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Laptops can be controlled via Wi-Fi drivers
Security researchers have discovered a new trick that allows them to control the entire laptop system by installing an error code into a wireless Internet-connected devi…
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MS Office has security problems
Experts have warned about a deadly weakness in how to handle Macromedia Flash files that can put users at risk of attack. Flash files embedded in MS Office files can run…
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Add a security error that threatens MS Excel
Users of Microsoft Excel have to face the risk of being hacked when there is a completely new security error discovered in this application. Not only that, but the malic…
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PayPal fixes a serious security error
Online payment service provider PayPal said it has overcome a serious security vulnerability that arises on its websites to prevent phishing attacks.
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Microsoft website was ... hacked
On June 18, hackers successfully hacked into the French website of Microsoft and changed the look of this site's homepage with ... different drawings.
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Appeared source code to attack Microsoft products
Most of the patches that Microsoft has issued are widely known vulnerabilities. However, there are at least two new vulnerabilities published for the first time on June…
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Ajax will create a new generation of dangerous viruses?
About analytics warnings: Yamanner worm attacked the Yahoo Mail system just recently as a prelude to the new Ajax-based worm generation.
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New worm alerts attack Yahoo Mail!
A new worm targeting Yahoo's popular email service is spreading to the Internet, drilling into the hole in JavaScript. Called Yamanner, the worm attacks all versions of…
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Number of attacks via instant messages increased by 500%
The number of viruses and worms such as Browaf, Tilebot and Khoobe released through instant messaging systems rose to a record in May. This shows that hackers are viewin…
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World Cup 2006: The battle between FIFA and ... hackers
Roger Jones, business development manager for Avaya - FIFA's network partner in the World Cup this year, said hackers will continue to repeat the form of familiar denial…
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OpenOffice.org: 'Macro virus is not a virus'
OpenOffice.org, over the weekend, confirmed that the newly discovered macro virus is not a virus that attacks its open-source office suite.
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Microsoft Word vulnerability becomes
The software giant said it would release a patch for the recently discovered vulnerability in the Microsoft Word application, after the vulnerability was exploited in a…
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Red Hat patched a series of security flaws in Linux
Red Hat Linux developer has just released a security update to fix a series of vulnerabilities in the kernel of this operating system version.
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Detecting a serious vulnerability in MS Word
Security researchers have just discovered a serious zero-day security flaw in Microsoft Word that has been exploited by Chinese and Taiwan hackers.
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Spyware - a growing threat
In a speech at a recent security conference, Ken Dunham, iDefensem's senior expert, said threats from spyware and adware have increased dramatically in briefly back here…