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New attack fells Internet Explorer

A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. The code was posted Friday to the Bugtraq mailing list by an unidentified hacker. According to security vendor ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, NetworkWorld,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Symantec

Global warming research exposed after hack

An anonymous hacker has exposed private e-mails and other documents that belong to a climate researcher An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, NetworkWorld,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Soros,  Robert Graham,  Sarah Palin,  Yahoo!,  Gartner, Inc.

Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009

Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday. Citing data provided by the U.S. Strategic Command, the U.S.-China Economic and Security ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, NetworkWorld,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress

Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many sites

A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet. The attack, while difficult to execute, could give attackers a very powerful ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, ComputerWorld,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM,  Twitter Inc,  Gartner, Inc.

Security vendor Fortinet sparkles in IPO

Its stock jumped 33 percent in its first day of trading Shares of security vendor Fortinet surged 33 percent Wednesday as the company made its debut on the public markets. Fortinet bumped its initial public offering (IPO) at the last minute, offering ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, NetworkWorld,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gartner, Inc.,  BMC Software, Inc.

How to hack China for just $1,800

Fraudsters may have a hot deal waiting for them in the form of an obscure Chinese domain name that's for sale on the Internet. Wessels, the president of Measurement Factory, owns five wpad domains -- wpad.com, wpad.net, wpad.org, wpad.biz and ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN AND OWEN FLETCHER, NetworkWorld,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter

A flaw in the protocol used to secure communications over the Internet could have been used to hack Twitter accounts, according to an IBM security researcher. Last week Anil Kurmus demonstrated how a flaw in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, Macworld,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  IBM,  Tom Cross

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has lymphoma

The 56-year-old Allen was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this month, according to a letter sent by his sister, Jody Allen, to employees of his investment company Vulcan. It is a non-Hodgkin's form of the disease. Allen left ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, ComputerWorld,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Paul Allen,  DreamWorks,  Charter Communications, Inc.,  NFL

Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' is a Trojan

Cyber-criminals have started preying on Verizon Wireless customers, sending out spam e-mail messages that say their accounts are over the limit and offering them a "balance checker" program to review their payments. The e-mail messages, which look like ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, NetworkWorld,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Verizon Wireless,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse

IDG News Service - Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ...

From ROBERT MCMILLAN, ComputerWorld,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: France Telecom S.A.

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