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May 11, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:01 PM/CST

WebGL Flaw Exposes GPU to DoS, Remote Code Executin Attacks

US-CERT issued a warning that flaws in WebGL 3D rendering engine may allow attackers to use malicious scripts to open back-doors on the compromised machine

April 6, 2011

Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:45 PM/CST

Former Gucci Employee Indicted for IT Rampage

Sam Chihlung Yin was indicted for doing something people people generally only joke about: retaliating against a former employer by hacking into the network. His IT attack also exposed serious flaws in Gucci America's IT policies.

April 23, 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010 7:45 AM/CST

SEO Poisoning Piggybacks on McAfee Update Glitch

Attackers have moved to take advantage of people caught up in the McAfee AV update issue by launching poisoned SEO campaigns via Google.

April 8, 2010

Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:45 PM/CST

Phony eBay Security Warnings on the Prowl

Attackers continue to combine technical and social engineering attempts, including hacked pages of well-known sites such as eBay, to successfully target end users.

February 23, 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:13 AM/CST

Researchers Show Off Smartphone Attacks

Researchers from Rutgers University are demonstrating a new proof-of-concept for loading rootkits on smartphone devices, attacks that could allow for eavesdropping or even tracking of users.

February 22, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010 6:47 AM/CST

Perfect Hide Out Spot: Attackers Now Hijacking Compilers

Attackers are finding new ways to obscure the nature of the programs they create that most AV systems and analysts won't initially look for.

February 18, 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:12 AM/CST

High-Profile Verticals Hammered with Malware Attacks

Attacks on highly sensitive verticals including the financial services and utilities sectors continue to outpace all other industries, researchers report.

February 17, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:56 AM/CST

More Signs of Impending Botnet War

There appears to be a real chance that a battle may soon ensue between the Zeus botnet and SpyEye attack which seeks to hijack Zeus-infected machines.

January 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:11 PM/CST

Hydraq Attack's Resiliency Uncovered

The massive Trojan campaign used fairly well known methods to keep itself alive on infected devices, Symantec reports.

January 22, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010 7:04 AM/CST

Fraudulent iPhone Warranty Scheme Steals Device Data

Scammers are using a phony iPhone warranty scheme to trick end users into sharing their device data which could be used to help validate stolen devices on wireless networks.

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