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Mac OS X vulnerable to new PDF trojan malware
Although Macs have the squeaky clean image of being malware-free, things may start to change as the platform gets increasingly more popular. Researchers at F-Secure and Sophos have discovered a new trojan horse malware that targets Mac OS X and is disguised as a PDF file. The malware was first…
United States Navy Military domain is vulnerable to hackers
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Google Web History vulnerable to new Firesheep hack
Two researchers have shown how a modded version of the Firesheep Wi-Fi sniffing tool can be used to access most of a victim’s Google Web History, a record of everything an individual has searched for. The core weakness discovered by the proof-of-concept attack devised by Vincent Toubiana and Vincent Verdot…
Microsoft Windows Update not vulnerable to DigiNotar SSL hack
Microsoft says that a digital certificate stolen from Dutch company DigiNotar could not be used to force-feed customers malware through its Windows Update service. The company’s assertion came after a massive theft of more than 500 SSL (secure socket layer) certificates, including several that could be used to impersonate Microsoft’s…
AES encryption vulnerable to attack, claim Microsoft researchers
Researchers from Microsoft and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered a way to break the widely used Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the encryption algorithm used to secure most all online transactions and wireless communications. The attack can recover an AES secret key three to five times faster than previously thought…
Theft via text: Cars vulnerable to hack attacks
Anti-theft mechanisms susceptible to overrides via cell phone, putting vehicles at risk View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Dukascopy: Forex Swiss Bank Vulnerable to SQL Injection
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