February 09, 2010

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Hackers Feast on SQL Injection Exploits

A review of major data breach incidents in the past year found that most hackers used SQL injection to infiltrate enterprise networks.

Mozilla Confirms Security Threat From Malicious Firefox Add-Ons

With potentially thousands of users hit by a Trojan posted on addons.mozilla.org, Mozilla is advising Windows users to run an antivirus scan.

13 Bug Fixes Coming on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's February patch drop is a doozy with 13 patches planned for next week's monthly Patch Tuesday updates.

Hackers Breach Iowa Gaming Commission Database

Hackers, possibly from China, managed to infiltrate the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission's database last month.

Microsoft Warns Users of Black Hat Zero-Day

Microsoft warns users to protect themselves from a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer (IE) after it was disclosed Wednesday at the Black Hat hacking and security conference.

Black Hat: Attack Can Turn IE Into a Public File Server

Old flaws with new attack vectors re-emerge for IE on Windows XP, but there is help for users.

Does Social 'Insecurity' Put Enterprises at Risk?

Security software vendor Sophos' survey reveals that 72 percent of companies are concerned that employee behavior on social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, will put their data at risk.

Haiti, World Cup Emerge as Latest Malware Lures

Fake charities tied to the devastating earthquake in Haiti and 419-style scams related to the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament were common spam themes in January, according to AppRiver.

Flash Is at Risk, But It's Not All Adobe's Fault

Black Hat security researcher details flaws including XSS-like attacks -- and what Web site owners and developers can do to avoid them.

Facebook, LinkedIn Resist New Privacy Regs

Leading social sites urge regulatory restraint over consumer data collection practices.

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