Apple dismisses Safari download issue Is it a security hole or not? A security researcher has published a demonstration exploit that takes advantage of the download mechanism in Apple's Safari browser to automatically download files onto a user's system. 'Treasure hunt' ends after hacker releases IE attack code George the Greek solves the puzzle. One week after hiding Internet Explorer attack code, security researcher Aviv Raff has posted details on how to launch the attack.
 Debian and Ubuntu keys under attack Tools now available. A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said Thursday. Debian, Ubuntu keys under attack Tools now available. A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said Thursday. Security agency website hit by DNS flaw Spooks struggle with faulty server. The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been knocked off the Internet, thanks to a faulty server. However, website measurement company Netcraft said that the problem had now been fixed.
 Security agency website by hit by DNS flaw Spooks struggle with faulty server. The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been knocked off the Internet, thanks to a faulty server. However, website measurement company Netcraft said that the problem had now been fixed. |