Microsoft warned yesterday that hackers are using QuickTime media files to exploit an unpatched 0-day vulnerability in DirectShow. In a posting on Microsoft's security response center blog company officials confirmed the new vulnerability affects Microsoft...
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Blue, the color that has been holding back OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen technology may be one giant step closer to production. Previously scientists were only able to reproduce red and green OLED's but...
A vulnerability, which could be exploited to conduct cross site scripting attacks and gain knowledge of sensitive information, has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9,. This issue is caused by an input and origin validation...
Yahoo is working on a patch for critical Yahoo Messenger vulnerabilities that could enable a remote hacker to take control of a user's system. eEye Digital Security's researchers found the bugs within the last few...
A dangerous buffer-overflow flaw in Trend Micro anti-virus software products was reported by Trend Micro and confirmed by security researchers at iDefense Labs. Researchers at Secunia have also posted an advisory on this vulnerability and...
DailyTech has posted a 7-step workaround courtesy of Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) on how to perform a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD. Per Microsoft's new licensing requirements for Vista, users...
Microsoft's security response team has launched an investigation into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ever-present Microsoft Word program. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said it's aware of "very...
A critical vulnerability discovered in Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X could be exploited remotely by an attacker to compromise a user's system. Danish vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia rated the flaw highly critical because it can...
Fraud detectors at RSA Security have found a demo of a new online fraud toolkit that automates the process of setting up fake websites that sit between a user and a real site, such as...
Microsoft have today admitted that they have received reports of a brand new vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Excel. Mike Reavey (security program manager) posted to the companys blog today explaining that users need...
Affected products include Norton AntiVirus and Symantec Corporate AntiVirus. Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control...
Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have announced the discovery of the first virus for the Apple Mac OS X platform. The virus, named OSX/Leap-A (also known as...
A security Relevant Products/Services from Microsoft flaw in the ubiquitous BlackBerry devices might make some users think twice before opening attachments. The newly revealed vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to the device...
A critical vulnerability has been found in some versions of Apple's popular iTunes that could allow attackers to remotely take over a user's computer, according to a warning issued Thursday by a security research firm....
A bug discovered in an operating system that runs the majority of the world's computer networks would, if exploited, allow an attacker to bring down the nation's critical infrastructure, a computer security researcher said Wednesday...
Taiwan Authorities Suspend Workshop Dealing with Fake AMD Chips. Local authorities on Friday suspended a workshop that made fake, or remarked, AMD microprocessors in Taipei, Taiwan, and seized unprecedented number of chips of nearly one...
BitDefender (Romanian AntiVirus company) have discovered the first virus that affects millions of Pocket PCs, smartphones, and other Internet appliances users. Called WinCE4.Dust, "it infects pocket pc's PE files (ARM) in root (My...
Cisco Systems has issued a patch for a security flaw in one of its Linksys routers that could give hackers access to consumers' home networks. Alan Rateliff II, an independent security consultant,...
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in RealPlayer, the software widely used to play media files on various operating systems. The flaw, in default installations of the software, would allow malicious code to be...
After almost seven years, the mythical Citadel has been revealed. See the screens! Ever since N64 shooter GoldenEye was released in 1997, gaming buffs have spoken of the mythical Citadel level - and,...
Apparently, an exploit was discovered earlier today in the current version of mIRC. The exploit causes mIRC to quit just by sending it a DCC request. As of right now, the only way to fix...
