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New worms spread via Skype
Computer science

New worms spread via Skype

Security experts are investigating a report that deep is spreading through the chat feature in Skype's popular VoIP software.

December 13, 2018
Mozilla patches Firefox
Computer science

Mozilla patches Firefox

On December 19, Mozilla released security updates to fix a series of bugs in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 versions. Firefox 2.0.0.1 version - The first upgraded version of Firefo…

December 13, 2018
Security 2006: Confidence crisis
Computer science

Security 2006: Confidence crisis

The number of attacks decreased but the attacks became more and more intentional and serious. InfoWorld's survey shows the confidence crisis in IT security experts.

December 13, 2018
Festive season, spam season
Computer science

Festive season, spam season

Christmas does not only come with endless parties and festivals but also a flood of spam. No five spam emails yet

December 13, 2018
QuickTime is turned into super-keylog
Computer science

QuickTime is turned into super-keylog

On December 20, Apple Computer released an upgrade to patch a serious security bug in the QuickTime multimedia application. The application developer said that this erro…

December 13, 2018
The third deadliest zero-day error in Word
Computer science

The third deadliest zero-day error in Word

Hackers have just launched a malicious attack on a deadly security bug in Microsoft Word. Thus, this is the third consecutive security bug discovered in Microsoft's famo…

December 13, 2018
Dangerous security error in Yahoo Messenger
Computer science

Dangerous security error in Yahoo Messenger

The versions of Yahoo Messenger released before November 2 are affected by security errors in ActiveX controls that can be exploited by hackers, taking control of the sy…

December 13, 2018
Add a deadly zero-day error in Word
Computer science

Add a deadly zero-day error in Word

On December 10, Microsoft had to confirm another zero-day security error in Word 2003. This is the second security error discovered in Word in less than a week.

December 13, 2018
A series of IE errors are fixed
Computer science

A series of IE errors are fixed

Yesterday (December 12), Microsoft released a December security update to fix a series of security flaws in Internet Explorer.

December 13, 2018
Microsoft confirms a new bug in WMP
Computer science

Microsoft confirms a new bug in WMP

Microsoft has confirmed a new buffer overflow security error discovered in Windows Media Player. This security error was discovered by eEye Digital Security and announce…

December 13, 2018