Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is vulnerable to spoofing attacks, according to an Israeli security researcher. Aviv Raff reported on his blog on Wednesday that Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.11 allows information presented in a basic authentication dialogue box to be spoofed, opening up the possibility of users being redirected to a malicious website. Earlier versions of the browser may also be affected.
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January 10th, 2008 in
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Its immense popularity may turn the iPhone into a painful experience for Apple, if predictions that the mobile device will be a major security target in 2008 are realised. IT security company Arbor Networks released a statement on Tuesday declaring that the iPhone will be a big target amongst cybercriminals next year.
The company’s Security Engineering and Response Team (Asert) said the iPhone will be the “victim of a serious attack&#… read more »
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The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive’s boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can’t be detected by most antivirus applications. Symantec has been tracking the latest rootkit–Trojan.Mebroot–and provides a good overview of master boot record (MBR) rootkits. In general, an MBR is the first sector of a storage device, say a hard drive, and is us… read more »
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In-flight entertainment has come a long way since passengers craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the flickering films shown in 1980s aircraft.Today’s passengers expect on-demand video systems, telephones and even broadband Internet access. Unfortunately, that’s not all they can do. The technology used by the new generation of aircraft is now so advanced that aviation officials fear that terrorists could use it to fly the plane.
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A US federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted a Michigan man dubbed the “spam king” and 10 others in an international illegal bulk emailing and stock fraud scheme, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. The 41-count indictment charges Alan Ralsky, 52, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, his son-in-law, and nine others with operating a spamming operation that focused on running a stock “pump and dump” scheme.
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Google’s AdSense earnings are threatened by a Trojan that replaces the search giant’s paid-for adverts with its own, in order to hijack advertising revenue. Launched in 2005, Google AdSense allows third-party websites or publishers to generate revenue from Google’s text advertisers. AdSense acts as a middleman between an advertiser and a publisher. By crawling the content of publishers’ web pages, AdSense determines the re… read more »
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Before Boeing’s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the jet maker will have to prove the plane’s computer network can’t be hacked. Boeing has designed the 787 to allow airlines to offer passengers more in-flight entertainment and Internet options than it has with previous planes. Those new features and other aspects of 787’s computer network go beyond the scope of existing regulations, so the Federal A… read more »
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IBM’s Lotus Notes messaging software can be compromised by a single maliciously crafted email, according to researchers at Core Security Technologies. There is a vulnerability in in Autonomy KeyView, software used by Lotus Notes to process Lotus 1-2-3 files, they said. Core’s researchers found that when they opened a specially crafted Lotus 1-2-3 email attachment in Lotus Notes, they could run unauthorised software on the PC.
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November 28th, 2007 in
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We’ve seen similar infections in the past, but since this is pretty new, it might manage to bypass the antivirus protection and install on your computer. Security company Trend Micro discovered BKDR_DARKMOON.AH, a new backdoor affecting the Windows operating systems which attempts to open a port in order to allow the hacker to connect to your computer. Basically, it can open any port it wants and, since there are so many remote control tech… read more »
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The Poynter Review on the loss of benefits data by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is under way, with a report to the chancellor of the exchequer due in December. The review team appointed to investigate the loss of child-benefit data from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is scheduled to publish an initial report on 14 December, 2007. Kieran Poynter, the chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers, is leading the review on what le… read more »
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