Date: 03/25/07     Keywords: no keywords

Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170229.html

Date: 03/24/07     Keywords: security, web

Security researcher demonstrated a tool that turns PCs of unknowing Web surfers into hacker help, but his company told him he couldn't release it.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170223.html

Date: 03/24/07     Keywords: software, security

Software industry has pushed for "responsible disclosure" guidelines for years, but it's still at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to releasing security bugs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170219.html

Date: 03/23/07     Keywords: security

Possible security vulnerability in Windows Mail could be exploited by attackers to run programs on Vista PCs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170133.html

Date: 03/23/07     Keywords: no keywords

A variant of the Warezov Trojan horse has again been programmed to spread through the instant-messaging feature in Skype.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169973.html

Date: 03/23/07     Keywords: no keywords

But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169956.html

Date: 03/22/07     Keywords: microsoft

Gamers who reported fraud with their Xbox Live account were likely duped into giving up their information, according to Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169500.html

Date: 03/21/07     Keywords: no keywords

Gamers report having their Xbox Live accounts hijacked and their credit cards used to buy virtual currency on the gaming service.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169060.html

Date: 03/21/07     Keywords: java, web

With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169034.html

Date: 03/19/07     Keywords: security

Computer networks in U.S. generate highest percentage of phishing, other Internet attacks, according to security firm.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6168456.html

Date: 03/19/07     Keywords: no keywords

Today's systems increasingly blend the digital and the physical--and the convergence is spawning industry alliances that might have seemed unusual in the past.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6168256.html

Date: 03/15/07     Keywords: no keywords

Vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 error message could help cybercrooks obscure phishing scams.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6167410.html

Date: 03/14/07     Keywords: no keywords

Privacy experts say the plan is a step in the right direction, but more could be done.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6167333.html

Date: 03/14/07     Keywords: no keywords

Updated version of HijackThis and a new Trend Micro safe-browsing tool are due next week.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6167308.html

Date: 03/14/07     Keywords: security

A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6167193.html

Date: 03/14/07     Keywords: no keywords

Update for Mac OS X includes a number of fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities released as part of two high-profile bug-hunting campaigns.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166971.html

Date: 03/13/07     Keywords: no keywords

Concerns about compatibility and other issues move DOT and NIST to prohibit upgrades to Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7, for now anyway.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166868.html

Date: 03/13/07     Keywords: no keywords

Feds indict three Indian nationals for allegedly hacking into online brokerage accounts and using the proceeds to manipulate stocks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166722.html

Date: 03/12/07     Keywords: software

But one in 10 sites with a domain from the island of Tokelau spread malicious software or warrant a warning.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166564.html

Date: 03/12/07     Keywords: no keywords

Earlier than usual switch to daylight saving time causes some snags, but no major disruptions are reported.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166496.html