Linux Users Spoofed By Bogus Security Alert
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Joining the ranks of Windows&#39; users who have been victimized by spoofed security alerts, Linux users this weekend received bogus messages directing them to download updates that are in fact Trojan horses, Red Hat announced Saturday.
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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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Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Watching the detectives Snort and Sourcefire users are urged to update their intrusion detection software following the discovery of a potentially serious security vulnerability.â¦
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Phreaks, spoofers and spammers want to invade your home computer, and the tricks of their trade include airsnarfs, wabbits and fork bombs.
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Hackers could bypass security warnings and download malicious content.
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There&#39;s a fake security alert targeting users of Red Hat&#39;s Fedora distribution, the company warned in an advisory. The Linux distributor posted a note on its security updates page to caution users against downloading security updates received via e-mail.
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Internet Security Systems' intrusion prevention software on Crossbeam Systems security switches.
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Password-stealing Trojan horse may--or may not--be targeting popular VoIP feature.
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Fake patches, rogue invoices make the rounds as spammers continue trying to fool people into installing Trojans on their PCs.
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Malware arrives in an e-mail message, launches denial of service attack.
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Attackers can trick browsers into releasing password information.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 promises to raise the security bar for the sometimes beleaguered operating system. Unfortunately, one of the new features could be spoofed so that it reports misleading information
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A directory reversal within "flat" extensions could lead to system profile attacks.
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Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in
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Browser beware Security experts are crying foul over a new supposedly secure browser application.â¦
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A new Trojan horse - named Phel - that punishes users of Microsoft Windows XP operating system is in the wild. Security software firm Symantec has issued a bulletin warning Windows XP users to be on the look