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A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat version 9.3.3 and earlier, popular software to read or create PDF documents. This vulnerability was announced during the Black Hat conference in USA late July 2010. The problem “could lead to code execution,” which translates to attackers exploiting them to compromise a machine. Adobe is recommending [...]
Hundreds of Network Solutions web hosting customers’ WordPress blogs were recently hacked resulting in the redirecting of the blogs to Web sites infected with malware. The culprits were malicious hackers who discovered a way to hijack WordPress database credentials and use that information to redirect the compromised blogs.
Microsoft Corporation issued a critical patch on Thursday for Internet Explorer that secures eight vulnerabilities in the world’s most popular browser. Included in the emergency patch is the fix for the IE hole that was exploited in the China-based cyber assault, Operation Aurora, on Google and a collection of other U.S. companies.
Labeled operation “Aurora”, security experts worked diligently to discover the tactics involved in the cyber attack announced by Google on Tuesday. Experts joined forces to investigate and analyze pieces of the malicious code that were identified as the culprits in the attack and have confirmed the cyber attempts to infiltrate
Google officially announced on January 12 that the company discovered a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack” in mid December that initiated from China. The search engine giant revealed that the corporate infrastructure was the target and that intellectual property theft was the result. Initially appearing
The social network, Twitter, and other communication networks were attacked on Thursday and Friday. Services to the popular websites were interrupted for hundreds of millions of people. The primary target of the cyber attacks appears to be an economics professor from the republic of Georgia, a blogger who writes under the name of “Cyxymu”.
The United States, Canada and twenty-seven European countries observed Data Privacy Day for the second time on January 28, 2009. Designed to raise awareness Data Privacy Day is designed to raise awareness about data privacy practices and rights.
If you think your Mac is immune to Trojan horses, think again. The Internet security company, Intego, that develops and sells desktop Internet security and privacy software for Macintosh issued the alert,
Our new technologically proficient commander-in-chief will keep his Blackberry after all. Reports had circulated that President Obama would be leaving it at the White House’s door due to security risks associated with e-mail correspondence. On Thursday, White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, stated,
Before shopping online, there are essential steps to take to ensure that your computer is secure before making online purchases. These steps require responsible vigilance to protect your machine against potential security threats and will minimize possible Internet misfortunes when shopping online. To ensure that your computer is secure, OnGuardOnline.gov, which is maintained by the [...]
