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Mozilla patches Web browser flaw
Mozilla has patched a flaw in its popular browser Firefox that could have allowed users' computers to be taken over by visiting Web sites infected with malware -- a popular form of attack in recent times Read more »
Holes in HP Software Update threaten data leakage
HP's Software Update Tool has been found to contain a flaw which can lead to remote code execution or the leakage of sensitive information stored on a PC. Read more »
Trojan piggybacks on Firefox
A new Trojan horse making the rounds has been installing itself as a Firefox extension, according to security company McAfee. Read more »
Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw
A zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the Windows cursor could be spreading rapidly. Read more »
Minor issues surface after IE 7 launch
Reports of a security bug are flawed, Microsoft says. However, there are some compatibility woes and Microsoft servers are buckling under high IE 7 demand. Read more »
Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs
Veterans of antispyware specialist PestPatrol have developed a new tool that throws up roadblocks for so-called drive-by installs of malicious code onto vulnerable PCs. Read more »
'Dangerous' Flash exploit can infect by stealth
A Flash flaw discovered this month could change the face of Web security by allowing criminals to infect users of any browser or operating system with malware — without making their browser or application crash. Read more »
Microsoft posts work-around for IE flaw
Microsoft released on Friday a work-around for an Internet Explorer vulnerability that has left Windows users open to attacks for almost nine months. Read more »
Single-line attack infects thousands of Web sites
Thousands of Web sites have fallen victim to an attack using just one line of code that maliciously re-directs browsers via Javascript to servers that are hosting a variety of drive-by exploits. Multiple browsers and operating systems are affected by this code if not correctly patched. Read more »
New tools to prevent Microsoft SQL attacks
Microsoft has issued new tools to assist Microsoft ASP and ASP.NET technologies against recent Web-based attacks. Read more »
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QuickTime and Firefox combine for insecurity
-- A vulnerability in Apple Software's QuickTime media player can be exploited to execute remote javascript code, or by tapping into Firefox's chrome engine can execute remote code of any kind. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.