type
and even take your picture.
Chicago (IL) – And you...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 09:52
...nts may have been compromised due to an attack on the database that allowed a hacker to change user password s. Sony said it is directly contacting individual users who are believed to have been ...
Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:11
Microsoft has issued an advisory for a critical vuln erability in Microsoft Word that, while "very limited" in scope, could lead to damaging attacks without an official fix yet. The software gia
Monday, March 24, 2008 10:17
...y. That key is stored in a computer’s random access memory (RAM) as soon as a user has typed in his password . While it is generally believed that data is lost as soon as the RAM loses its power, the...
Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:19
...e browser to crash, opened up hackers to allow remote code execution, and had a problem with stored password forms. A few other minor changes included fixing stylesheets, div overlays, and tampering ...
Friday, February 08, 2008 16:13
... period this time. This is due to the limited capacity of Spirit's solar cells. No word was given on Opportunity's condition, however the last report indicated both rovers wer...
Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:37
... vuln erabilities, which include tools that hackers use to gain access to sensitive information like password s. One update, however, was classified as critical because it could allow remote code ...
Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:13
... sniffing and replaying cookies. The freely downloadable programs don’t directly attack password s or computers to access webpages and emails, rather they compromise the wireless network it...
Thursday, October 11, 2007 14:34
The Mozilla developers have fixed a known hole in the password manager of Firefox & Co, but there's still a vuln erability that can be exploited. Hannover (Germany) - The Mozilla developers ha
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:50
...ution. In previous years, the group released Rainbow Tables – long list of pre-computed password combinations – to ease WPA cracking. BlackHat and Defcon founder Jeff Moss even give...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 15:47
.... The threat is based on an iFrame vuln erability in webpage code to plant a keylogger to steal user password s, or turn computers into proxy servers for various other attacks. Trend Micro said that th...
Monday, June 18, 2007 14:43
...rm on Monday. In spite of the fact that it is only a preliminary beta version, critics had strong word s for Apple, which has always prided itself on bug-free software applications. The early bu...
Friday, June 15, 2007 10:33
...cess, as well as another local vuln erability that would allow normal users to access administrative password s and other registry files. The update is available now through Windows Update and through ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 15:38
...access to specific Office file extensions. For example, if a security issue arises with Microsoft Word , an administrator can prevent users from opening potentially vuln erable Word files....
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:15
...stem Vista. Seven patches were for Microsoft Office products which includes a fix for vuln erability in Word that currently has an exploit in the wild. One patch fixes a problem within Microsoft...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 19:55
...s have fallen for similar things, it does suggest, so far, that Jobs is uniquely privileged. The word “interesting” is inadequate to describe what we are likely to see next. ...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:27
...nes could be hacked by simply bending the cable and then attaching a coupling device. According to Techword , Meier claimed that hackers could extract data and even record Voice over IP conversations...
Monday, April 30, 2007 12:14
...e for information and you can think of it as a miniature Google just for your computer. Email contents, Word documents and even your hard-drive can be searched. It's this hard-drive search that is...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 14:19
...ew update are holes that allow hackers to gain remote access to a computer. Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word , RichEdit, Microsoft MFc, OLE Dialog, and ActiveX, along with Internet Explorer and part of...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 09:54
...that cyber hackers now strike once every 39 seconds and that "1234" is the top guess as a password , which hacker scripts use to gain access to someone's files. College Park (MD) - A n...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 14:13
... a hacker to have physically had access to a system before he could exploit the security hole. In other word s, a widespread remote attack would be very unlikely, according to the results of an investi...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 16:09
...ded almost a dozen fixes, Microsoft has yet to release any patches for the extremely critical Microsoft Word security hole that we reported about last week. Windows users can update their operating sy...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 23:19
...pen up playlists. It was just yesterday that we reported on vuln erability in another Microsoft product, Word . The bug is rated as "extremely critical" and could allow attackers to take over computer s...
Friday, December 08, 2006 21:10
Microsoft and third-party security sites are warning of a new "extremely critical" Microsoft Word vuln erability. Specially crafted Word documents could corrupt a computer's memory and allow attackers
Thursday, December 07, 2006 20:43
...rable to additional attacks. It also corrupts files stored on an infected computer, including Microsoft Word and Excel files. According to Google spokesperson Gabriel Stricker, protocols have been put...
