housands of Tiscali customers are demanding answers after hackers broke through the internet service provider’s security to send spam causing the email service to collapse.
Visiting a malicious website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information. A design issue exists in QuickTime for Java, which may allow a web browser’s memory to be read by a Java applet. By enticing a user to visit a web page containing a maliciously crafted Java applet, an attacker can trigger the issue which may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information. This update addresses the issue by clearing memory before allowing it to be used by untrusted Java applets.
Hackers can drop malicious code into systems running Mozilla Corp.‘s Firefox when the browser is armed with any of several high-profile add-ons, including Google Toolbar and Yahoo Toolbar, a researcher revealed today. Mozilla has acknowledged the risk posed by some extensions.
The illegal transfer of almost US$450k out of the municipal funds of Carson City Nevada, using credentials stolen by keystroke logging, was thwarted last week only after US$45k had been lost. Apparently the thieves targeted the personal computer of municipal Treasurer Karen Avilla, and thereby obtained critical passwords which they used to divert funds by electronic transfer.
Three variants of a smartphone Trojan, which requires less user interaction than previous mobile malware to infect devices, have been seen in the wild, according to security experts.
Different forms of the Viver Trojan, or Trojan-SMS.SymbOS.Viver, were placed on a popular file-sharing site, disguised as a photo editor and a set of video codecs, the security specialist said.
Security That Nets Malicious Web Sites Science Daily. Have you ever wondered how fraudulent or malicious websites can rank highly on search engines like Google or Yahoo? Professor Audun Josang suggests develop a new type of internet security system based on “reputation” where a community of users can rank the quality of a website. (Credit: Image courtesy of Queensland University of Technology)
Ads by Google. Queensland University of Technology IT researcher Professor Audun Josang said a website’s ranking was determined by the number of people who visited the site – the more hits the higher the ranking.
But this system is fraught with danger and can be easily manipulated directing people to unreliable, low quality and fraudulent sites, according to Professor Josang.