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Mozilla's head of security yesterday confirmed a bug in Firefox that could be used by attackers to scout out a system prior to mounting a more thorough assault. The flaw, said Window Snyder, Mozilla Corp.'s...

· Jan 23, 2008 · Hot! with 15 comments

Microsoft has warned that attackers are actively targeting a security vulnerability in the SafeDisc DRM technology that ships as part of Windows. The problem affects the 'secdrv.sys' file, a component of the SafeDisc copy encryption...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Nov 7, 2007 · Hot! with 12 comments

Microsoft is warning users to avoid suspicious websites and emails after attacks were reported on an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 7. The company would not provide exact figures, but said that a "limited number...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Oct 29, 2007 · Hot! with 3 comments

Just hours after a Microsoft security manager said that the week's updates had patched all in-the-wild threats against Office applications, the company late yesterday acknowledged that another bug in Word is being used by hackers...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Feb 16, 2007 · Hot! with 5 comments

A denial-of-service attack has rendered SCO's Web site inaccessible for the third time this year For the third time this year, unknown attackers have deluged the SCO Group's Web site with enough data...

· Dec 11, 2003 with -1 comments

The hunt for suspects in Tuesday's terrorist attacks has moved online. On Wednesday, both America Online and EarthLink acknowledged that they are working with the FBI to turn over specific information that may be...

· Sep 13, 2001 with -1 comments