Neowin News Feed for: Attackers

Firefox leaks info useful to attackers

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:30:40 +0000

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... Read more...

Attackers target Windows DRM flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:47:59 +0000

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... Read more...

Attackers take aim at IE7 flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:06:18 +0000

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... Read more...

Attackers seize on new zero-day flaw in Word

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:13:27 +0000

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... Read more...

Attackers take down SCO site again

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:52:23 +0000

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... Read more...

FBI taps ISPs in hunt for attackers

Thu, 13 Sep 2001 06:53:04 +0000

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... Read more...