Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes

Microsoft’s batch of patches this month is a big one: 10 bulletins covering a total of 31 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows OS, the Internet Explorer browser and the Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Works and Excel). Five of the 10 bulletins are rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating.  Among the patches this month [...]

Cybercriminals hijack Twitter trending topics to serve malware

June 9th, 2009 Posted by Dancho Danchev @ 10:47 amCategories:Anti Virus, Browsers, Hackers, Malware, Passwords, Social Networking Applications, Spam and Phishing, Web 2.0Tags:Malware, Twitter, Corporate Communications, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Dancho DanchevA currently ongoing malware serving campaign across Twitter, is continuing to abuse the momentum offered by Twitter’s trending topics in order [...]

Adobe patches 13 critical Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities

Adobe has issued its first ever scheduled quarterly update for its Reader/Acrobat product line, a mega-patch covering 13 documented security vulnerabilities. The patches address “critical vulnerabilities” in Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and Acrobat 9.1.1 and earlier versions.  “These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of [...]