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Large Web services crashed in unison
Over the weekend, customers were unable to log in to a series of large sites like America online, MySpace.com and Earthlink, sparking suspicions that hackers are carryin…
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Code to exploit Windows operating system
Warning from security companies said the two code exploits have just been launched on the Internet to attack systems running Windows operating systems.
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Spam: Vatican does not leave!
In a report analyzing the current status of spam distribution in the world today, Sophos has identified at least one computer.
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Cisco VPN devices may be subject to DoS attacks
The series of Cisco VPN Concentrator 3000 Series is facing the risk of denial of service (DoS) attacks due to a security error arising in the application connection proc…
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Wireless networks are easy to crack
Security firm McAfee warns wireless networks are vulnerable to hackers' attacks, even if encryption is enabled.
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Users are the central target of hackers
Hackers are moving attack targets to users instead of attacking systems. The most obvious evidence for the trend of switching targets in hackers is the continuous disclo…
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SQL Injection set a record for attacking databases
The number of web-based attacks (databases) has reached a record number this year when hackers see this as
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There appears to be a virus attacking PowerPoint
Microsoft has warned users about a new computer virus capable of exploiting PowerPoint security flaws to help hackers break into faulty systems.
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In turn, IMF became a victim of fraud
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the weekend warned of an explosion of a new online email scam in which emails were faked as being sent from the organization i…
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Excel again in danger of being attacked?
Added a new security bug in the recently discovered Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application and released yesterday (July 6). The French Security Incident Response Team i…
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Chinese firewalls generated serious flaws
Computer experts at Cambridge University have said they have broken the protection structure of the Chinese national firewall, and figured out how to use the firewall it…
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Google fixes security errors in Google Reader
Google said yesterday (July 5) it has fixed a security bug in the Google Reader application. According to the application developer, the above security flaw could be exp…
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Web services are increasingly ... dangerous
With more and more users turning to check mail, paying and working with Web applications, cybercriminals began to cling to them to exploit account information and other…
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SMS becomes a trojan spread tool
Hackers are using text messages via mobile phones to entice users to access a malicious website to build the network.
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Detects the third vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
Excel users have a reason to worry, when yesterday, a hacker announced the attack code to an unpatched vulnerability in this application. This is also the third consecut…