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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 287 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: attackers zeroon yahoo jukeboxs activex flaw comments Discuss  
Just one day after hackers showed how to exploit a number of flaws in the ActiveX software used by Internet Explorer, Symantec has spotted online criminals using one of the attacks. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 269 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: critical vmware bug lets attackers zap real windows comments Discuss  
A critical vulnerability in VMware's virtualization software for Windows lets attackers escape the "guest" operating system and modify or add files to the underlying "host" operating system, the company has acknowledged. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 259 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: pentagon attackers stole amazing amount sensitive data comments Discuss  
The truth finally comes outA network intrusion at the Pentagon nine months ago resulted in the theft of an "amazing amount of data" that continues to pose a threat to national security, the CIO of the Defense Department said earlier this week.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 86 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: attackers targeting linux infrastructures rootkit steal ssh keys comments Discuss  
U.S.-CERT is warning of attacks targeting Linux-based infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. After access is gained to the system, local kernel exploits are used to gain root access. A rootkit is then installed to steal more SSH keys. The attack could be related to a flaw affecting Debian-based encryption keys discovered earlier this year. - Hackers are launching attacks against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys and installing rootkits, according to a warning by the U read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 85 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn attackers targeting linux infrastructures rootkit steal ssh keys comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:14 -0500 (CDT)http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Attackers-Targeting-Linux-Infrastructures-With-Rootkit-to-Steal-SSH-Keys/By Brian PrinceeWEEK.com2008-08-26 U.S.-CERT is warning of attacks targeting Linux-based infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. After access is gained to the system, local kernel exploits are used to gain root access. A rootkit is then installed to steal more SSH keys. The attack could be related to a flaw affe read more »
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