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A remote code execution vulnerability exists within Microsoft Excel which may allow for a remote att ...
»Adobe PDF Buffer Overflow
A vulnerability exists within Adobe Acrobat that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a v ...
»Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX stack buffer overflow
The Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control is a component that provides automatic updat ...
»Internet Connection Sharing DoS
A denial of service vulnerability exists within the Internet Connection Sharing service in Microsoft ...
»RPC Memory Exhaustion
The three referenced exploits take advantage of an inherent problem in RPC, in which an attacker get ...


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»News: Twitter attacker had proper credentials
Twitter attacker had proper credentials
»News: PhotoDNA scans images for child abuse
PhotoDNA scans images for child abuse
»News: Conficker data highlights infected networks
Conficker data highlights infected networks

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»News: Popular apps need better patching, says report
Popular apps need better patching, says report
»Brief: Google offers bounty on browser bugs
Google offers bounty on browser bugs


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»RSA Conference Wrapup
Well another RSA Conference has come and gone. Lots of vendor noise about their product being the o ...
»Facebook Patents Social Feeds and I Patent XSS
In honor of the USPO’s decision to allow Facebook’s patent for social feeds I decided to ...
»Banks, Businesses, Viruses and the UCC
There’s an interesting post over at Krebs On Security talking about some poor company that is ...
»Google Buzz Security Flaw
… Speaking of Google, I got an email from TrainReq (the same fellow who allegedly hacked Miley ...
»Nevermind, I Was Wrong, Google Is Evil
I’ve been waiting a while to do this post - several weeks actually since my original post. In ...
»Phishing With Google Wave
Hat tip to cyberlocksmith for this post. He pointed me to a good article on how to phish Google Wav ...


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»Microsoft Releases March Security Bulletin
»Energizer DUO USB Battery Charger Software Allows Remote System Access
»Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories
»Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for March Security Bulletin
»U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Campaign Warning
»Microsoft Re-Releases Security Bulletin MS10-015
»Microsoft Releases Security Advisory to Address VBScript Vulnerability
»Adobe Releases a Security Update for Download Manager
»Mozilla Releases Security Advisories
»Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories


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»T-323: Microsoft Security Advisory (981374)
Microsoft Security Advisory (981374)
»T-322: March Patch Tuesday Notes
March Patch Tuesday Notes
»T-321: Energizer DUO USB battery charger software allows unauthorized remote system access
Energizer DUO USB battery charger software allows unauthorized remote system access
»T-320: Apache 2.2.14 mod_isapi Dangling Pointer
Apache 2.2.14 mod_isapi Dangling Pointer
»T-319: Apache Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Apache Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
»T-318: Drupal Prior to 6.16 and 5.22 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Drupal Prior to 6.16 and 5.22 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
»T-317: Vulnerability in VBScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability in VBScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution
»T-316: Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
»T-315: PHP 5.2.13 Security Update
PHP 5.2.13 Security Update
»T-314: Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Router Advertisement Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Router Advertisement Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
»T-313: Cisco Firewall Services Module Skinny Client Control Protocol Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco Firewall Services Module Skinny Client Control Protocol Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerabi ...
»T-312: Adobe Download Manager Unspecified Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Adobe Download Manager Unspecified Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
»T-311: Microsoft Windows SMB Client Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows SMB Client Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
»T-310: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
»T-309: Mozilla Firefox Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Mozilla Firefox Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability


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»Morphing PDFs in new SEO poisoning trick
Harmless documents replaced by web pages containing malicious code.
»Botnet taken down as ringleaders are arrested
'Mariposa' included almost 13 million zombies.
»March issue of VB published
The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
»Spammers move from China to Russia
Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains.
»Nearly 20% still running IE 6
VB poll finds users still running outdated browser despite campaigns to boycott it.
»Out-of-band patch release from Adobe
Unscheduled update released by Adobe.


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»Voluntary Breach Disclosure Rare But Valuable
Most organizations won't go public about an attack unless they have to, but security experts say the ...
»Ford Motor Rolls Out New Security Features To Prevent Car-Hacking
Auto-maker enhances security for new lines of WiFi-enabled vehicles
»Product Watch: Gemalto Rolls Out Secure Online Banking On A Stick
USB thumb drive helps protect against man-in-the middle attacks
»Botnets Serving Project Aurora Likely Built By "Amateurs," Researcher Says
Rumors of sophistication in China's botnet attacks on Google, others were exaggerated, Damballa expe ...
»New Massachusetts Data Privacy Law Adds Incentive For Strong Database Security
Massachusetts Data Privacy Law went into effect on March 1 and focuses on prevention


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AMD's Tech Support Forum Serving Exploited WMF files
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2nd 0-day MS Explorer / Outlook Exploit in the Wild (VML Buffer Overflow)
...t in the wild. It is currently being used to push spyware and to create botnet zombies. This is the 2nd 0day IE exploit so far this month. Rated Extre...
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