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Entries from August 2007

Fraudsters focus on job sites

August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

A Trojan horse mines Monster.com for personal details that could make fraudulent e-mail schemes more convincing, while evidence mounts that other job sites are also being attacked.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Privacy · Security · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms

Universities warned of Storm Worm attacks

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Scanning a computer infected with the bot software could bring swift retribution, warns the response center for academic networks.
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Tags: Critical infrastructure · Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms

Retro attack gets new life, worries browser makers

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Researchers find that browsers and plug-ins could be exploited to turn a victim’s computer into a door to the internal network. One study finds an attack could claim 100,000 IP addresses in three days.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus · Software

Teaching hacking helps students, professors say

August 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Universities and colleges could find more students interested in computer-science courses, if the teachers taught practical hacking, educators say.
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Tags: Open Source · Research · Security · SecurityFocus

Will the iPhone be iPwned?

August 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Security experts’ predictions for the sleek high-end device vary, but they agree that Apple’s first phone will be scrutinized closely.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus