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SSH password weakness
Added: 01/05/2011 CVE: CVE-1999-0502 Background Passwords are the most commonly used method of authenticating users to a server. The combination of a login name and password is used to verify the identity of a user requesting access, and to determine what parts of the server the user has permissi...
CitySights NY Data Breach Exposes 110,000 Customers' Personal Information
CitySights NY, a company that organizes New York City tours on double-decker buses, has experienced a significant data breach. The personal information of 110,000 customers, including names, addresses, email addresses, credit card numbers, expiration dates, and Card Verification Value CVV2 codes,...
Australian Police Arrest Man for Hacking Nearly 100 Online Accounts
The Australian police have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of hacking into nearly 100 online accounts. The Australian Federal Police's high-tech crime unit has been monitoring the suspect since last September. This surveillance began when a local telecom company alerted the authorities to...
Essential Tips to Prevent Cybercrime and Protect Your Personal Information
When Ben Franklin famously wrote, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," he wasn't thinking about cybercrime. Yet, in today's world of phishing, shoulder-surfing, and spyware, his advice is more relevant than ever. Unfortunately, some people will take advantage of any opportunity to r...
3) Beware of strangers bearing e-bates
With much of the world in the grips of a recession, coupon clipping is suddenly in vogue again. That’s true for online shoppers, as well, where the hunger for e-coupons has spawned legions of Web sites, including CouponSherpa.com, Ebates.com and the like. While reputable sites like these can be...
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (1)
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator 1 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44952/info WebKit is prone to a random-number-generator weakness. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a malicious webpage. Successful attacks will allow...
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (2)
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44952/info WebKit is prone to a random-number-generator weakness. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a malicious webpage. Successful attacks will allow attackers to track user sessions and obtain personal...
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (1)
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44952/info WebKit is prone to a random-number-generator weakness. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a malicious webpage. Successful attacks will allow attackers to track user sessions and obtain personal...
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator (2)
WebKit - Insufficient Entropy Random Number Generator 2 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44952/info WebKit is prone to a random-number-generator weakness. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a malicious webpage. Successful attacks will allow...
Popular Facebook Games Exposing User Data to Third Parties
Facebook privacy has been a recurring topic in the news. With the massive number of users on the site, the amount of personal data involved is enormous. Recently, it has been revealed that many popular third-party apps, mainly games like Farmville and Texas HoldEm Poker, are leaking the unique...
Mobile Credits Used as Phishing Lure
Customers of an Italian bank were lured into a phishing scam with promises of mobile phone airtime credits, according to a blog post from analyst Mathew Maniyara on Symantec’s Connect blog. According to Maniyara, phishers posing under the guise of an Italian bank, are using a U.S.-based Web site ...
California Bill Ups the Ante on Breach Notifications
The new bill requires that the company include the type of personal information exposed in the breach; the date or estimated date of the breach; a general description of the incident itself; and toll-free numbers and addresses for credit reporting agencies if the breach included social security...
6 Arrested in UK Online Bank Fraud Scheme
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing credit cards, personal information and banking details as part of a suspected online banking fraud. Read the full article. Help Net Security...
Иинформация о 100 миллионах пользователей Facebook
Некий Ron Bowes сграбил всю инфу и выложил на пиратской бухте, которая не была закрыта настройками приватности. Пост на его бложеке: http://www.skullsecurity.org/blog/?p=887 BBC быстренько подсуетились раскрутили это как громадную новость Линк на торрент:...
Microsoft Outlook AttachMethods Remote Code Execution (MS10-045; CVE-2010-0266)
Microsoft Outlook is an e-mail application and a personal information manager. A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in the way that Microsoft Office Outlook tries to verify attachments in a specially crafted e-mail message. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Offi...
AT&T Show How Not to Handle a Data Breach
There’s an ongoing argument in barrooms, pubs and wherever else soccer fans gather about who is the best player in the world. The general consensus right now is Lionel Messi, the Argentinian genius, but others can build a case for Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba or even Cristiano Ronaldo. A similar...
Fedora Update for kdepimlibs FEDORA-2010-8547
Check for the Version of kdepimlibs OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kdepimlibs FEDORA-2010-8547 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under...
Fedora Update for kdepim FEDORA-2010-8544
Check for the Version of kdepim OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kdepim FEDORA-2010-8544 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the term...
Fedora Update for kdepimlibs FEDORA-2010-8544
Check for the Version of kdepimlibs OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kdepimlibs FEDORA-2010-8544 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under...
