SafeNet PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control ChooseFilePath buffer overflow

Added: 11/16/2012 BID: 56297 OSVDB: 86723 Background SafeNet Hardware Against Software Piracy HASP solutions include the PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control. Problem A buffer overflow vulnerability in the ChooseFilePath method of the PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control allows command execution when a user...

SafeNet PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control ChooseFilePath buffer overflow

Added: 11/16/2012 BID: 56297 OSVDB: 86723 Background SafeNet Hardware Against Software Piracy HASP solutions include the PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control. Problem A buffer overflow vulnerability in the ChooseFilePath method of the PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX control allows command execution when a user...

Eugene Kaspersky Chats With Facebook Users About Malware, Cybercrime and Piracy

Hi, folks! For the last two weeks each and every fan of official Kaspersky Lab Facebook pages worldwide had the chance to ask our CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, anything at all and we must say that some of our fans took this literally: Thank you for the hundreds of great questions! There’s nothing more...

Kim Dotcom's New Domain Me.ga Seized before its launch

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Microsoft Report Exposes Malware Families Attacking Supply Chain

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Anonymous Hacks Japanese Government Websites against Anti-Piracy Laws in Japan

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The Pirate Bay готов к вечной смене IP-адресов

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Dear Jailbreaker, Apple Wants to Have a Word with You

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Malware Poses as US Department of Justice Violation Notice

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Stealing Corporate Data Doesn't Violate Federal Computer Fraud Law

In a ruling that could be felt throughout the business world, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California ruled that a man did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act CFAA after pilfering contacts from the client database of his former employer to help jumpstart his competi...

Hackers disclose secret Ankara police files password '123456'

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Censorship - Global Concern : THN Magazine March Edition

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MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail

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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Introduced Without Emergency Presidential Powers Provisions

A bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 yesterday. The bill aims to secure federal and private sector networks that provide essential services or that are deemed “critical” to the nation in some other way. According to a Homeland Security and Government Affairs...

Hackers Hit Alabama, Mexican Government Websites

Hackers with Anonymous have taken credit for targeting government websites for Alabama and Mexico. The group claimed Friday to have hacked several Alabama police and government servers and stolen personal information on more than 46,000 people, including social security numbers, license plate...

Two More Arrested in Connection with Megaupload

The saga of Megaupload continued over the weekend with the arrests of 39 year-old Sven Echternach, of Germany, and 32 year-old Andrus Nomm, of Estonia. The popular file-sharing site was shut down by the Department of Justice last week and its founder and CEO, Kim DotCom, was arrested in his home ...

Anonymous Changes DDoS Tactics in Megaupload Retaliation

Anonymous’ army of hacktivists have changed tactics in what some are calling an attempt to trick people into participating in distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. A round of DDoS attacks Thursday were launched in retaliation for the federal crackdown on Megaupload, a popular file-sharing...

Tit for Tat - Anonymous Hackers Brings Down FBI website for #OpMegaupload

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SOPA in US and Censorship in India: A cocktail to destroy Internet Freedom !

SOPA in US and Censorship in India : A cocktail to destroy Internet Freedom ! As US senators mull over the SOPAStopping Online Piracy Act and PIPAProtecting Intellectual Property Act bills, the world stands witness to a historic moment. Almost all big IT companies like Google, Wikipedia, Facebook...

SOPA: The Folly of Capitol Hill

The ongoing controversy surrounding the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills in Congress has produced a lot of things: misunderstanding of what the bills would do; silly rhetoric from trade groups supposedly defending content creators; confusion on Capitol Hill; and a clear demonstration of how...