Archive for June 10th, 2010

Security Advisory 2219475 Released

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Security Advisory 2219475 Released

Hello - We have released Security Advisory 2219475, addressing the vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support Center function in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. We are not aware of any active attacks at this time. Customers running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not vulnerable... »

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Big hacks o’the day

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Big hacks o’the day

Number one: “WordPress-based, GoDaddy-hosted websites hacked”Sucuri Security revealed that GoDaddy servers were hacked yesterday afternoon and thousands of WordPres blogs and other PHP-based sites were loaded with a malicious script aimed at infec... »

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Windows Help Vulnerability Disclosure

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Windows Help Vulnerability Disclosure

Hello, We are aware of a publicly disclosed vulnerability affecting Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. We are not aware of any current exploitation of this issue and customers running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2, are not vulnerable to this issue, or at risk of attack. This issue... »

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Facebook, PTA partner to teach kids online security

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Facebook, PTA partner to teach kids online security

Facebook and the PTA have announced a joint long-term project aimed at teaching kids Internet safety. The partnership was announced at the Parent Teacher Association’s national convention in Memphi, Tenn., today.Topics included are: cyber-bull... »

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U.S. FTC: be alert for scams with Gulf oil spill themes

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
U.S. FTC: be alert for scams with Gulf oil spill themes

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert to consumers and businesses to be alert for scammers using the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a subject for their con schemes.“Scammers will likely use e-mails, websites, door-to-door colle... »

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Insidious social engineering email claims to be from YouTube

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Insidious social engineering email claims to be from YouTube

Costin Raiu at Kaspersky Labs blogged about this malicious little gimic and I though it was insidious enough that it should be publicized further.Raiu uploaded his first HD movie to YouTube and immediately got an email from YouTube that said “Congrat... »

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Art gallery kit lets you ponder life, death and malware

Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Art gallery kit lets you ponder life, death and malware

"Hi, and welcome to my online pictures portfolio. Please enjoy your stay." Those are the words that leap from your speakers (along with some tinkly relaxing music) as you open up what appears to be a rather nice looking online art gallery – a galler... »

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