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‘Storm Worm’ Launches Christmas, New Year’s Attack

After a brief lull, the "Storm Worm" malware attacks returned with a bang this holiday season, using electronic greeting card lures to build and...

Microsoft Files Patent for HoneyMonkey Exploit Finder

Microsoft has filed a patent claim for the Strider HoneyMonkey malware/exploit detection system created by its internal research unit.The claim, currently being reviewed at...

Russian Feds Bust ‘Pinch’ Malware Creation Kit Authors

According to reports out of Russia, two men who allegedly built and distributed the notorious Pinch malware creation kit have been busted and could...

Google Widget Flaw Dings Mac OS X

An undocumented flaw in Google's Gmail, Blogger and Search History widgets could introduce security risks to Mac OS X users.According to Scott Knaster, a...

L0pht Reunion Planned at New Hacker Conference

For the first time in a decade, members of the famous LOpht Heavy Industries hacking think tank will have a reunion of sorts at...

Buggy IE Patch Kills IE on MSN; Fix Available

Microsoft has done an impressive job of improving the quality of its security updates in recent years (yes, it used to be bad), but...

Opera Sings the Patching Blues

Alternative browser maker Opera Software has released a "highly critical" update to fix a batch of potentially serious security vulnerabilities.According to a Secunia advisory,...

Open Source Vulnerability Database Gets Major Makeover

The Open Source Vulnerability Database has hit the 2.0 milestone with a major rewrite, a new "Watch List" service and several UI enhancements to...

Leopard Firewall Update Closes (Most) Holes

Apple's Nov. 15 update to the Leopard firewall is good news, with security researchers happy that Apple didn't take the easy way out and...

New Firewall Testing Mechanism: Baiting on Chatrooms

A Sunbelt researcher, who shall go unnamed for what will soon be obvious reasons, has come up with a novel method of testing firewalls—novel,...