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1. Stealth malware steals jailbroken iPhone data

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   Default root password exploit A new variant of stealth malware designed to steal data from jailbroken iPhones has been positively identified as Privacy.A.

 According to Intego, Privacy.A exploits the ...

2. Rickrolling worm infects jailbroken iPhones

   (Security/Security Features)

   Sunday, 08 November 2009

   ... could have spread to other countries although we have no confirmed reports outside Australia, is capable of breaking into jailbroken iPhones if their owners have not changed the default password after ...

3. Microsoft preps critical security updates

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   ...  Windows
 Win 2000 Service Pack 4 XP Vista Server 2003 and 2008 
 Office 

XP 2003 2007 MS Office System 2004 for the Mac 2008 for the Mac Open XML File Format Converter for the Mac Excel Viewer Word ...

4. Microsoft attacked over Windows 7 'sins'

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 26 August 2009

   ... standardization of document formats, because standards like OpenDocument Format would threaten the control they have now over users via proprietary Word formats," says the document. "They have engaged ...

5. Hapless Twitter hijacked by insidious botnet

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 14 August 2009

   ... a config file for the malware." Coogan explained that the malware currently being downloaded by Downloader.Sninfs is known to Symantec as Infostealer.Bancos - a password-stealing Trojan. "[Infostealer.Bancos] ...

6. Journalists flunk online security 101

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 03 August 2009

   ... their passwords, even though 13 percent experienced critical data loss or system failure due to hostile malware.San Francisco (CA) - A recent survey commissioned by AVG found that 80 percent of media staff ...

7. Mozilla patches JavaScript engine with Firefox 3.5.1

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 20 July 2009

   Mozilla patched a “critical” security issue in Firefox 3.5 less than a month after the browser’s release. Version 3.5.1 corrects “several” vulnerabilities, including an exploitable memory corruption ...

8. Twitter hack highlights Google Apps vulnerability

   (Security/Security Features)

   Thursday, 16 July 2009

   ... highlight a fundamental flaw in web apps, but rather the need for companies and individuals to use stronger passwords. With everyone on Twitter sharing every detail of their lives for all to see, the usual ...

9. Internal users pose severe threat to public sector networks

   (Security/Security Features)

   Wednesday, 20 May 2009

   ... can be difficult to monitor due to their anonymous nature. In addition, privileged passwords may be hard coded inside applications, scripts and parameter files, leaving them unsecured, rarely changed and ...

10. UPDATED: Twitter hacker leaks info, peek behind the scenes at Obama

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 01 May 2009

    ...  Biz Stone released a statement following the security breach. “Password information was not revealed or altered, nor were personal messages (direct messages) viewed. Twitter takes security very seriously ...

11. The Twitter pandemic: Swine flu defines social media’s new age

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    ... with no primary newsgathering capability of their own send out hastily worded, ill=informed messages in the hope that hyperbolic language will attract more attention. Conventional media journalists are ...

12. UK workers would sell company data for food

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    ... data to IT admin passwords. "Criminals are adept at finding the vulnerable workers who can be tempted into betraying their employers, therefore, organisations should ensure that they have trained their ...

13. Microsoft patches 23 security flaws

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 15 April 2009

    ... other Microsoft Software. The patch covers security updates for Wordpad and Office converters, corrects a denial of service threat in Forefront, delivers a cumulative security patch for Internet Explorer ...

14. Twitter hit by cross-site scripting attacks

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 13 April 2009

    ... late Friday last week and since then has somewhat mutated with different messages. Security firms such as Sophos indicate that users do not need to click on a suspicious message containing the words ...

15. Mozilla posts Firefox 3.0.8 ahead of schedule

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 30 March 2009

    Public pressure resulting from a controversial public posting of an attack code that may allow malicious users to exploit a serious Firefox vulnerability, prompted Mozilla to change its release its ...

16. Conficker worm believed to have originated from China

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 30 March 2009

    ... it will help in narrowing down where to block the return of the virus. Conficker, like many other worms, is a blended threat relying on many different attack methods -- ranging from password-guessing ...

