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Microsoft Adds New Anti-Exploit APIs into Windows

Microsoft has announced plans to add new anti-exploitation APIs into Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008 as part of a...

Beware of Flat-Packed Firefox Add-ons

Mozilla has slapped a "high severity" rating on an unpatched Firefox vulnerability that could let hackers steal session cookies -- and sensitive user information...

Exploit Released for ‘Unexploitable’ Windows Worm Hole

Remember that MS08-001 worm hole that Microsoft claimed was "difficult and unlikely" to be exploited in real-world conditions?Well, a private pen-testing and vulnerability research...

Metasploit 3 Adds iPhone Support to Hacking Arsenal

HD Moore's Metasploit point-and-click hacking tool now has built-in support for breaking into Apple's iPhone devices.Version 3.1 of the exploit development and attack framework...

PayPal Buys Anti-Fraud Technology

PayPal, the online payments platform owned by eBay, has shelled out $170 million in cash to snap up Fraud Science, an Israeli company that...

Skype Security Problems Multiply

The Skype security problem I wrote about here and here is much more serious than originally reported, according to the hacker who found and...

Do You Know What’s Leaking Out of Firefox?

Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has confirmed an information disclosure flaw affecting fully patched versions of the Firefox browser.Snyder's acknowledgment follows the public release...

Bluetooth Worm Squirms Through Symbian Phones

Anti-virus vendors have raised an alarm for a new worm squirming through mobile phone networks, using Bluetooth and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) to infect...

‘Highly Critical’ Bug Haunts HP Virtual Rooms

A serious security flaw in an ActiveX Control used by the HP Virtual Rooms online collaboration suite could put business users at risk of...

Skype Slaps Band-Aid on Code Execution Hole

Skype has moved swiftly to block a security hole that allowed code execution attacks via the software's video search feature.The vulnerability, exposed last week...