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a Researcher Uncovered a Vulnerability to Be Exploited to Send Deceptive Text Messages
Dec 18, 2012A researcher at North Carolina State University has uncovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to send deceptive text messages from some Android devices, as part of a phishing scheme. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the ...
Tags: Android, Phising, SMS, Android devices
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VMware Released Security Patches to Plug Critical Flaws in Its Virtualisation Tools
Dec 18, 2012Some virtualisation admins are slow to update VMware’s patches because they are afraid their app functions won’t work, however patches fix vulnerabilities and are a risk that must be taken. Despite potential threats to a ...
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Cisco Released Free Software Updates to Address Multiple Vulnerabilities
Dec 17, 2012Cisco released free software updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client as well as other hardware security appliances including its ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances. The Cisco ...
Tags: Cisco, free software, ASA
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The New Site Was Launched on 19 November to Replace The Jobcentre Plus Website
Dec 7, 2012Hackers have been able to exploit security flaws in a new government jobs website to steal personal information about job applicants. The Universal Jobmatch website has been described as a"scammer's paradise"in a Channel 4 News ...
Tags: Hackers, security flaws, Jobmatch website, online accounts
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Vupen Has Claimed a Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows 8
Nov 5, 2012Vupen, the controversial security company that specialises in finding vulnerabilities in commercial software, has claimed a zero-day vulnerability in Windows 8, the new operating system from Microsoft that was launched just one week ago. ...
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Firefox Web Browser Has Been Taken Offline One Day
Oct 11, 2012The most recent update for Mozilla's Firefox web browser has been taken offline one day after release because of a newly discovered security vulnerability. Mozilla has not indicated how many users could be vulnerable, but claims that ...
Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, web browser, Explorer
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Oracle Issued an Emergency Update to Patch The Vulnerabilities Hackers
Aug 30, 2012Computerworld-Oracle today issued an emergency update to patch the critical vulnerabilities hackers have been using in increasing numbers to hijack Windows PCs. According to Rapid7,the security firm that maintains the Metasploit ...
Tags: Oracle, patch, hackers, hijack Windows PCs
