04/19/2005 Updates to popular Web Browsers released

Opera and Firefox browsers have been given a raise recently, with the former moving one integer higher to 8.0 version in a planned release, while the latter just edging one decimal upwards in a forced conduct... | more info »

04/11/2005 Phishers' scam poses as Windows fix

New phishing technique targeting novice Windows users has been spotted in the wild - fake Windows Update solicitation... | more info »

04/05/2005 Man arrested as a suspect in a phishing scam

Estonian man has been arrested on allegations of stealing millions of dollars from people all across Europe... | more info »

04/04/2005 IE and Outlook flaws found...again

Two "severe" vulns in MS software have been reported by the security research company eEye Digital Security... | more info »

03/28/2005 IM woes resurface

In two separate incidents, the Yahoo! Instant Messenger and the Trillian instant messaging applications get booed... | more info »

03/25/2005 Firefox update released

Mozilla releases 1.0.2 version of its popular internet Firefox browser which addresses the latest security holes in an open-source maker's software... | more info »

03/21/2005 500M bank theft foiled

A hi-tech attempt to steal $423m from the London offices of the Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui has been thwarted by police. A gang of cybercriminals compromised Sumitomo's computer systems in October last year in a bid to illegitimately transfer money to a series of 10 separate accounts overseas... | more info »

03/16/2005 Company ordered to stop marketing its "vaporware"

Spyware Assassin is proved ineffective, misleading and offensive, and injunction barring its marketing is issued by the FTC... | more info »

02/28/2005 Another hole in just another company's antivirus

Trend Micro's antivirus scanner has been found to contain similar vulnerabilities to those of its major rivals, Symantec and F-Secure... | more info »

02/21/2005 Thousands affected by the outrageous US identity theft scam

At least 700 people had their identities stolen during a yearlong scam by con artists who had signed up as clients of data-broker ChoicePoint Incorporated... | more info »

02/14/2005 F-Secure patches hole in its antivirus software

Antivirus company F-Secure has patched a serious vulnerability in its antivirus product that might lead to the affected computer being compromised as a result of a maliciously constructed ARJ archive file. ...  | more info »

02/11/2005 Microsoft issues critical patch updates

Microsoft Corp. has released 16 major updates to its Windows OS family, ten of them rated "critical" by the software giant. Users of all versions of Windows are strongly advised to apply recent fixes to mitigate the security threats posed by the flaws of its software. Microsoft has also acknowledged the existence of the exploit that takes advantage of the PNG-file handling vulnerability reported by the company in its MS05-009 bulletin...  | more info »

02/10/2005 Symantec's virus scanning module buggy

Symantec has issued a patch plugging a hole in its scanning software that could cause a virus to execute, rather than catch it. More than thirty Symantec's products are affected, including Norton Antivirus 2004 and Norton Internet Security 2004 (pro) for home users... | more info »

02/08/2005 Non-Microsoft browsers vulnerable to a URL spoof

A security loophole in Mozilla, Firefox and Konqueror browsers could be used to spoof the URL displayed in the address bar, SSL certificate and status bar, security expert said. The vulnerability stems from a flawed IDN, or International Domain Name processing within the affected browsers... | more info »

01/31/2005 First attack on a car computer is suspected

Antivirus company Kaspersky Lab is reportedly investigating a case where a cellphone-transmitted virus has gotten into a car's onboard computer system... | more info »

01/26/2005 Two men convicted in a first peer-to-peer case

Two men have been convicted for piracy over peer-to-peer networks in the first case of its kind in the US... | more info »

01/20/2005 Man arrested as a result of a Web sniff operation

A man has been arrested on suspicion of launching attacks over the Internet after an operation between Scottish police and the US Secret Service, which has been code-named "Operation Casper"... | more info »

01/13/2005 Mobile operator victimized

A computer intruder broke into T-Mobile USA's computer systems more than a year ago and obtained the names and Social Security numbers of many of its customers, the Washington-based company acknowledged Wednesday... | more info »

01/10/2005 New year doesn't save Microsoft from new portions of IE vulnerabilities, this time menacingly critical

