Microsoft today warned that hackers are using rigged QuickTime media files to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in DirectShow, the APIs used by Windows programs for multimedia support. The company has activated its security response process to deal with the zero-day attacks has issued a pre-patch advisory with workarounds and a one-click “fix it” feature [...]
|
||||||
|
Which is the most dangerous keyword to search for using public search engines these days? It’s “screensavers” with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent, according to McAfee’s recently released report “The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms“. Upon searching for 2,658 unique popular keywords and phrases across 413,368 unique URLs, McAfee’s research concludes that lyrics [...] A security researcher is warning that the Twitter API can be trivially abused by hackers to launch worm attacks. The red-hot social networking/microblogging service has been scrambling to plug cross-site scripting and other Web site vulnerabilities to thwart worm attacks but, as researcher Aviv Raff points out, it’s much easier to misuse the Twitter [...] Formerly known as Ecount, Citi Prepaid Services is a prepaid solution for companies who aim for a customizable solution for payroll, sales incentives, benefit payments, etc. Recently we have encountered a phishing email, informing Citi Prepaid Services customers/clients that their account information needs to be updated due to inactive membership, purported causing fraud and report [...] A spam attack that has affected instant messaging users has found its way through Twitter, infiltrating users accounts to post messages with links connecting to weight-loss drugs. Hacked Twitter accounts are being used to post messages that promote weight-loss drugs. The messages vary in the stated text, but generally states the same message and [...] |
||||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Spyware Security - All Rights Reserved |
||||||