Vista gets patched / Spying on botnets / Katrina phisher indicted
Microsoft fixes faulty security patch
Microsoft has issued a fix to address the problems experienced by some users after installing one of the latest critical security patches for Windows. - CNET News.com
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Microsoft adds Vista patches for latest flaws
Microsoft has issued versions of two of this month's security patches for the Beta 2 of Windows Vista. - Computerworld
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Patch Tuesday comes for Vista too - CNET News.com
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Zero-Day attackers target Japanese word processor
Attackers are using a zero-day exploit for the Japanese word processor Ichitaro to install a trojan backdoor. - eWEEK
BlackBerry and brethren carry security bull's-eye
Many deployments of the BlackBerry software is vulnerable to attack, security researcher warns. - eWEEK
Botnet eavesdropping: Inside the MocBot attack
LURHQ security researcher Joe Stewart has examined the behavior of the MocBot that exploits the vulnerability fixed by Microsoft patch MS06-040. - eWEEK
Agencies lag on reporting data breaches
Only about one-half of the major U.S. government agencies have reported back on a request for reports on loss or breach of sensitive data within the last three years. - Government Computer News
McAfee faces patent lawsuit over UTM tech
Security vendor Deep Nine has sued McAfee for violating a patent in its unified threat management technology. - InformationWeek
Symantec patches bug that allows remote control
Symantec has issued a fix for a bug in its Veritas NetBackup software that could alow an attacker to bypass the authentication scheme. - InformationWeek
AOL security tool raises adware questions
The EULA for AOL's free Active Virus Shield keeps options open for serving ads to users and collect information. - InfoWorld
China malware war gets personal
A Chinese Internet entrepreneur is locked in a legal battle with Yahoo that involves labeling a Yahoo tool as spyware. - Red Herring
Creator of bogus Hurricane Katrina site indicted
A Miami man is being charged with selling phishing software kits to create fake disaster relief sites related to Hurricane Katrina. - SC Magazine UK/US
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Federal grand jury indicts Katrina phisher - TechWeb
Microsoft Office trojan appears in wake of Patch Tuesday
A low profile trojan exploits a flaw in Microsoft Office and Visual Basic to spread itself in infected Word documents. - SC Magazine UK/US
Security firm disclaims Mac hack demo
SecureWorks has posted a disclaimer stressing that the Wi-Fi hacking demo performed on an Apple MacBook used third party drivers. - InformationWeek
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