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Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says
IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.
By Michael Cooney | 24 March, 2012 07:30
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After buggy patch, criminals exploit Windows flaw
Online criminals are scanning the Internet and attacking Windows 2000 machines that haven't had a recent Windows Media Service patch installed, Symantec said Wednesday.
By Robert McMillan | 03 June, 2010 06:11
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Hackers exploit new Java zero-day bug
Just five days after a Google researcher published information of an unpatched Java bug, a compromised song lyrics site is sending users to a Russian attack server exploiting the flaw to install malware, an antivirus firm said today.
By Gregg Keizer | 15 April, 2010 06:30
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Apple patches Pwn2Own bug
Apple today patched a critical Mac OS X vulnerability used by a security researcher three weeks ago to win $10,000 for hacking Safari at the Pwn2Own contest.
By Gregg Keizer | 15 April, 2010 07:56
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Microsoft: Patching Windows 2000 'infeasible'
Microsoft took the unusual step today and skipped patching one of the vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security update, saying that crafting a fix was "infeasible."
By Gregg Keizer | 09 September, 2009 07:31
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