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This month, Microsoft has released eight security bulletins addressing six critical and two important vulnerabilities. MS08-070 Vulnerabilities in Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Extended Files (ActiveX Controls) Could Allow Remote Code Execution MS08-071 Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution MS08-072 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution MS08-073 Cumulative Security [...] Mozilla security chief Window Snyder is leaving the open-source group. Snyder, who joined Mozilla after stints at Microsoft and Matasano Security, announced her exit on the Mozilla security blog today. Snyder writes: I will be leaving Mozilla at the end of the year. I am sad to be leaving, but I am excited to [...] With the industry’s eyes constantly monitoring the usual suspects’ use of phony hosting providers, another market segment within the underground marketplace has been developing beneath the radar, aiming to build a malicious infrastructure (Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts; Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack) through efficient CAPTCHA recognition. The [...] A new DNS changing malware with a twist was recently found by researchers. A new DNS Changer Trojan uses a new method to poison other hosts on the local subnet installing a rogue Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on the network. DHCP is a protocol used to disseminate required information to network clients in [...] (UPDATE: Cerf denies that this was his Twitter profile) It appears that Vint Cerf, the father of Internet who needs no introduction, has had his Twitter account compromised, with a multitude of spam messages posted on his behalf during the last 24 hours, all of which are redirecting to auction search sites (baysearch .net and [...] |
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