Thursday, November 09, 2006 18:53
...create games specifically for us, that we would fund, that we would publish, in the online sense of the word , and distribute online." Harrison didn't comment on specific titles, but previously announc...
Thursday, November 02, 2006 22:38
According to GamesIndustry.biz, the premier tier of Microsoft's online service for the Xbox 360 will soon include another benefit - exclusive access to newly released content. Reportedly, Larry Hryb,
Friday, October 27, 2006 18:36
...ty which allows hackers to plant malicious code remotely, as well as a known, already exploited hole in Word . Additionally, three other previously unknown security problems, and one update that fixes ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 15:02
...cess. Speaking at the Defcon security convention in Las Vegas, he also explained that administrator password s are often stored and easily retrieved on company computers. Kornbrust talked to a packed a...
Monday, August 07, 2006 15:23
Microsoft has released a bumper batches of 12 security updates - eight of them critical - as part of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 16:13
...t three days for malware authors to release to exploit a critical security hole in Microsoft Office and Word . According to Panda Software Labs, 1Table.A arrives as seemingly harmless Word document, bu...
Monday, May 22, 2006 19:40
One of Google Desktop's more intriguing new features, unveiled in this week's release of Beta 3, is its ability for its local indexes to search across computers. But it's the idea that an index on on
Friday, February 10, 2006 20:00
In an exclusive interview with TG Daily, the CEO of the company that produces copy protection software for music publisher Sony BMG denies allegations that this software is a rootkit, though ac
Friday, November 04, 2005 22:27
...t a vuln erability in a corporate version of its antivirus software could expose server username and password information. ...
Friday, September 02, 2005 18:18
Microsoft has released three software updates that patch critical security flaws in its products, including a patch for an Internet Explorer vuln erability that was first reported last week.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 18:09
Security company Secunia yesterday reported a flaw that spells a serious threat to many millions of Web users as it affects every mainstream browser.
Thursday, June 23, 2005 22:29
...curity firm Symantec is warning users of a newly discovered Trojan horse named Phel - an anagram of the word help - that attacks Windows XP. ...
Friday, December 31, 2004 19:17
Popular Microsoft products may be vuln erable to a security vuln erability that is similar to one patched for the Mozilla web browsers last week.
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 14:16
...4G 802.11g WiFi router, giving access to the device's configuration pages through an easily deduced password . ...
Friday, June 04, 2004 13:42
A Russian hacker wanted by the FBI for high-tech computer crimes was lured by the FBI to the U.S.
Thursday, April 17, 2003 04:24
The recent privacy stuff-up in Messenger "pales in comparison to what can be done if you use MSN Messenger through unpatched IE vuln erabilities," security researchers Tom Gilder and Thor Larhol
Monday, February 11, 2002 12:06
The Chicago Tribune reports that Apple Computer, that not long ago denied that it would compete with its retailers, has signed a "long-term lease" for a 33,000 square foot store site in Chicago
Friday, April 06, 2001 04:46
A writer for The Register reports that a free software device driver, LinuxDisk, has the potential to radically cut mass storage costs by providing a bridge between inexpensive disks and a netw
Wednesday, January 31, 2001 06:25
A Web privacy organization has revealed that users who open documents created with Microsoft Word , Excel or PowerPoint could be transmitting cookies with significant personal information to oth
Friday, September 01, 2000 04:15
Security experts say they've discovered an undocumented back-door password in Red Hat's newest version of Linux that could leave it vuln erable to hackers.
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 18:56
...sp; Microsoft's free e-mail service is under fire again, this time for a security hole that permits password interception.The bug allows the sending of JavaScript code that could automatically present...
Thursday, September 23, 1999 05:19
A new report identifies a security flaw in Windows and Sun operating systems that could open the door to intruders.
Sunday, August 15, 1999 22:46
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Nvidia rolls out Tegra 
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Electric Motorcycle inventor crashes at NextFest 
