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Session hijacking
Session hijacking (or sidejacking) is simply a way of taking over a web session by stealing the session ID (which is normally stored within a cookie) and masquerading as that user. Of course, once the hacker has managed to gain the victim’s session details he can do anything on that network that the legitimate user is entitled to do.
DNSChanger Malware
Criminals have learned that if they can control a user’s DNS servers, they can control what sites the user connects to on the Internet. By controlling DNS, a criminal can get an unsuspecting user to connect to a fraudulent website or to interfere with that user’s online web browsing. One way criminals do this is by infecting computers with a class of malicious software (malware) called DNSChanger.
Pavement hacking: What it is and how to avoid it
Warnings about an attack that takes advantage of human curiosity.
Pavement hacking is still a very real problem as far as complacent companies are concerned, especially at the smaller end of the business scale, where there’s likely to be less thought given to preventing the use of unauthorised USB devices.
Has your browser been hijacked
Has your browser been hijacked?
Browser hijacking is alive and well but, rather than having your web browser diverted to Cuba, you’re much more likely to find yourself landing on some advert-sodden search engine you’ve never heard of.
Although you might have thought of browser hijacking as something that was a problem a decade ago, the truth is that the insidious process of replacing your homepage (or search page, or even error pages in some instances) with an interloper is still an issue.
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Globally
On Tuesday, at media events around the world, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Microsoft Office 365, the company’s newest cloud service. Office 365 is now available in 40 markets, and it brings together Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service, at a predictable monthly subscription.
Mac Defender virus
Apple issues Mac Defender patch... for Snow Leopard only
Apple has quickly issued an update to block the Mac Defender malware targeting its users - but only for those on the latest OS.
The Mac Defender virus that has plagued Apple since the beginning of May recently mutated into a more dangerous strain, according to security firm Intego.
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5b
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5b
Microsoft confirmed today that it has bought Skype from an investor group led by Silver Lake for $8.5bn.
The software giant said the buyout of Luxembourg-based Skype's technology would "enhance" Microsoft's current portfolio of real-time communications products and services.
Lizamoon
Hundreds of thousands of websites appear to have been compromised by a massive cyber attack.
The hi-tech criminals used a well-known attack vector that exploits security loopholes on other sites to insert a link to their website.
Those visiting the criminals' webpage were told that their machines were infected with many different viruses.
Swift action by security researchers has managed to get the sites offering the sham software shut down.
Security firm Websense has been tracking the attack since it started on 29 March. The initial count of compromised sites was 28,000 sites but this has grown to encompass many times this number as the attack has rolled on.
Blackberry Virus
BLACKBERRY USERS are being warned to look out for a variant of the Zeus Trojan on their devices.
A variant of the well known Zeus Trojan has been seen on mobile phones running the Blackberry OS, with Trend Micro identifying it as BBOS_ZITMO.B. Like its desktop counterpart, there are few visual indications that a Blackberry has been infected. The Trojan removes itself from the application list to try to stay undetected.
Intel still shipping flawed chipsets
Intel resumed shipments of a flawed chipset for use with its new cutting-edge processors, responding to demands from PC makers who will use the chips selectively.
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