17. Conficker Worm #3: Prepare for April 1

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 26 March 2009

    ... threat which relies on many different attack methods ranging from password-guessing and brute force techniques to infection through flash drives in effort to replicate and then spread over a network.  ...

18. Internet Safety Act: Welcome, Big Brother

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 25 February 2009

    ... giving criminals and identity thieves yet another potential future revenue stream. Your user IDs, passwords, address information and every other uniquely identifiable piece of data would now be conveniently ...

19. Hackers still exploiting latest IE7 Bug

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

    ... hidden within a Word document, XML-DLOADR.A. On any system that has yet to be patched, an Active X object automatically accesses a Web site which opens a backdoor. That backdoor installs a local .DLL file ...

20. UPDATED: Microsoft: UAC isn't broken, you just don't get it

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

    ... average user and should be shelved right away.  Microsoft itself focuses on the word “vulnerability” and the improvements in Windows 7 when it described the whole UAC misunderstanding. “Much ...

21. Windows 7 beta UAC completely vulnerable to malware

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 30 January 2009

    ... type of security breach has been in use for as long as there have been PCs. In the old DOS days, a terminate and stay resident (TSR) program could invoke the system BIOS functions, wait for the password ...

22. Final lock of digital website certificates cracked

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 30 December 2008

    ... that will be erroneously trusted, and users' passwords and other private data can fall in the wrong hands. Besides secure websites and email servers, the weakness also affects other commonly used software.” ...

23. Microsoft confirms SQL Server vulnerable to injection attacks

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 23 December 2008

    ... the SQL Server bug's existence. They now plan a fix for January or February. SQL Server is a business database engine. SQL stands for Structured or Standard Query Language," whereby common worded requests ...

24. Update: Major flaw revealed in Internet Explorer; users urged to switch

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Tuesday, 16 December 2008

    ... ramifications -- and they're not just theoretical attacks. In fact, the flaw is already in wide use as a tool to steal online game passwords, with some 10,000 websites infected with the code needed to ...

25. Koobface worm still infiltrating Facebook

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 05 December 2008

    ... to download and open flash_player.exe, a new Koobface variant. At this time, Koobface relies upon Facebook accounts that have already been compromised. The passwords are obtained by the malware campaigners ...

26. Gmail exploit could aid in the hacking of domains

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 24 November 2008

    ... recovery and password resetting tools on your host account without your knowledge or permission. What can you do about this? You can check your e-mail filters and make sure that IMAP is disabled. Don’t ...

27. Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0.4

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 13 November 2008

      Mozilla updated its Firefox browser to versions 3.0.4 and 2.0.0.18, which promise to fix several stability and security issues, improved site identification and password saving tools, as well ...

28. Google delivers first Android software update to G1 users

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Monday, 03 November 2008

    ... information, such as stored passwords and web forms data, from the handset. The buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to the search giant's decision to build Android with an older version of a particular ...

29. Malware on PCs on the rise, but there is good news as well

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 03 November 2008

    ... dropped by 34.3% and exploits by 9.0%. Viruses remain the strongest malware category and saw a slight increase (2.8%), while Trojan downloaders (+6.8%), backdoors (+21.8%), password stealers (+34.5%) and ...

30. Google updates Chrome to version 0.3

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 30 October 2008

    ... Chrome' (wrench) menu.  A 'New incognito window' now always opens a new window. The spell checker works on text input fields and underlines misspelled words and users can now add words to the spell ...

31. Update: Cross-site scripting attack targets Yahoo user accounts

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 27 October 2008

    ... username and password for the attacker to do this”. If a user is attacked, he will be sent to a blank webpage, which will not necessarily be enough indication for most users that critical information such ...

32. Windows 7: Will it be good enough?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 October 2008

    ... use new Windows 7 infrastructure to develop efficient background tasks.”) If you haven’t read through the entire list or just flew over it, let’s summarize what we know in a few words: Windows 7 will ...

33. Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0.2, 2.0.0.17

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 24 September 2008

    ... problems with layout, themes and customized toolbars. The software also includes improvements for the password manager, fixes Mac-specific issues with keyboard shortcuts as well as certain languages, and ...

