Apple sees weakness in FBI hearing request

2016-03-21 Thread Computerworld Security
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The irony in the FBI's request to unlock the iPhone

2016-03-03 Thread Computerworld Security
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Netgear and ZyXEL confirm NetUSB flaw

2015-05-22 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: May 22, 2015 === Netgear and ZyXEL confirm NetUSB flaw ZyXEL Communications and Netgear have confirmed that some of their routers are affected by a recently disclosed vulnerability in a USB device-sharing service

Staples confirms data breach investigation

2014-10-22 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: October 22, 2014 === Staples confirms data breach investigation Investigative journalist Brian Krebs reported that multiple banking sources were seeing a pattern of credit and debit card fraud. The common thread

Home Depot confirms breach

2014-09-09 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: September 09, 2014 === Home Depot confirms breach Home Depot on Monday confirmed that intruders broke into its payment networks and accessed credit and debit card data of an unspecified number of customers who

Apple confirms hack of its developer website

2013-07-22 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: July 22, 2013 === Apple confirms hack of its developer website Apple on Sunday admitted that its developer website, which has been offline since Thursday, had been hacked and sSome information may have been

Energy giant confirms breach of customer project files

2012-09-27 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: September 27, 2012 === Energy giant confirms breach of customer project files Telvent, a Canadian energy firm whose systems are used to control more than half of all oil and gas pipelines in North America and

Virgin Mobile subscribers vulnerable to account hijacking

2012-09-19 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: September 19, 2012 === Virgin Mobile subscribers vulnerable to account hijacking Millions of subscribers to Virgin Mobile's services in the United States are wide open to account hijacking because of the ins

Dating site eHarmony confirms password breach

2012-06-07 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: June 07, 2012 === Dating site eHarmony confirms password breach The online dating site eHarmony confirmed late Wednesday that passwords for its members were exposed in a breach, a second major compromise

Adobe confirms new zero-day Flash bug

2012-02-16 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: February 16, 2012 === Adobe confirms new zero-day Flash bug Adobe on Wednesday patched seven critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, including one reported by Google researchers that hackers are using in

Hacking group releases more Stratfor subscriber data

2012-01-04 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: January 04, 2012 === Hacking group releases more Stratfor subscriber data Hackers released another batch of data on Thursday pilfered from Stratfor Global Intelligence, a widely used research and analysis company

Hackers exploit Flash zero-day, Adobe confirms

2011-03-15 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: March 15, 2011 === Hackers exploit Flash zero-day, Adobe confirms Adobe today confirmed that attackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player using Microsoft Excel documents. http

Researchers confirm Googler's Internet Explorer bug

2011-01-06 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: January 06, 2011 === Researchers confirm Googler's Internet Explorer bug French security researchers today confirmed the presence of a bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that's at the center of a sp

Microsoft confirms new Windows zero-day bug

2011-01-05 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: January 05, 2011 === Microsoft confirms new Windows zero-day bug Microsoft today confirmed an unpatched vulnerability in Windows just hours after a hacking toolkit published an exploit for the bug. http

Google confirms attack on YouTube

2010-07-06 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: July 06, 2010 === Google confirms attack on YouTube Google has confirmed that hackers have exploited a weakness in its YouTube video site. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6546461/114916/300509/0

Microsoft confirms critical Windows XP bug

2010-06-11 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: June 11, 2010 === Microsoft confirms critical Windows XP bug Microsoft has confirmed that Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 contain an unpatched bug that could be used to infect PCs by duping users into visiting

Mozilla confirms critical Firefox bug

2010-03-22 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: March 22, 2010 === Mozilla confirms critical Firefox bug Mozilla confirmed a critical vulnerability in the newest version of Firefox, and said it would plug the hole by the end of the month. http

Microsoft to crack down on Windows 7 activation cracks

2010-02-12 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: February 12, 2010 === Microsoft to crack down on Windows 7 activation cracks Microsoft today said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70

Microsoft confirms IE zero-day behind Google attack

2010-01-15 Thread Computerworld Security
Computerworld Security: January 15, 2010 === Microsoft confirms IE zero-day behind Google attack Microsoft issued a security advisory today that warned users of a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), and

Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

2009-11-17 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

2009-11-16 Thread Computerworld Security
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Google confirms Gmail phishing attack

2009-10-07 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms phishers stole 'several thousand' Hotmail passwords

2009-10-06 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms critical unpatched Vista, Windows 7 RC bug

2009-09-09 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms critical unpatched Vista, Windows 7 RC bug

2009-09-09 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms serious IIS bug, downplays threat

2009-05-19 Thread Computerworld Security
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Conficker activation passes quietly, but threat isn't over

2009-04-01 Thread Computerworld Security
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ISO confirms approval of OOXML, gives two months to appeal

2008-04-03 Thread Computerworld Security
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Vista starts spotting activation cracks

2008-02-28 Thread Computerworld Security
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E-mails confirm HMRC mistake was attempt to save money

2007-11-26 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft confirms random number-gen bug lurks in XP; behind the VA meltdown

2007-11-21 Thread Computerworld Security
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Microsoft stands by its invite to arrested hacker; Oracle exploit in the wild

2007-11-09 Thread Computerworld Security
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'DVD Jon' beats iPhone activation

2007-07-05 Thread Computerworld Security
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Trojan horse impersonates Windows activation to snatch credit card numbers

2007-05-07 Thread Computerworld Security
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Trojan horse impersonates Windows activation to snatch credit card numbers

2007-05-04 Thread Computerworld Security
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AOL reactivates previous CTO after shakeup

2006-08-22 Thread Computerworld Security
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