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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 309 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: tool mincemeat windows passwords comments Discuss  
This Firewire is out of controlA security researcher has released an easy-to-use tool that accesses locked Windows computers in seconds without entering a password.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 300 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: hackers steal online gaming passwords comments Discuss  
McAfee uncovers a scheme by hackers to infect 10,000 Web pages tocompromise unsuspecting visitors and steal passwords for online games....Go beyond knowing technology and manage it Get a Master of Science in Technology Management online. Enroll with National University today. read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 261 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: dbmail ldap passwords authentication bypass comments Discuss  
A vulnerability has been reported in DBMail, 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. No ins read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 240 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn dwp sending sensitive data passwords comments Discuss  
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2216315/dwp-sending-sensitive-passwordsBy Tom YoungComputing09 May 2008Government staff in the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have been sending out sensitive data in packages containing passwords that provide access to the information.An internal email to DWP staff outlining the poor security practices was leaked to influential political blog Dizzy Thinks."Staff are... forwarding the data and password on together, which defeats the purpose of the securi read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 219 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: ikiwiki passwords security issue comments Discuss  
A security issue has been reported in ikiwiki, 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. No i read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 189 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: trojan lurks waiting steal admin passwords comments Discuss  
Writers of a password-stealing Trojan horse program have found that a little patience can lead to a lot of infections. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 188 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn trojan lurks waiting steal admin passwords comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 03:41:38 -0500 (CDT)http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/02/Trojan_lurks_waiting_to_steal_admin_passwords_1.htmlBy Robert McMillanIDG News ServiceJuly 02, 2008Writers of a password-stealing Trojan horse program have found that a little patience can lead to a lot of infections.They have managed to infect hundreds of thousands of computers -- including more than 14,000 within one unnamed global hotel chain -- by waiting for system administra read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 173 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn experts lax security allowed san francisco network hijacking admin offers passwords comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:47:44 -0500 (CDT)http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/former-san-fran.htmlBy David Kravets Threat LevelWired.comJuly 17, 2008SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's "rogue" computer admin accused of commandeering the city's exclusive network passwords has offered to hand them over, his attorney said Thursday.The jailed defendant, Terry Childs, 43, pleaded not guilty Thursday to four felony counts of denying access to the city's ne read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 168 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: rogue sf sysadmin coughs passwords comments Discuss  
City regains access to its own networkSan Francisco City Council regained access to its own computer network today after Mayor Gavin Newsom convinced network administrator Terry Childs to give them the passwords.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 166 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: san francisco da discloses citys network passwords comments Discuss  
In its bid to protect the city from one computer security risk, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office may very well have created another. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 164 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: update san francisco da discloses citys network passwords comments Discuss  
In its bid to protect the city from one computer security risk, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office may very well have created another. read more »
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