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OpenSSH 0-day exploit HOAX

secgeeks — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:59:57 -0400

Okay okay, calm down people…. calm down… This week rumours spread all over the internet that a 0-day attack against openSSH was used to compromise computer systems. Everyone was advised to upgrade to...

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Milw0rm exploit portal ceases to operate - Updated

secgeeks — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:38:44 -0400

One of the largest exploit portals on the internet, milw0rm.com, has ceased to operate. Only a few lines in the page headers announce the portal's closure. The operator, who goes by the handle...

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Cold Fusion web sites getting compromised

secgeeks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:46:23 -0400

There have been a high number of Cold Fusion web sites being compromised in last 24 hours. We received several e-mails about this. It appears that the attackers are exploiting web sites which have...

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EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites

secgeeks — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:51:22 -0400

During the last couple of hours, visitors of popular and high trafficked web sites such as CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Gamespot, WorldOfWarcraft, Mashable, Chow.com, ITpro.co.uk, AndroidCommunity;...

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Exploiting MS Advisory 971778 - QuickTime DirectShow Vulnerability

secgeeks — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:49:25 -0400

On May 28th, 2009 Microsoft released MS Security Advisory 971778 titled Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability should be considered high-risk as...

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Do you want a forum on this site?

secgeeks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:58:46 -0400

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Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions

secgeeks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:55:48 -0400

Adobe’s Shockwave Player contains a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of Windows computers, according to a warning from the software...

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Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware

secgeeks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:54:37 -0400

The Twitter account belonging to venture capitalist and Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki was hijacked yesterday and used to push malware to some 140,000 Twitter users. The attack (screenshot above)...

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Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sites

secgeeks — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:55:04 -0400

Approximately 24 hours ago, the Iranian opposition coordinated an ongoing cyber attack that has successfully managed to disrupt access to major pro-Ahmadinejad Iranian web sites, including the...

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Researchers demo wireless keyboard sniffer for Microsoft 27Mhz keyboards

secgeeks — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:49:43 -0400

Researchers from Remote-Exploit.org, the home of the BackTrack pen-testing Linux distribution, have recently released an open source wireless keyboard sniffer Keykeriki, capable of sniffing and...

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