Three unpatched flaws in Internet Explorer now pose a higher danger, a security company Secunia warned, after code to exploit one of the issues was published to the Internet... | more info »

27/12/2004 Google nailed in two separate accidents

Google's both online and offline searches have shown their weaknesses lately. First it was Google Desktop Search tool that was found to carry serious security flaw, this week it is its Internet search engine itself found to be aiding hackers... | more info »

20/12/2004 Windows Firewall found defective

People who use shared network resources under Windows XP environment may surprisingly discover to have shared them with everyone on the Net... | more info »

16/12/2004 Zafi-D worm wishes you Happy Holidays

New version of mass-spreading worm tries to fool email users into opening malicious attachment... | more info »

13/12/2004 Netsky tops virus charts for the year

The number of new viruses found since the start of 2004 has grown 52 percent, with Netsky-P virus claiming top spot in virus popularity rankings... | more info »

04/12/2004 The phishing scams get more sophisticated, cold-blooded

You don't have to receive a "phished" email anymore to get defrauded, your unsuccessful Internet search attempt would suffice... | more info »

25/11/2004 Beware of new dangerous Java code flaw

A flaw in Sun Microsystems' plug-in for running Java on a variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread quickly seizing millions of computers worldwide... | more info »

13/11/2004 Tired of MyDoom variants, here's Bofra for a change

A new hybrid worm initially thought to be MyDoom is exploiting a vulnerability discovered just a week ago. The worm combines multiple attack techniques in an innovative way: spamming, social engineering, virus infection and Trojans... | more info »

05/11/2004 Latest IE flaw rated critical

A new vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer (IE)- Microsoft’s widely used Web browser, which can be exploited by hackers to compromise a user's system... | more info »

27/10/2004 Security study reveals frightening results

80 per cent of home PCs infected, according to a study conducted cooperatively by AOL and the National Cyber Security Alliance. This survey of home computers and their owners reveals a gap between users' perceptions and the prevalence of actual threats on the internet... | more info »

22/10/2004 Google fixes serious security flaw

The first flaw in Google's Desktop Search product has been discovered, and now fixed, according to the search giant. The JavaScript vulnerability that allowed third party websites to view the results of searches made on user's local hard drives and insert "phished" dialog windows has been thwarted... | more info »

21/10/2004 MyDoom virus mocks rivals, threatens AV firms

Antivirus companies are threatened by the creators of MyDoom virus. The possible attack targets antivirus companies F-Secure, Symantec, Trend Micro and McAfee. It also ridicules rival worm Netsky... | more info »

15/10/2004 Mail with Beckham pics carries Trojan

Your curiosity may prove harmful to your PC. Virus writers have moved on from using Osama bin Laden's or Arnold Schwarzenegger's supposed suicides as a lure to trying a similar trick involving "compromising pictures" of football superstar David Beckham... | more info »

13/10/2004 Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws

Microsoft Corp. yesterday released an unusually large number of software security updates to fix flaws in its products, some of which could be exploited to remotely take over computers running the Windows operating system... | more info »

08/10/2004 MS Word is feared to have "critical" vulnerability

Last time it was .jpg for Microsoft's graphic applications, this time it's .doc for a Word MSoffice component. A flaw in Microsoft Word 2000, and possibly Word 2002 as well, could be used by hackers to crash PCs or perhaps run other code on the compromised machine, a security firm said Thursday... | more info »

06/10/2004 Recent report shows 26 instances of spyware per Internet-connected PC

As the latest audit conducted cooperatively by a major U.S. Internet Service Provider EarthLink Corp., and a computer security firm Webroot Software revealed, the average Internet-enabled PC hosts 26 spyware programs... | more info »

28/9/2004 Microsoft to discontinue providing security updates to non-XP Internet Explorer

If you're one of about 200 million people using older versions of Windows and still want the latest security enhancements to Internet Explorer, get ready to XP upgrade. Microsoft affirmed that its recent security improvements to IE would be made available only to XP users... | more info »

24/9/2004 Latest online scams: pay, or get disconnected

Recently, another company felt the anger of online extortionists for not coming up with the money asked. This time, it was online credit card processor Authorize.net, a company providing payment-processing services for more than 91,000 small- to medium-size e-commerce firms.... | more info »

21/9/2004 Author of famous computer worms gets job at a security company

German security company Securepoint has hired self-confessed creator of the destructive NetSky and Sasser worms to work as a trainee software developer focusing on company's security products. Sven Jaschan, who was charged this month with computer sabotage, may still go to prison for creating one of the most destructive computer viruses to date... | more info »

16/9/2004 First JPEG virus on the move

Microsoft on Tuesday has announced its discovery of new and potentially critical type of computer virus-malicious code contained in a JPEG graphic file format... | more info »

10/9/2004 Operation targeting online crime seen as "most successful"

The US Department of Justice last month has announced the arrests of more than 150 individuals in a nationwide law enforcement effort to crack down on card crime, identity theft and phishing scams... | more info »

8/9/2004 Two popular Windows applications found susceptible to security flaws

Recently, two popular desktop applications were discovered to carry potentially severe flaws enabling skilled masterminds to access stricken computers. Fallen today are the bellwethers of compression and multimedia segment, infamous WinZip and WinAmp applications... | more info »

2/9/2004 Another variant of Bagle virus attempting to spread

Another version of the Bagle mass-mailed computer worm began spreading this month... | more info »

24/8/2004 SP2 is a major security enhancement, but not impeccant

Worries about how well SP2 will work with existing software, coupled with concerns about possible security vulnerabilities, have led many IT people to hold back from installing the security update... | more info »

16/8/2004 Teen Pleads Guilty to Releasing Blaster Worm Variant

A teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday for unleashing a variant of the Blaster worm that infected computers worldwide last year and targeted computers at Microsoft Corp... | more info »

10/8/2004 Coveted Windows XP Service Pack 2 finally arrives

Microsoft Corp. has begun shipping its critical program update, called Windows XP SP2, to manufacturers across the globe... | more info »

6/8/2004 MyDoom marches on

Next time you cannot access your favorite web site, it would probably be another variant of legendary MyDoom virus to blame, a virus intended to clog and disrupt major Internet servers worldwide with its provoked Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks... | more info »

29/7/2004 MyDoom "backdoor" capitalized in launching attacks on prominent Web Servers

As many security researchers feared after analyzing the code for MyDoom.O, a second, related attack began on early Tuesday with a new piece of code using the back door installed by MyDoom.O to spread itself and launch a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack against Microsoft.com... | more info »

27/7/2004 New variant of MyDoom virus strikes again, major search engines slowed

he now infamous MyDoom virus is back on Monday, this time with the modification of MyDoomO (known also as MyDoom.M, MyDoom.M@mm), the 15th variant of the original MyDoom worm, which ravaged the Internet in January... | more info »

20/7/2004 California hacker charged, the rest are at large

A 20-year-old man from California State has been charged with hacking government computers, including two agencies within the Defense Department, and breaking into government Web sites... | more info »

16/7/2004 Lingering security woes plague top browser

The bad news just keeps coming from Microsoft -- this week alone the company released a patch for seven new security vulnerabilities, three of them affecting the company's Internet Explorer browser and described as "critical" flaws by Microsoft... | more info »

12/7/2004 Hackers ahead of browsers, this time not only Microsoft's

Interesting news has emerged today that not only Internet Explorer is prone to security flaws, but its small rival, Mozilla, also followed the suit. Mozilla, which offers a product suite that includes the Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird email program, reported a security flaw yesterday, although within 24 hours, it had issued a patch to plug the hole... | more info »

2/7/2004 Microsoft's Web Brower is defective again, rivals get boost on security advantage

A major security hole discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer last week makes rival web browsers such as Mozilla and Opera more attractive, since they are unaffected by the flaw discovered in Internet Explorer... | more info »

17/6/2004 Internet Explorer cross-domain security breach

Yet another flaw has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer... | more info »

03/6/2004 64bit Viruses: First Encounters

Last week Symantec reported that it believes it has discovered the first known threat to 64-bit Windows systems. The malicious piece of code was dubbed W64.Rugrat.3344... | more info »

21/5/2004 New threats prey on prostrated computers

It's been about six months since the first federal spam law with criminal sanctions was signed in USA, but none of those bulk unsolicited e-mailer senders have been criminally charged under it so far. The situation is about to radically change within this year: FBI told Congress on Thursday that it has "identified over 100 significant spammers", and "is targeting 50 of the most noxious for potential prosecution"... | more info »

14/5/2004 New threats prey on prostrated computers

Security experts around the world warn the users about new worm that spreads in Internet. This malware, nicknamed Dabber, attacks computers that have previously been infected by the Sasser worm. Dabber exploits vulnerability left behind in the Sasser worm itself... | more info »

7/5/2004 Sasser Worm Clogs the Internet

The fast-spreading Sasser computer worm has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs around the world and computer security experts say the number will continue to grow rapidly. They also note that the worm payload and functionality are almost the same as of Blaster worm that hit Internet lastsummer... | more info »

30/4/2004 MSBlast: the second arrival?

The warning comes after several security programmers released source code that makes it easy for an attacker to take control over computers running Windows operating system... | more info »

23/4/2004 Denial of Service vulnerability found in Norton Personal Firewall

According to eEye Digital Security, a severe Denial of Service vulnerability has been discovered in the Symantec Client Firewall products for Windows... | more info »

Another version of formerly dangerous worm, NetSky-V has been caught in the wild. However, anti-virus software makers have rated it as a low-level threat... | more info »

9/4/2004 NetSky-Q worm launches distributed denial of service attacks against Kazaa and eDonkey

The worm attempts to flood the main Web sites of Kazaa and eDonkey with huge amounts of traffic starting on 8 April... | more info »

2/4/2004 Microsoft makes its software more secure

Microsoft's chairmap, Bill Gates, reported increase of Micorosoft's products security and reliability level and annouonced plans for further improvements... | more info »

26/3/2004 Vulnerability Found in Norton Internet Security

One of the software components of Norton Internet Security could allow hackers to use the application as a backdoor into a computer... | more info »

19/3/2004 Bagle incarnations gonna run out of the alphabet letters

Four new versions of Bagle worm, Bagle Q,R,S and T, that exploit an old Outlook flaw to spread even more quickly have recently appeared in the wild, giving the old Trojan technology a new lease of life... | more info »

12/3/2004 Who keeps the flag flying?

Two new NetSky worms appeared on the Internet yesterday, despite a promise by their author to refrain from releasing any more versions... | more info »

4/3/2004 MyDoom, Bagle and Netsky fight for Internet control

New versions of MyDoom, Bagle and Netsky come up as the battle to control computers around the world heats up... | more info »

27/2/2004 Another Internet cloggier under way

Another mass mailing worm, Netsky, appears on the Net. MessageLabs, an e-mail management company, claims to have stopped more than 1.3 million e-mail since the virus started spreading, which beats MyDoom spreading rate by about 10 times... | more info »

18/2/2004 Agnitum releases Outpost Firewall Pro 2.1

Agnitum has released Outpost Firewall Pro 2.1, the latest upgrade to the award-winning personal firewall program... | more info »

14/2/2004 Nachi raises from dead to undo damages caused by MyDoom

A new variant of the Nachi worm is spreading across Internet with the aim to patch PCs that are vulnerable to MyDoom... | more info »

6/2/2004 Major security flaw discovered in Checkpoint Firewall

The discovery of a major flaw in the popular Checkpoint firewall should serve as a reminder that firewalls often offered insufficient protection... | more info »

31/1/2004 Microsoft prepares barricades against MyDoom attack

Microsoft Corp. told Friday it was working to ward off an MyDoom worm that was set to launch Denial-of-Service (DOS) attack against the software company's Web site on Tuesday... | more info »

27/1/2004 MyDoom worm is clogging Internet

The virus, dubbed Novarg, was first confirmed at around 4 p.m. EST by technicians at Network Associates Inc., which produces and maintains the McAfee antivirus program. It said the virus affects all Microsoft Windows operating systems except for 3.x... | more info »

20/1/2004 New Mimail virus infiltrates computer systems

A new virus has been found in the wild that manages to combine users' favorite bugbears - spam, phishing, PayPal scams and viruses - in one handy malware package... | more info »

9/1/2004 "Homeless hacker" pleads guilty at the court

AAdrian Lamo pleaded guilty in federal court in New York City to one count of computer damage that caused more than $5000 in losses to The New York Times Co... | more info »

26/12/2003 Virus exploits people's fears

Another Trojan that uses so called social engineering technique to infect computers has been making its rounds amongst Malaysian surfers... | more info »

16/12/2003 Check Point acquires Zone Labs for $205 million

Check Point will pay $113 million in cash and $92 million in stock for Zone Labs... | more info »

11/12/2003 Security flaw fixed in Yahoo Mail

According to Finjan Software, Yahoo's mail service has fixed a security flaw that could have enabled an attacker to send an e-mail containing malicious script... | more info »

5/12/2003 Sobig climbs the top in 2003

Unless a surprise pops up in the last weeks of 2003, the Sobig e-mail worm that flooded the Net in August will be the most widely spread virus of 2003... | more info »

13/11/2003 Microsoft fixes three critical security flaws

Microsoft on Tuesday issued patches for vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, FrontPage, and Office in the second of its now monthly security bulletins. Of the five flaws, Microsoft rated three as "critical" and one as "important"... | more info »

29/10/2003 Windows Messenger service to be turned off in Windows XP

Security holes and tons of spam have affected Microsoft's decision to turn off its bothersome Windows Messenger service in the next Windows XP update, a company executive said Tuesday... | more info »

17/10/2003 Microsoft releases first monthly security update but without a fix for the recent RPC flaw

The update includes seven software patches to address recently discovered security flaws, five of which are rated as 'critical'... | more info »

14/10/2003 Microsoft plans to redouble its security efforts

Media giant will focus on adding new security technologies to its software products, educating its users and improving its process of releasing security fixes, CEO Steve Ballmer announced last Thursday... | more info »

1/10/2003 IE is still exploited by hackers

A patch issued last month for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser leaves any user surfing the Web open to a wide variety of attacks, security experts reported Monday... | more info »

12/09/2003 Experts warn about Blaster-2

Microsoft acknowledged three security flaws in Windows on Wednesday that could have similar consequences to that of the infamous MSBlast (Blaster/Lovesan) worm of August... | more info »

4/09/2003 Five new security flaws reported in MS Office applications

Microsoft has released five advisories on Wednesday, warning of vulnerabilities in its software, including one of "critical" severity that affects nearly all programs in its Office suite of software... | more info »

28/08/2003 FBI tracks down viruses creators

The FBI is "confident" that it will arrest those persons who are responsible for creating and spreading the Blaster (MSBlast/Lovesan) worm and the Sobig.F virus, the bureau's spokesman said... | more info »

21/08/2003 Sobig is so rapid!

Anti-virus experts have issued warnings about yet another Internet worm rapidly spreading around the world. One of the most common viruses known to security companies as SoBig.F made a comeback, spreading rapidly through e-mail messages... | more info »

19/08/2003 Welchia worm tries to patch a hole used by Blaster worm

A new computer worm is spreading worldwide through a security hole in Windows -- also used by infamous Blaster worm -- but then trying to block the vulnerability instead of crashing the system like Blaster does... | more info »

12/08/2003 New worm exploits Windows flaw

An Internet worm that takes advantage of what some security experts have called the most widespread Windows flaw ever spreads rapidly across the Internet... | more info »

5/08/2003 Another mass-mailed worm exploits a vulnerability in IE

Microsoft Corp. is warning its customers about a worm that exploits a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser... | more info »

3/07/2003 ZoneLabs will not fix a vulnerability in free version of Zone Alarm firewall.

Zone Labs® executives confirmed they will not fix a security flaw found in the freeware version of its ZoneAlarm firewall... | more info »

20/06/2003 ZoneLabs releases new ZoneAlarm Pro

Zone Labs® Inc., a leading creator of endpoint security solutions, last week announced the immediate availability of ZoneAlarm® Pro 4.0... | more info »

10/06/2003 Bugbear.B tries to steal corporate passwords

The U.S. government is warning financial institutions about a virus-like infection that has targeted computers at approximately 1,200 banks worldwide, attempting to steal corporate passwords... | more info »

26/05/2003 Outpost Firewall Pro 2.0 released

Agnitum, a publisher of Windows security applications, has released Outpost Personal Firewall Pro 2.0, a powerful, full-featured firewall for Windows... | more info »

21/05/2003 New computer worm disguises itself as an e-mail from Microsoft

Antivirus vendors have warned about new computer worm which pretends to have been sent by Microsoft technical support... | more info »

14/05/2003 ‘Fizer’ worm spreads rapidly across the Internet

A new worm known as "Fizzer" has spread rapidly around the world using email and the KaZaa peer-to-peer file swapping program to propagate itself... | more info »

25/04/2003 Microsoft releases critical patches for IE and Outlook

Once again Microsoft has warned users that they should apply patches for both Internet Explorer and Outlook Express... | more info »

21/03/2003 Microsoft issues 'critical' Security Bulletin

A new security flaw that affects a number of different versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system could allow remote attackers to use a Web page or HTML formatted e-mail message to run their own malicious code on a Windows machine... | more info »

5/03/2003 Security flaw exploits Sendmail flaw

A group of four Polish hackers published code to an open security mailing list on Tuesday that can take advantage of a major vulnerability in the Sendmail mail server... | more info »

19/02/2003 8 million Visa and MasterCard accounts get hacked

An "unauthorized hacker" gained access to some 8 million credit card account numbers - including Visa, MasterCard and American Express... | more info »

29/01/2003 Beware this “Anti-Yaha” worm

Antivirus vendor Trend Micro Inc has asked users to beware a new worm that appears to be a "good" worm because of its odd payload... | more info »

10/01/2003 Avril Lavigne worm hits the Internet

A new e-mail worm--dubbed Avril, Lirva and Naith by various antivirus vendors--not only spreads by hitching a ride on e-mail messages that may refer to the 17-year-old teen pop singer Avril Lavigne... | more info »

18/12/2002 'Iraq Oil' Worm Attacks Windows 2000, XP Machines

A new network worm that spreads through shared folders on machines running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating system has been detected, according to advisories posted by a number of antivirus software makers Tuesday... | more info »

9/12/2002 PortsLock: New Firewall For Admins

SmartLine, Inc. has released a unique security solution on the market that enables Systems Administrators to set permissions on the TCP/IP connections exactly as they can for files and folders on NTFS partitions... | more info »

3/12/2002 New Chernobyl virus strain detected

Panda Software, a Spanish-based antivirus company, reports the appearance of a new strain of the devastating W95/CIH10XX virus – also known as the Chernobyl virus... | more info »

21/11/2002 Microsoft reports security vulnerability in Windows and IE

Microsoft Corp. reported security vulnerability in most Windows systems could let a hacker take control of millions of personal computers and Web servers... | more info »

11/11/2002 Fake virus alert carries Braid worm

Fake email virus alert sent by a Russian antivirus company Kaspersky Labs was infected with Braid worm... | more info »

5/11/2002 NIS 2003 bug deletes users emails

A severe bug within Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2003 can inexplicably delete emails for a number of users... | more info »

23/10/2002 Key Internet servers attacked Monday

The key servers that direct e-mail and Web surfers to their desired destinations around the world were attacked Monday in an apparently coordinated attempt to cripple the Internet, experts said Tuesday... | more info »

15/10/2002 Outlook Express hole patched

Microsoft has released a patch for what it calls a 'critical security hole' in Outlook Express... | more info »

03/10/2002 Bugbear worm spreading rapidly

Bugbear is the latest mass-mailing worm to target Windows users. It is spreading quickly around the world since it first appeared on Monday, according to alerts issued by antivirus companies and computer security experts. The worm was first detected in Malaysia... | more info »

30/09/2002 MS FrontPage flaw allows attackers to get in

Microsoft warned Web site administrators on that a new flaw in its FrontPage extensions could allow an attacker to attackers to seize control of Web servers or crash the system... | more info »

24/09/2002 Three hackers arrested

Scotland Yard, in co-operation with the FBI, have arrested a 21 year old British man in the London suburb of Surbiton for allegedly writing and distributing the T0rn rootkit tool which enables users to hack Linux servers... | more info »

17/09/2002 Mozilla-based browsers expose people's Web surfing data

Netscape and other Web browsers based on the Mozilla development project contain a flaw that exposes people's Web surfing data... | more info »

13/09/2002 Microsoft investigates flaw in Word

Microsoft is investigating a security hole in Word. It says the flaw could allow the theft of computer files by "bugging" a document with a hidden code... | more info »

9/09/2002 Security flaw found in PGP

A popular Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption software has a hole that could let an attacker take over victim's computer, security-consulting firm Foundstone reported Thursday... | more info »

6/09/2002 Klez variant set to go into action Friday

A minor variant of the Klez virus is set to go into action Friday, erasing a host of files on infected hard drives... | more info »

30/08/2002 Microsoft reports 'critical' security flaw in Windows

Microsoft said Wednesday all versions of its Windows operating system released since 1996 have a security flaw that could allow attackers to delete digital certificates... | more info »

22/08/2002 Microsoft fixes vulnerability in Download Software

Media giant on Tuesday warned developers and select users of a security vulnerability in utility they used to download software from Microsoft Web sites... | more info »

14/08/2002 Another IE flaw could expose users' data

Microsoft is investigating claims that its popular Internet Explorer (IE) software has a security flaw that could enable a malicious Web site operator to hijack user sessions and steal their credit card numbers and other sensitive data... | more info »

06/08/2002 Vulnerability found in Symantec's Raptor firewalls

A vulnerability, that has been discovered in numerous versions of Symantec Corp.'s Raptor firewall, enables an attacker to hijack any connection to Symantec's software-based or appliance-based firewalls... | more info »

30/07/2002 Symantec Unveils Blended Security Software

New product called "Symantec Client Security" mixes firewall, antivirus, and intrusion detection tools to better protect users' PCs from complex Internet threats-including blended threats such as Nimda and Code Red... | more info »

16/07/2002 New Frethem.k worm variant spreads via email

The new variant of Frethem.k worm has been discovered and there are incidents of infected computers in Europe and Asia... | more info »

11/07/2002 New security flaws discovered in IE, Outlook

Researchers have discovered a new security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser and Outlook e-mail client. The flaw can leave systems open to malicious code carried on Web pages or in e-mails... | more info »

28/06/2002 Zone Labs releases Zone Alarm Plus

On Tuesday, Zone Labs has announced a new addition to its product family: ZoneAlarm Plus security utility... | more info »

24/06/2002 Microsoft plans to remake the personal computer to ensure security

Redmond media giant that has been much criticized for security holes in its software is developing a computer- security system that will allow users to control and protect their information... | more info »

14/06/2002 First JPEG virus discovered

Antivirus firms have discovered a Windows virus able to corrupt digital images, including photos, stored on a hard-drive in the popular ".jpg" format... | more info »

6/06/2002 Gopher flaw found in IE

A Finnish security company has warned that a security flaw in a long abandoned Internet protocol could allow a hacker to take control of a remote computer... | more info »

5/28/2002 Klez surpassed SirCam as 'Biggest Virus Ever'

The Klez worm has now surpassed SirCam as the biggest computer virus of all time, according to security experts... | more info »

5/21/2002 'Benjamin' Worm infiltrates Kazaa network

KaZaa, a popular file-trading network, is infected with a worm. Known as w32.Benjamin, the worm spreads by disguising itself as a popular film, music, or software... | more info »

5/16/2002 Tauscan and PestPatrol are winners of PC Magazine's anti-trojans comparison

Most popular computer magazine has just released a comparison of anti-trojan programs... | more info »

5/13/2002 Microsoft patches Messenger security hole

The Redmond media giant has issued a security alert after discovering a hole in its MSN Messenger service... | more info »

5/05/2002 IE users urged to patch Macromedia Flash flaw

Users of the Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged to upgrade to the latest version of Macromedia's Flash player to patch a severe security flaw... | more info »

4/29/2002 MS Word e-mail editor vulnerability patched

A security vulnerability that could affect users who have chosen MS Word as an e-mail editor in Outlook 2000 or 2002 has been patched, according to an advisory from Microsoft... | more info »

4/18/2002 New Klez worm makes its way around the Internet

A new variant of the Klez worm has begun spreading across the Internet on Wednesday... | more info »

4/10/2002 Agnitum drops prices, boosts firewall market

Agnitum, the developer of a well-known security utility Jammer and a anti-trojan tool Tauscan, which has won PC Flank's anti-trojan tools comparison, has dramatically dropped the prices for its Outpost Pro firewall... | more info »

4/09/2002 FBI: Cybercrimes on the rise

Despite the majority of companies attempt to safeguard their systems by using firewalls and antivirus software cybercrimes still on the rise... | more info »

4/02/2002 Microsoft patches another critical flaws in IE

Microsoft released a security patch Thursday for two "critical" security flaws in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The flaws affect Internet Explorer Versions 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 ... | more info »

3/25/2002 Bill and his Sax are spreading in the wild

Antivirus experts are warning about new mass mailing worm that arrives with a caricature of ex-President Bill Clinton... | more info »

3/15/2002 Japanese Fbound worm can select native language for recipients

Security experts report a fast-spreading e-mail worm, possibly from Japan, has made its way into users' computers in Asia and the United Kingdom... | more info »

3/14/2002 Outpost firewall has been officialy released

On March 12th Agnitum has released its long-awaited firewall software. Outpost firewall is the first personal firewall for Windows developed with Open Architecture... | more info »

3/06/2002 Klez.E worm set for outbreak

Antivirus vendors are warning that a new version of Klez worm is set to hit computer users today... | more info »

2/20/2002 Dangerous Yarner worm targets Outlook

Antivirus vendors around the world are warning of a new virus that uses Microsoft Outlook e-mail software to replicate itself by sending out mass e-mail messages that may destroy some Windows files... | more info »

2/12/2002 IE bug makes MSN Messenger vulnerable

A malicious Web site operator can seize a user's MSN Messenger client and perform all tasks, including sending messages and personal files. In other words, an intruder can do anything with the victim's Messenger client that the owner can do... | more info »

2/04/2002 Bill Gates declares programming moratorium

Microsoft has halted all new software development for one month so that the company's programmers can focus instead on fixing existing bugs... | more info »

1/29/2002 'My Party' worm tricks users into infecting themselves

A worm that tricks victims by masquerading as a Web page link with party photos infected thousands of computers around the world Monday... | more info »

1/24/2002 CERT warns users to evade visiting sites vulnerable to CSS attacks

The inaction of most web sites in fixing an old but severe security hole has prompted the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to release a new warning to Internet users: Self-defense may be your only protection against privacy- and security-stealing cross-site script attacks (CSS)... | more info »

1/22/2002 Hacker arrested after threatening to commit online suicide

Few days ago, Thai police arrested Kim 'Kimble' Schmitz, self-styled 'uber hacker' and leader of the Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terror (YIHAT) network... | more info »

1/14/2002 CERT: security incidents almost double in 2001

Total security incidents almost doubled in 2001 compared to the previous year, according to statistics released Friday by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center... | more info »

1/06/2002 AOL Security hole fixed

AOL has patched a security hole in its popular instant messaging service(AIM) that could have enabled an intruder to invade a user's computer and wreak havoc on the system, the company reported Thursday... | more info »