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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 751 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn apples mac os vulnerable networking exploit comments Discuss  
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206900323By Thomas ClaburnInformationWeekFebruary 26, 2008The most recent version of Apple's Mac OS X (10.5.2) appears contain a security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to crash computers on a local or remote network.Security researcher Neil Kettle of Digit-labs.org on Tuesday posted a proof-of-concept exploit that takes advantage of a flaw in the way the Apple implements IPv6 support.Most networks use the IPv4 networking protocol; read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 716 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: link spammers social networking rampage comments Discuss  
MySpamBookSpammers have found a fertile new marketplace on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.… read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 711 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: social networking accounts prized cybercrooks comments Discuss  
Cyber criminals increasingly are moving away from trying to break into computers directly, choosing instead to target Internet users where they spend much of their time online -- at social networking Web sites, new data suggests. In an analysis of cyber crime activity in the 2nd half of 2007, security vendor Symantec Corp. found that two social networking sites together were the target of 91 percent of U.S.-based phishing Web sites. Social networking sites also...Please click on the title to continue readi read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 674 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: spammers open social networking sites comments Discuss  
Poked full of ViagraSocial networking sites have become the new front in the war against spam, according to security watchers.… read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 589 days ago
Via: http://voices.washingtonpost.com | Tags: researchers warn social networking scams comments Discuss  
LAS VEGAS, NEV. -- Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn are fast emerging as some of the most fertile grounds for malicious software, identity thieves and online mischief-makers. And while some of the talks given here at the Black Hat hacker conference would probably make most people want to avoid social networking sites altogether, it turns out that staying off of these networks entirely may not be the safest option either. The biggest...Please click on the title to continue reading read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 588 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: sun solaris trusted extensions labeled networking unauthorised access comments Discuss  
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. N read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 588 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: researchers outline security risks social networking sites comments Discuss  
Security researchers at Black Hat laid bare some of the security risks users of social networking sites such as MySpace face as Sophos releases new information about an attack targeting Facebook. - LAS VEGAS Sometimes our friendsarent really our friends. Just ask security researchers Nathan Hamiel andShawn Moyer.Hamiel, senior consultant for Idea Information Security, and Moyer, AguraDigital Securitys chief information security officer, teamed up before anaudience Aug. 7 at the Bla... read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 588 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: researchers outline security risks social networking sites comments Discuss  
Security researchers at Black Hat laid bare some of the security risks users of social networking sites such as MySpace face as Sophos releases new information about an attack targeting Facebook. - LAS VEGAS Sometimes our friendsarent really our friends. Just ask security researchers Nathan Hamiel andShawn Moyer.Hamiel, senior consultant for Idea Information Security, and Moyer, AguraDigital Securitys chief information security officer, teamed up before anaudience Aug. 7 at the Bla... read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 578 days ago
Via: http://securitylabs.websense.com | Tags: facebook viral social networking spam comments Discuss  
Websense Security Labs has been tracking various Facebook attacks for many years. We've had to create numerous tools and methods to detect these types of attacks because most Web 2.0 social networking sites are difficult to track due to limited public access to most accounts. Most social networking accounts can only be viewed if the account holder explicitly accepts or requests another account to be added as a "friend". A generic Web crawler and even a search engine Web crawler would not be able to mine th read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 479 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: unofficial fix issued vista networking flaw comments Discuss  
Crash bang wallopA system-crashing bug with potential malware implications has been uncovered in Vista. But a fix for the vulnerability, which revolves around flaws in the operating system's network stack, may have to wait until the next service pack.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 403 days ago
Via: http://feeds.infoworld.com | Tags: social networking dangers exposed comments Discuss  
For many people, social networking has become as much of a daily routine as brewing coffee and brushing teeth. IT administrators dislike it and cyber crooks depend on it. read more »
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