Vista gets patched / Spying on botnets / Katrina phisher indicted
Microsoft fixes faulty security patchMicrosoft 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.comRelated of interest:Microsoft to fix patch that crashes IE -
InformationWeekMicrosoft adds Vista patches for latest flawsMicrosoft has issued versions of two of this month's security patches for the Beta 2 of Windows Vista. -
ComputerworldRelated of interest:Patch Tuesday comes for Vista too -
CNET News.comMicrosoft releases Vista patches -
Vnunet.comZero-Day attackers target Japanese word processorAttackers 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-eyeMany deployments of the BlackBerry software is vulnerable to attack, security researcher warns. -
eWEEKBotnet eavesdropping: Inside the MocBot attackLURHQ security researcher Joe Stewart has examined the behavior of the MocBot that exploits the vulnerability fixed by Microsoft patch MS06-040. -
eWEEKAgencies lag on reporting data breachesOnly 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 NewsMcAfee faces patent lawsuit over UTM techSecurity vendor Deep Nine has sued McAfee for violating a patent in its unified threat management technology. -
InformationWeekSymantec patches bug that allows remote controlSymantec has issued a fix for a bug in its Veritas NetBackup software that could alow an attacker to bypass the authentication scheme. -
InformationWeekAOL security tool raises adware questionsThe EULA for AOL's free Active Virus Shield keeps options open for serving ads to users and collect information. -
InfoWorld
China malware war gets personalA Chinese Internet entrepreneur is locked in a legal battle with Yahoo that involves labeling a Yahoo tool as spyware. -
Red HerringCreator of bogus Hurricane Katrina site indictedA Miami man is being charged with selling phishing software kits to create fake disaster relief sites related to Hurricane Katrina. -
SC Magazine UK/USRelated of interest:Federal grand jury indicts Katrina phisher -
TechWebMicrosoft Office trojan appears in wake of Patch TuesdayA low profile trojan exploits a flaw in Microsoft Office and Visual Basic to spread itself in infected Word documents. -
SC Magazine UK/USSecurity firm disclaims Mac hack demoSecureWorks has posted a disclaimer stressing that the Wi-Fi hacking demo performed on an Apple MacBook used third party drivers. -
InformationWeek
8 in 10 U.S. firms lost laptops with data / Social sites new spyware nest
Hackers target latest Windows fixWorms have been spotted in the wild that uses an exploit for the vulnerability addressed by Microsoft's MS06-040 update. -
BBC NewsAOL looks to strike spammer's gold in Mass.Internet service provider AOL is seeking the court's permission to dig for gold bars that a convicted spammer may have buried on his family's property. -
CIO MagazineRelated of interest:AOL: You've got gold -
InternetWeek.comAOL to hunt down spammer's gold -
ReutersBug hunters want vendor disclosureSecurity researchers are now asking software vendors for more information about, what the vendors are doing to fix the flaws found by the researchers. -
CNET News.com
Windows Vista beta gets two security patchesTwo of the recently released critical patches issued by Microsoft is targeted towards Beta 2 of Windows Vista. -
Computer WeeklyBerlusconi 'death' trojan targets usersA new trojan disguises itself as a fake news report about the death of Iltaly's Silvio Berlusconi. -
Computer Weekly81 % of U.S. firms lost laptops with sensitive data last yearAccording to a survey loss of laptops with sensitive information is a widespread problem among U.S. firms. -
ComputerworldRelated of interest:DOT says it has lost two laptops this year -
ComputerworldConsumer group slammed for creating 'test' virusesConsumerReports.org is being criticized by anti-virus firms for creating 5.500 new viruses as part of a test of anti-virus products. -
Computerworld
Internet crimes reach record high in JapanInternet related crimes are rising in Japan, where especially Internet auctions are a major concern. -
ComputerworldRelated of interest:Web auction fraud leads surge in Japan cybercrime -
ReutersFTC, AG blame 'extorsionware' for pop-up hellThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the state of Washington has sued a number of people involved with software that delivers pop-ups that tells the user to pay to get rid of the ads. -
InformationWeek
Military research aims to develop secure wireless netsFunded by the U.S. Department of Defense research fund DARPA, researchers are working on a self-configuring secure wireless network. -
Network World FusionSpyware infection rates on the riseSocial network sites such as MySpace.com is becoming a new hotbed for spyware distribution. -
NewsFactorRelated of interest:Social sites open door to malware -
Vnunet.comYahoo plugs another web mail holeYahoo has fixed a vulnerability in the company's popular webbased mail service that could have given hackers access to users' mailboxes. -
SC Magazine UK/USTreasury report: IRS email systems insecureThe majority of employees of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service violates the personal use policy for the department's email systems. -
SC Magazine UK/US
Site update: Off to Linuxworld Tuesday & Wednesday
I will be at Linuxworld in San Francisco Tuesday and Wednesday, so most likely I will not have time to update the site those two days. I will be back again Thursday.
Worms and hackers exploit Windows flaw / OpenOffice security questioned
U.K. bank details sold in NigeriaBank details of Britons are being sold in Nigeria, after they have been found on old PCs sent there from the U.K. with data left on the hard drives. -
BBC NewsOpenOffice security is questionedA report from the French Ministry of Defense finds that the general security of OpenOffice is insufficient. -
CNET News.comRelated of interest:Is OpenOffice a bigger risk than MS Office? -
ComputerworldWhy Internet security continues to failPerspective on how the security industry has failed to fix the underlying weaknesses that is the source of security risks. -
CNET News.comSpam carrying embedded images designed to evade filters doublesImage-based spam continues to be a growing portion of the total amount of spam, peaking at up to 30 percent. -
Computer WeeklyHackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computersAs predicted hackers have begun using an exploit for the vulnerability fixed by MS06-040 to attack unpatched systems. -
ComputerworldRelated of interest:Botnet herders attack MS06-040 worm hole -
eWEEKHackers exploit Windows security vulnerability -
InformationWeekMicrosoft issues advisory about MS06-040 attack -
InformationWeekBot exploiting critical Windows flaw is here -
SC Magazine UK/USHow to protect against the MS06-040 attack -
TechWebMajor Windows worm attack 'imminent' -
Vnunet.comCuebot worms exploit Microsoft vulnerability -
Vnunet.comVA to encrypt all computersThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has signed a contract to put encryption on all the department's laptops. -
eWEEKMicrosoft Office under siegeHackers are flocking around Microsoft Office in an attempt to find more zero-day flaws in the software. -
eWEEKCisco, Microsoft face scrutiny following barrage of security alertsA vendor's response to a newly discovered vulnerability can be just as important in the opinion of the customer as the existance of the vulnerability. -
InformationWeekHackers beware: You are what you typeYour typing style, rythm and language can be used by forensics to build a profile of who you are. -
InfoWorldBeyond NAC: The internal controlsSmaller security vendors are focusing on how to secure the network inside the perimeter. -
NewsFactor
Video nasty - adware nastier, say experts of online adA controversial video ad at british newspaper The Guardian may be more controversial not because of the video, but because clicking on the ad leads users to adware. -
Silicon.com75 percent of Chinese PCs hit by virusesThe Chinese government estimates that as many as three out of four PCs in the country is hit by viruses. -
The Inquirer
