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Microsoft patches three critical browser flaws
Microsoft on Friday released a patch for Internet Explorer designed to close three critical holes in the browser, including one that paved the way for the Download.Ject Trojan horse. Read more »
Microsoft finds more 'critical' flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday announced seven new security updates for Windows, including two that address "critical" vulnerabilities. Read more »
Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk
The public release of computer code that exploits a yet-to-be-patched Windows security hole increases the possibility of widespread attacks, security experts have warned. Read more »
Symantec to block exploits in IE
Security vendor Symantec has launched a project aimed at plugging holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE). Read more »
Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor. Read more »
Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
Cybercrooks are using a yet-to-be-patched security flaw in certain Windows versions to attack computers running the operating systems, Microsoft warned late last week. Read more »
Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab
Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk. Read more »
Oracle attack code out
Code is in the wild for one of the holes patched by the database firm on tuesday. Read more »
Patched Oracle database 'still vulnerable'
The latest update for Oracle 10g Release 2 does not plug a hole that allows published attack code to run, according to a security researcher. Read more »
Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
Microsoft on Tuesday in the US provided fixes for eight flaws related to Windows, including three that could be used to compromise a system without any user interaction. Read more »
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Kerberos vulnerability hits Linux/UNIX versions
The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/UNIX. 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.