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Mistaken porn raid highlights the risks of unsecured Wi-Fi routers
Law enforcement agents armed with assault weapons, raided a Buffalo, N.Y. man's home at 6:30 AM only to learn that he was innocent, and had been framed due to an unprotected wireless router. The man
Hacker breaks into Barracuda Networks database using SQL Injection
A hacker broke into a database of Barracuda Networks over the weekend via an SQL injection, using the access gained to extract the names, email addresses and contact numbers of partners and Barracuda
RSA tells more about SecurID breach
RSA, the security division of EMC has finally broken its silence over the company's recent breach , revealing additional details of a cyber-attack that the company said could have led to "certain
Researchers demonstrate bypass of IE Protected Mode
A previously undisclosed vulnerability discovered by researchers from Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) Business could allow attackers to bypass Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Internet Explorer's (IE) Protected Mode.
Main distribution server for ProFTPD Server project compromised
It has emerged that the main distribution center for the popular ProFTPD FTP (file transfer client) server project has been successfully broken into by unknown hackers. The attack took place over the
Firefox add-on Firesheep facilitates hijacking of Facebook, Twitter sessions
A Firefox add-on called "Firesheep" was released by a freelance web application developer over the weekend. Written by Eric Butler, it was specifically designed to demonstrate the vulnerability of
New class of cyber attacks sidesteps existing defenses, says security vendor
Hackers are using "Advanced Evasion Techniques" (AETs) to probe servers or network devices for weak points without tripping firewalls or intrusion prevention systems, says security firm Stonesoft.
Adobe warns: Critical Flash flaw under active attack
A critical vulnerability in Adobe's ( NASDAQ: ADBE ) Flash Player is being actively exploited in the wild, warned Adobe Systems. In the terse advisory released on Monday that gave scant details beyond
Microsoft release security advisory about remote DLL flaw
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has issued a security advisory on a 10-year-old problem with implications for existing Windows-based systems, including widely-installed software like iTunes. The root of the
New Windows kernel bug surfaces days before Microsoft's largest Patch Tuesday
A new Windows flaw has been discovered, potentially causing all currently-supported versions of the Windows operating system to crash. The finding was published last Friday by Israeli researcher Gli
