Security Alerts
List of previous alerts.
A110503 Microsoft Safety Scanner finds evidence of infection on 5% of PCs
A110516 Scareware claims hard drive problems
A110506 US Government tries to get Coreflood removed from computers
A100930 Android Apps are Sharing Data
A100926 ZeuS Turns to LinkedIn as Vector of Infection
A100811 Adobe plans emergency patch for critical Reader bug
A100730 Google Android apps ‘collecting personal data’
A100723 Dell PowerEdge motherboards ship with malware
A100623 Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs
A100520.1 Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities.
A100520.2 Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail Integer Overflow Vulnerability
A100506 Major malware campaign abuses unfixed PDF flaw.
A100322 Microsoft warns: Don't press F1 with IE open.
A100312 Internet Explorer 'iepeers.dll' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
A100302 Zero-Day Flaw in VBScript and Windows Help.
A100216.3 Rootkit may be causing system crashes with XP security update.
A100216.2 New XP security update may cause system crashes!
A100216.1 Microsoft issues 13 security updates.
A100205 Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users.
A100204 Microsoft Issues 13 Security Bulletins to Address 26 Vulnerabilities.
A100126 New Internet Explorer attack exposes all data on victim's hard drive.
A100121 Microsoft warns of flaw in 32-bit Windows kernel.
A100120 Critical vulnerabilities identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602 and earlier could allow an attacker to run malicious code on the affected system.
A100119 RealNetworks has released a RealPlayer update to address security vulnerabilities.
A100115 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
A100114 Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning of a zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability that was allegedly exploited to launch attacks on Google and more than 30 other US companies.
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-002.mspx
A100112.2 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001 - Critical Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution
A100112.1 Microsoft Security Advisory (979267) Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 6 Provided in Windows XP Could Allow Remote Code Execution
News
News items worth archiving.
N110506 FBI software not removed from suspects computers after investigation ends
N110425 Apple faces lawsuit over location tracking
N100818 Demonstrated Wireless Hack of Car Warning Systems
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0813/Scientists-hack-into-cars-computers-control-brakes-engine
N100811 DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity
N100730 White House proposal eases FBI access to Internet activity records
N100727 Tech worker testifies of 'blue screen of death' on oil rig's computer
N100520.3 Forget cookies, your browser has fingerprints
N100520.2 Security Issues in Cars' Computer Systems
N100520.1 Thieves Flood Victim’s Phone With Calls to Loot Bank Accounts
N100308 FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months.
N100218 Google to end IE 6 support - Time to update XP.
N100216 Fake anti-virus scam Live PC Care now offers "online support".
N100208 Microsoft will soon end support for Win2K, Vista RPM, XP service pack 2.
N100205 Hacker stole $378,000 from town account, sent it to Ukraine.
N100126 Web attacks get stealthier and more efficient; 5.5 million Web pages infected.
N100125.2 Data breaches get costlier.
N100125.1 U.S. Oil industy hit by cyberattacks. China may be involved.
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