34. Apple rocks. And puts us to sleep.

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 09 September 2008

    ... hard drive a slightly revised touch and the curved nanos. But what once has been a gadget you were proud has turned into a commodity. Summed up in one word: Boring. Redmond leading the way Let’s ...

35. Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 04 September 2008

    ... text from HTTPS-protected financial sites like Washington Mutual and Capital One.  With a few utterly simple keywords like balance, account and Sept., everything from balance information, account ...

36. Defcon’s Wall of Sheep eats iPhones for breakfast, lunch and dinner

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 11 August 2008

    ... on a projector for all to see.  Team members told us that many new volunteers often start laughing and “cracking up” when they capture their first passwords.  “They think we’re running complicated ...

37. Security guru describes DNS flaw, says Internet Armageddon narrowly averted

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 06 August 2008

    ... Everything from intercepting emails to taking over spam filters could be accomplished.  He even outlined grabbing passwords to webmail and other services by exploiting the “Forgot Your Password” feature ...

38. Let the (War)games begin! Black Hat and Defcon hacking conventions begin

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 06 August 2008

    ... Defcon conventions, is now also at Black Hat.  The Wall of Sheep is loose group of volunteers that scan the computer networks for usernames and passwords and then publish the results on a projector ...

39. Trojan horse takes pictures of Mac users

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 24 June 2008

    ... of malware authors in Macs. Security experts are warning now about a new Trojan horse released in the wild, targeting OS X Tiger and Leopard users. The malware can steal your passwords, avoid detection, ...

40. Playstation Network accounts hacked

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 27 March 2008

    Sony has issued a statement warning Playstation 3 users that a "small percentage" of online accounts may have been compromised due to an attack on the database that allowed a hacker to change user passwords.  ...

41. Microsoft warns of critical Word bug

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 24 March 2008

    Microsoft has issued an advisory for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Word that, while "very limited" in scope, could lead to damaging attacks without an official fix yet.  The software giant ...

42. RAM exposes the key to your secret data

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 21 February 2008

    ... 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 researchers ...

43. Mozilla unwraps Firefox 2.0.0.12

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 08 February 2008

    ... and had a problem with stored password forms. A few other minor changes included fixing stylesheets, div overlays, and tampering with dialog boxes. Firefox 2.0.0.12 is available from Firefox.com, and ...

44. Spirit getting ready for long, cold Martian winter

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 13 December 2007

    ... word was given on Opportunity's condition, however the last report indicated both rovers were in approximately the same condition, though Opportunity is closer to the equator, and therefore will not ...

45. Huge day of updates leads to 50+ Apple bug fixes

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 15 November 2007

    ... information like passwords.  One update, however, was classified as critical because it could allow remote code execution. ...

46. TG Video: Wirelessly hacking Gmail and more - tutorial

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 11 October 2007

    ... programs don’t directly attack passwords or computers to access webpages and emails, rather they compromise the wireless network itself.  You can read Graham’s sidejacking blog post here. ...

47. Vulnerability in Firefox' password manager

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 25 July 2007

    The Mozilla developers have fixed a known hole in the password manager of Firefox & Co, but there's still a vulnerability that can be exploited. Hannover (Germany) - The Mozilla developers have ...

48. Masters of technology return for BlackHat/Defcon

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 24 July 2007

    ... have a session and plan on introducing their own wireless hacking distribution.  In previous years, the group released Rainbow Tables – long list of pre-computed password combinations – ...

49. New web threat takes advantage of iFrame vulnerability

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Monday, 18 June 2007

    ... to steal user passwords, or turn computers into proxy servers for various other attacks. Trend Micro said that the threat could have originated from a computer Trojan-making kit and relies on a scenario ...

50. Update: Apple patches Safari, boasts 1 million downloads

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 15 June 2007

    ... it is only a preliminary beta version, critics had strong words for Apple, which has always prided itself on bug-free software applications. The early bug reports did not create a huge deterrence, though, ...