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Attack code released for DNS bug Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet.The attack code was released Wednesday by Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Attack code imminent for DNS flaw One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), hackers are saying that software that exploits this flaw is sure to pop up soon.Several Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Flaw could lead to worm attack Microsoft has fixed a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used by criminals to create a self-copying computer worm attack.The software vendor released its first set of patches for 2008 on Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Attack code released for critical Windows flaw In what may be the first step toward a major security problem, security researchers have released attack code that will crash Windows machines that are susceptible to a recently patched bug in the operating system. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Flash attack could take over your router Security researchers have released code showing how a pair of widely used technologies could be misused to take control of a victim's Web browsing experience.The code, published over the weekend by researchers A Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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New attack proves critical Windows bug 'highly exploitable' Security researchers Tuesday said they'd discredited Microsoft's claim that the year's first critical Windows vulnerability would be "difficult and unlikely" to be exploited by attackers.On Tuesday, Immunity upd Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Kaminsky: Many ways to attack with DNS There were 6 a.m. calls from Finnish certificate authorities and also some pretty harsh words from his peers in the security community, even an accidentally leaked Black Hat presentation, but after managing the response to one of the most highly publicized Internet fl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft warns of new Access attack Cybercriminals are exploiting a bug in software used by Microsoft's Access database program in a new online attack, Microsoft warned Monday.The flaw lies in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, which ships with Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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New attack kit targets bag of ActiveX bugs Hackers are using a new multiple-attack package composed of seven ActiveX exploits, many of them never seen in the wild before, said a security company on Friday.Fewer than half of the flawed ActiveX controls ha Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Attack code posted for Microsoft Works bug Just one day after Microsoft issued a massive set of security patches for its software, hackers have begun posting code showing how to exploit one of the flaws.The proof-of-concept code, posted Wednesday to the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft warns of new Access attack Cybercriminals are exploiting a bug in software used by Microsoft's Access database program in a new online attack, Microsoft warned Monday.The flaw lies in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, which ships with Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Zero-day treasure hunt: Researcher hides IE attack on Web Security researcher Aviv Raff has published code that would allow someone to take control of a computer running Internet Explorer, but there's a catch. He's not saying exactly where he's hidden the attack."Somew Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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DNS attack writer a victim of his own creation HD Moore has been owned. That's hacker talk, meaning that Moore, the creator of the popular Metasploit hacking toolkit, has become the victim of a computer attack.It happened on Tuesday morning, when Moore's com Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Symantec warns of new Word attack Criminals have found a new way to attack PC users, taking advantage of what appears to be a new bug in Microsoft's Word software, according to Symantec.Symantec warned of the attack Tuesday, saying on its Web si Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Attack Code Released for New DNS Attack Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System software used to route messages between computers on the Internet. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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New open-source DNS server released A group of experts has released an open-source alternative to the BIND DNS server software that boasts higher performance and better security.The new DNS server -- dubbed Unbound 1.0 -- is available here. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Google Apps hit by session-stealing attack A security researcher has uncovered a serious flaw in Google Spreadsheets, which could give an attacker access to all of a user's Google services.While the bug, an XSS (cross-site scripting) flaw, has now been f Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: CardSpace attack works but was too rigged Microsoft is disputing that its CardSpace authentication management technology can be hacked despite a research paper that outlines a proof-of-concept attack.CardSpace manages personal information that might be Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Cloned code finder offered for Visual Studio An open-source technology has been launched to help developers using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 find duplicated code in their software projects.Called Clone Detective for Visual Studio, the product allows deve Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Researcher to demonstrate attack code for Intel chips Security researcher and author Kris Kaspersky plans to demonstrate how an attacker can target flaws in Intel's microprocessors to remotely attack a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of what operating system the computer is running. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |