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zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 28, 2008
Intel has shipped a BIOS update with a fix for a privilege escalation vulnerability that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska to bluepill the Xen hypervisor. The vulnerability was discussed by Rutkowska at …
Also tagged: malware, hackers, anti virus, data theft, exploit code, rootkits, responsible disclosure, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits, complex attacks
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 28, 2008
Do not trust that passcode lock on Apple’s iPhone. The feature, which lets users set a four-digit pincode to limit access to the device, can be easily bypassed with a few finger taps on the iPhone to give an intruder …
Also tagged: apple, browsers, wireless, passwords, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, spam and phishing, responsible disclosure, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, mobile in security, locally running web servers
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 28, 2008
Malware is reaching new heights, and going into Space through a removable media carrying the W32.Gammima.AG password stealing malware to the International Space Station. According to SpaceRef.com : “W32.Gammima.AG worm …
Also tagged: malware, hackers, black hat, passwords, anti virus, symantec, botnets, viruses and worms, patch watch
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 27, 2008
Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has successfully tracked down and arrested six people in what the CIB believes to be the biggest personal data breach in Taiwan to date. Apparently, the group also managed …
Also tagged: malware, hackers, black hat, passwords, botnets, data theft
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 26, 2008
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning for what it calls “active attacks” against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. The attack appears to initially use …
Also tagged: research, open source, botnets, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, metasploit, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits, complex attacks, locally running web servers
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 25, 2008
The Register’s Dan Goodin has the scoop on an obvious security vulnerability that’s being ignored by the powers at Facebook. The issue, as demonstrated by this proof-of-concept, shows how a social network application …
Also tagged: web 2 0, privacy, malware, browsers, hackers, facebook, anti virus, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, viruses and worms, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, social networking applications
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 24, 2008
More than a week after a cryptic note hinted at a security breach at Fedora, the open-source group has finally fessed up to two separate server intrusions that compromised the security of Red Hat’s OpenSSH packages …
Also tagged: open source, malware, browsers, hackers, passwords, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, responsible disclosure, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 23, 2008
The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has raised an alarm for a serious vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, warning that a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available. The code, posted to …
Also tagged: privacy, open source, malware, hackers, passwords, phishing, anti virus, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, responsible disclosure, patch watch, denial of service dos, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks, locally running web servers
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 22, 2008
According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) , giving instant credibility to the claims by …
Also tagged: research, malware, browsers, java, hackers, passwords, botnets, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, responsible disclosure, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks, mobile in security
zdnet.com » Zero Day - Aug 22, 2008
According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish …
Also tagged: research, malware, browsers, java, hackers, passwords, botnets, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, responsible disclosure, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks, mobile in security