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Zero Day - Nov 22, 2008
Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama’s personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive …
Also tagged: privacy, passwords, data theft, responsible disclosure
Zero Day - Nov 22, 2008
Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch (which also affect iPod Touch) could allow remote code execution, information …
Also tagged: apple, open source, malware, browsers, iphone, passwords, data theft, vulnerability research, responsible disclosure, patch watch, denial of service dos, arbitrary code execution
Zero Day - Nov 7, 2008
Rob McMillan at IDG has the scoop on new research that shows it’s possible to partially crack the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption standard. Full details of the theoretical attack is not yet known but McMillan …
Also tagged: malware, browsers, passwords, cisco, data theft, vulnerability research, punditocracy, responsible disclosure, pen testing, complex attacks
Zero Day - Nov 6, 2008
During the weekend, Google and T-Mobile pushed a patch fixing last week’s disclosed security flaw affecting Google’s Android. The flaw and the PoC were communicated to Google on October 20th, with the vulnerability …
Also tagged: google, open source, browsers, hackers, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution
Zero Day - Oct 28, 2008
The Google Android operating system is vulnerable to a serious security vulnerability that allows malicious hackers to launch drive-by browser attacks, according to alert from a security research outfit. Technical …
Also tagged: apple, google, open source, malware, browsers, hackers, iphone, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, responsible disclosure, pen testing, patch watch, denial of service dos, arbitrary code execution
Zero Day - Oct 10, 2008
Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an “extremely severe” vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According …
Also tagged: privacy, malware, browsers, hackers, anti virus, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, responsible disclosure, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks
Zero Day - Oct 8, 2008
The U.S. Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee has indicted the 20-year-old son of a state lawmaker in connection with the compromise of Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail …
Also tagged: piracy, privacy, malware, browsers, hackers, passwords, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, spam and phishing, pen testing, patch watch
Zero Day - Oct 8, 2008
Last week I wrote two posts about why I was not concerned about mobile malware right now, but I expected mobile malware to become a problem in the near future. There were several responses to the two posts, including …
Also tagged: malware, punditocracy
Zero Day - Oct 4, 2008
In response to Kaspersky’s statement that they were concerned about mobile malware, I provided a flurry of reasons why mobile malware epidemics don’t occur today. This may not be the case in the near future, however …
Also tagged: malware, anti virus, viruses and worms
Zero Day - Oct 1, 2008
Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. I’m not worried, and there are many reasons why you shouldn’t be concerned… yet. It is commonly accepted that there have …
Also tagged: malware, wireless, anti virus