Google fixes 15 vulnerabilities in Chrome browser
Google has released Chrome 16, a new stable version of its Web browser that addresses 15 high- and medium-risk vulnerabilities. Four of the security flaws patched in this release stem from errors in...
View ArticleAdobe promises Reader zero-day patch on Friday
Adobe today said it will release a patch Friday for an older version of the Reader PDF viewer to stymie attacks like those aimed at major defense contractors earlier this month.Nine days ago, the...
View ArticleTwitter spam used to spread rogue security software
A new spam campaign is promoting fake antivirus software through hundreds of fake or compromised Twitter accounts and thousands of tweets, warn security researchers. Anyone following the malicious...
View ArticleAndroid malware writers exploit Instagram craze to dis...
In an attempt to take advantage of the popularity of free photo-sharing app Instagram among smartphone users, malware writers have created fake Instagram websites to distribute Android Trojan horses,...
View ArticleGoogle warns 20,000 websites they could be infected wi...
Google has warned 20,000 websites that they might be hacked and injected with JavaScript redirect malware, Google said.In a message sent this week, Google said that some pages of the website may be...
View ArticleMicrosoft to fix 28 security bugs in Tuesday patch
As part of its monthly security roundup, Microsoft will fix 28 bugs Tuesday in several of its programs, including Windows, Internet Explorer and Office. The 28 flaws, wrapped into seven bulletins, also...
View ArticleMicrosoft fixes critical flaws in Windows and Internet...
Microsoft is urging users and administrators to update their systems following the release of seven security bulletins for Windows. The bulletins address a total of 26 unique security vulnerabilities...
View ArticleMicrosoft prepares post-Flame Windows Update changes
Microsoft will start feeding users an update to the critical Windows Update service in the next few days, several security experts said today.Windows Update (WU) provides security patches and other...
View ArticleInternet Explorer flaw triggers Gmail nation-state att...
A security flaw in Internet Explorer is triggering messages in some users Gmail accounts that they may be the target of an attack from a nation-state.The vulnerability in IE was revealed by Microsoft...
View ArticleVMware patches arbitrary code execution flaw in deskto...
Virtualization software vendor VMware has released security patches for its Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX products in order to address two vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to...
View ArticleMicrosoft to issue emergency IE patch before next Patc...
Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researchers said...
View ArticleIE exploit covers all recent versions, hits most businesses
A zero day flaw in Internet Explorer (IE) that impacts all versions of the browser is being actively exploited in the wild, Microsoft reports. Exploits seem to have focused on IE versions 8 and 9,...
View ArticleSeptember 2013 Security Release ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on September 10, 2013. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This DVD5...
View ArticleInternet threat level rises on expanded IE attacks
The Internet Storm Center on Saturday boosted its threat level to "Yellow," indicating a "significant new threat" to Internet users from attacks exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in all versions of...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Security essentials covers the basics only
Microsoft has admitted Windows users should install antivirus above and beyond its own Security Essentials, describing its protection as merely a "baseline" that will "always be on the bottom" of...
View ArticleiOS 7.0.2 out now: Lockscreen bypass fixed
Just days after the first release of iOS 7, 7.0 that is, the folks at Apple saw some intrepid explorers bypass the basic lockscreen security of the software. Today the fix is in – iOS 7.0.2 is...
View ArticleIE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought
A recently announced and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has been exploited in targeted attacks against organizations in Taiwan since the...
View ArticleBrute-force malware targets email and FTP servers
A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also...
View ArticlePayPal users fall victim to phishing attack
PayPal customers have fallen victim to a phishing scam that has emanated from Hungary and is one of the more genuine looking phishing attempts in recent times. The phishing email makes the erroneous...
View ArticleMicrosoft warns of zero-day attack, graphics vulnerability exploited through...
Do you still have images enabled in Outlook? If so, then right now is a great time to disable pictures since there's a new Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. The newest exploit combines multiple...
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