Hackers target hole in BrightStor
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InfoWorld - Anti-virus firm Symantec warned today that exploit code is circulating for a known security hole in Computer Associates' BrightStor ARCServe Backup software, which provides data backup and restore for a variety of operating systems including Windows, Netware, Linux, Unix, and Mac.
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Domains of several new phishing sites are cropping up with known Storm worm domains. F-Secure researchers think phishers are leasing parts of the larger botnet.
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Attackers could use hole in small-business software to trick personal information out of people.
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Users of the popular QuickBooks small business accounting software have been warned that they risk losing data and control of their PCs to hackers.
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Spammers are suspected of hacking into and downing Lycosâs anti-spam Web site just hours after it went live. The Web site is currently inaccessible and could also be the victim of a DDoS attack.
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The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say.
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October 12, 2004 - By taking advantage of a hole in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer web browser, hackers have been able to introduce âspywareâ or âadware,â which is downloaded on to hard drives without owners&#39; knowledge.
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As per suggestions contained in the FAQ: Herein lies a report of two identified and as-of-yet uncorrected security flaws in Scoop. &nbsp;Enough detail will be provided to assist admins in investigating and correcting the flaws, but it is the author's hope that the details of the flaws will be sufficiently obscured to prevent abuse by the undesirables. Executive summary: Through the exploitation of various unchecked privileged operations, attackers may be able to perform admin-level actions leading to data loss. &nbsp;Additionally, well-intentioned security measures combined with XSS vulnerabilities can be exercised to simulate admin-level action, resulting in data loss.
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The sourcecode to Ciscoâs industry leading PIX firewall system was recently stolen and put up for sale by malicious hackers under the guise of âThe Source Code Clubâ.
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A new hacking method is causing concern for the lengths it goes to avoid detection by security software and researchers.
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Open-source developers have warned of serious security holes in two Linux components that could allow attackers to take over a system by tricking a user into viewing a specially crafted image file or opening an archive. Patches exist for the bugs, which affect LHA and imlib.
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There is a security alert floating around (PHP Magazine, php|architect) about a new hole found in the code of PostNuke.
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Hackers could bypass security warnings and download malicious content.
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Reports of data theft often conjure up images of malicious hackers breaking into remote databases to filch Social Security numbers, credit card records and other personal information.
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Reports of vulnerabilities found by some peer-to-peer file sharers prompt patch.
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INSPECTOR Hacker of the Yard has fingered the collar of a UK man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May. Cyber plods from the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit swooped on houses
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An attempt to hack into the website of the Disaster and Emergency Committee is investigated by police.