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Bank Trojan users arrested for ZeuS/Zbot hack

secgeeks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:55 -0500

British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using ZeuS, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC....

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Metasploit Framework 3.3 Released!

secgeeks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:03:12 -0500

We are excited to announce the immediate availability of version 3.3 of the Metasploit Framework. This release includes 446 exploits, 216 auxiliary modules, and hundreds of payloads, including an...

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First Windows 7 zero day exploit found

secgeeks — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:49:45 -0500

So the first Zero day a.k.a. 0day vulnerability for windows 7. The details of this exploit were posted on the Full Disclosure mailing list. The newly found bug was discovered by Laurent Gaffie. You...

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Bing cashback exploit discovered, Microsoft sends in lawyers

secgeeks — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0500

A Bing cashback vulnerability has been discovered by Samir Meghani of the Bountii Team. read more »

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Security Pro Says New SSL Attack Can Hit Many Sites (PC World)

secgeeks — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:15:00 -0500

PC World - A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet. The attack,...

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UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests (AP)

secgeeks — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:00 -0500

AP - A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.

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iPhone Worm 'Rickrolls' Jailbroken iPhones

secgeeks — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:28:40 -0500

F-Secure and many others are reporting on the arrival of the first iPhone worm, spreading in the wild. The worm, named "ikee" after its author, affects only "jailbroken" iPhines which have been...

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GAO: Los Alamos computer security has weaknesses (AP)

secgeeks — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:31:00 -0500

AP - Security weaknesses uncovered in Los Alamos National Laboratory's classified computer network could increase the risk of a breach of classified information, the U.S. Government Accountability...

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Man-in-the-middle attacks demoed on 4 smartphones

secgeeks — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0500

Security researchers test four smartphones (Nokia N95, Windows HTC tilt, Android G1 and Apple iPhone 3G S) and demonstrate man-in-the-middle attacks conducted through compromised Wi-Fi spots.

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Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts

secgeeks — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0500

It's only a matter of time before malicious hackers start exploiting a critical Windows vulnerability via booby-trapped Web pages or Office (Word or PowerPoint) documents.

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