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Windows 8 is hacked by security firm, details about the hack can be had… for...
Some companies, and individuals, find and disclose vulnerabilities — may those be on websites, operating systems, programs, whatever — for the betterment of society. Others do it for a “finder’s fee”....
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Did the US (or Israel) hack the office of French president, Nicolas Sarkozy?
French magazine L’Express is reporting that, last May, the computers in the offices of Nicolas Sarkozy (who was still president back then) were hacked by the “Flame” malware. This is that same malware...
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Vulnerability in Internet Explorer allows hackers to track your mouse movements
If there’s one thing that Microsoft doesn’t need, it’s more bad publicity for Internet Explorer. The company’s browser has often been criticized to be slow and simply downright inferior compared to...
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Internet Explorer 8 and earlier is vulnerable to criminal attacks due to new...
It looks like the bad news for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer just keeps piling on, with every other day seemingly bringing news about a new security problem for the browser. This time, however, users...
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New Java zero-day exploit hits the internet, is “massively exploited in the...
So you thought Java season was over, eh? Wrong! It is still open season on Java and a brand new, previously unknown bug has been discovered in Java that allows scumbags to install malware on the...
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Oracle issues Java update to fix latest exploit, but security experts say to...
You know that latest Java exploit that had the world up in arms, with Firefox and Apple blocking Java and U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommending people disable Java? Yeah, well, Oracle has...
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Microsoft Security Essentials fails to gain certification from anti-virus...
AV-TEST Institute is an organization that runs anti-virus/anti-malware tests. During AV-TEST Institute’s latest Nov/Dec 2012 anti-malware testing, 3 out 25 anti-virus software failed to gain...
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Beware of fake Java update patch — it contains malware
There are two groups in this world that are notoriously quick to react to technological change — the porn industry and hackers. The porn industry is known for pioneering new technology to try to...
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Latest version of Java (7u11) is still vulnerable, Oracle issued an...
Something surprising happened last week. Oracle issued an update (Java 7u11, Java 6u37, Java 5u38, and Java 4u40) in just three days to patch a recently discovered and massively exploited Java...
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New York Times hack shows your antivirus won’t protect you from zero-day attacks
Some may call it obvious but just having antivirus software installed isn’t going to help you much if hit by zero-day attacks. The New York Times had antivirus from Symantec (Norton) installed on the...
View ArticleAdobe Flash is under attack, update to Flash 11.5.502.149 to stay safe
Attacks on Java may be subsided for a few days but the other kink in your armor — Flash — is now under attack. Adobe has released a security bulletin notifying Windows and Mac OS X users to update to...
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Be sure to run Windows Update this Tuesday, Microsoft is going to release a...
Every second Tuesday of every month Microsoft releases patches of its products on Windows. This day has come to be known as ‘Patch Tuesday’. And this upcoming Patch Tuesday is going to be one you...
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32% of computers around the world are infected with viruses and malware,...
Most anti-virus companies like to release yearly reports based on their findings throughout the year. Panda Security is no exception and has released its ’2012 Annual Security Report’. In this report...
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Adobe Reader is hit with new zero-day attack, avoid immediately to stay safe
Adobe Reader, Adobe’s popular PDF viewer, has a flaw that is allowing hackers to install malware on users’ computers. The exploit affects the latest version of the program (11.0.1), as well as earlier...
View ArticleBrowser toolbars aren’t just annoying — they can be dangerous, too [Image]
Most of us dislike having toolbars in our browsers because they are annoying; not only do they tend to hijack our homepages, but they use up a lot of screen real estate, making it more difficult to...
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This is getting old: New zero-day vulnerabilities found in latest versions of...
Still have Java installed on your computer or enabled in your browser? Then you should know new vulnerabilities have been discovered in the latest versions of Java. Again. The current latest version...
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Guess what? Adobe Flash is being hit with in-the-wild attacks (again); update...
Java. Flash. Java. Flash. Java. Flash. It seems like these two take turns in making your system vulnerable to attack. Sometimes they even misbehave at the same time, like today. As mentioned earlier...
View ArticleKaspersky tells user to “ignore” Trojan found on computer [Image]
Normal anti-virus tell you to delete Trojans. Kaspersky? Not so much
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Yet another new zero-day Java vulnerability is found, and this one is being...
Do you still have Java installed? Then you probably want to know that yet another zero-day Java vulnerability is found, and unlike the two vulnerabilities discovered earlier this week by Security...
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Oracles releases Java patch to fix latest McRat exploit, update right now to...
Last week two separate instances of Java zero-day vulnerabilities were reported. One, reported by Security Explorations, was not (is not) being exploited in-the-wild as far as anyone knows. The second...
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