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Article | 31/08/2012 Researchers find critical vulnerability in Java 7 patch hours after release
Security researchers from Poland-based security firm Security Explorations claim to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update rele...
Article | 30/08/2012 Mysterious Wiper malware possibly connected to Stuxnet and Duqu, researchers say
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered information suggesting a possible link between the mysterious malware that attacked Iranian oil...
Article | 29/08/2012 Oracle knew about currently exploited Java vulnerabilities for months, researcher says
Oracle knew since April about the existence of the two unpatched Java 7 vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in malware attacks, accordi...
Article | 29/08/2012 US Air Force seeks to enhance its cyberwarfare capabilities
The U.S. Air Force is openly soliciting technologies that would improve its capability of launching cyberattacks and gathering intelligence during cyb...
Article | 28/08/2012 Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited in Blackhole-based attacks
Attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability in the latest versions of Java 7 have become widespread after an exploit for the new flaw was integrated ...
Article | 28/08/2012 Six ways to protect against the new actively exploited Java vulnerability
Security researchers have proposed several methods for users to protect their computers from ongoing attacks that target a new and yet-to-be-patched v...
Article | 27/08/2012 Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks, researchers say
Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java -- Java 7 Update 6 -- in order to infect computers ...
Article | 24/08/2012 Cybercriminals take advantage of Android Flash Player gap on Google Play
Cybercriminals are trying to capitalize on Adobe's decision to stop distributing Android Flash Player to new users via Google Play by creating malware...
Article | 23/08/2012 Kill timer found in Shamoon malware suggests possible connection to Saudi Aramco attack
A timer found in the Shamoon cyber-sabotage malware discovered last week matches the exact time and date when a hacktivist group claims to have disabl...
Article | 22/08/2012 ICS-CERT warns of SSL security flaw in RuggedCom industrial networking devices
Industrial Ethernet switches and other devices produced by industrial networking equipment manufacturer RuggedCom contain a vulnerability that could b...
Article | 21/08/2012 Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines, researchers say
The Windows version of Crisis, a piece of malware discovered in July, is capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Windows Mobile devices an...
Article | 21/08/2012 McAfee antivirus update causes problems for home and enterprise customers
A buggy update released Friday by security vendor McAfee for its consumer and enterprise antivirus products, left the computers of its customers unpro...
Article | 8/08/2012 Shylock malware injects rogue phone numbers in online banking websites
New configurations of the Shylock financial malware inject attacker-controlled phone numbers into the contact pages of online banking websites, accord...
Article | 8/08/2012 Demonoid's return uncertain after law enforcement action in Ukraine and Mexico
The return of popular BitTorrent website Demonoid, which has been offline since the end of July, is shrouded in uncertainty after the website lost its...
Article | 7/08/2012 Web applications are attacked one out of three days, report says
A typical Web application is the target of an attack at least one in three days on average, according to a report released by data security firm Imper...

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