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bullyBEEF writes "Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine's clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host acs carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it's done."
in Web Developer
via Slashdot @ 4:20 20th Aug
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Adobe Systems warned users Tuesday that hackers could use recently reported "clickjacking" attack tactics to secretly turn on a computer's microphone and Web camera.
in Top Internet
via InfoWorld @ 23:19 8th Oct
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A security advisory issued by Adobe with regard to its Flash Player states that it could be subject to clickjacking attacks.
in Computer Security
via Smart House @ 22:18 8th Oct
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The two critical patches included in version 3.0.2 address a crash bug that could result in memory corruption and another involving privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution.
in Open Source
via Mac User @ 7:15 25th Sep
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MS08-043 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) - Version:1.3
in Computer Security
via SC Magazine @ 22:48 8th Oct
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user may be able to cause the target user to download a file or perform drag-and-drop actions.
in Open Source
via Security Tracker @ 6:18 24th Sep
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Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Manila Times @ 17:12 7th Aug
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LAS VEGAS: Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Times of Oman @ 15:32 9th Aug
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LAS VEGAS (AFP)--Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Lloyd's @ 2:27 7th Aug
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LAS VEGAS (Nevada) - Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via The Nation Pakistan @ 20:05 8th Aug
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Keep Media @ 1:11 7th Aug
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Yahoo! UK and Ireland @ 0:43 7th Aug
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At DEFCON, Tony Kapela and Alex Pilosov demonstrated a drastic weakness in the Internet's infrastructure that had long been rumored, but wasn't believed practical. They showed how to hijack BGP (the border gateway protocol) in order to eavesdrop on Net traffic in a way that wouldn't be simple to detect. Quoting: "'It's at least as big an issue as the DNS issue, if not bigger,' said Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, noted computer security expert and former member of the L0pht hacking group, who testified to Congress in 1998 that he could bring down the internet in 30 minutes using a similar BGP attack, and disclosed privately to government agents how BGP could also be exploited to eavesdrop. 'I went around screaming my head about this about ten or twelve years ago.
in Web Developer
via Slashdot @ 20:52 27th Aug
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A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Terranet @ 15:33 9th Aug
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A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.
in Computer Security
via Turkish Press @ 20:04 8th Aug
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