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F-Secure detects Windows Mobile Trojan

2008-03-03 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b1e858 in Network World on Security
 
F-Secure Security Laboratory has spotted a new Window Mobile Trojan -- InfoJack, detected as Trojan: WinCE/InfoJack. This is a new kind of worm for mobile devices. According to F-Secure, there have long been malicious downloaders on PCs, but this is the first to be discovered for mobile devices Hear the latest on WAN application performance ...
 
Tags: trojan, f-secure, f-secure security laboratory, mobile devices, window mobile trojan, wan application performance, coffee gift card, malicious downloaders, advertisement
 
 
 
 
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F-Secure warns against new, efficient malware

2008-06-30 18:28:37 by HASH0x8473720 in Network World on Security
 
Watch out for the newest generation of malware that is difficult to crack and efficient, warns anti-virus firm F-Secure
 
Tags: malware, efficient, generation, difficult, crack
 
 
 
 
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What Does SHA1 is Broken Mean?

2007-12-12 07:35:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
For those of you Slashdot readers out there, you may have heard by now that SHA1 is broken. Recently I did some security videos for Microsoft, and decided that SHA1 was the best hash function for the example (modifying an existing application to store hashed passwords The videos I did were part of the How Do I series, and not exactly the place...
 
Tags: sha1, choose sha1, sha1 protects, hash data, data, sha1 drops, hash function, hash, function
 
 
 
 
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Cross-site scripting CAN be used to hack a server

2008-08-05 22:06:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
Likely you remember when Joseph Pierini at McAfee Secure / Hacker Safe said XSS wasn't important because "cross-site scripting can't be used to hack a server. You may be able to do other things with it. You may be able to do things that affect the end-user or the client. But the customer data protected with the server, in the database, isn't...
 
Tags: server, server hack, hack, manager, file manager tool, file, root password, email, cpanel user
 
 
 
 
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Allocating Resources: Financial Fraud vs. Terrorism

2009-01-09 06:54:13 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Interesting trade-off : The FBI has been forced to transfer agents from its counter-terrorism divisions to work on Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion fraud scheme as victims of the biggest scam in the world continue to emerge The Freakonomics blog discusses this: This might lead you to ask an obvious counter-question: Has the anti-terror...
 
Tags: resources, york times article, securities, fraudulent stock schemes, freakonomics blog discusses, billion fraud scheme, future terrorist attacks, securities crimes, fewer prosecutions
 
 
 
 
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Make sure it's really Microsoft Update

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2008-02-20 15:06:00 by Mike Rothman in Security Mike's Blog
The innovation on the part of the bad guys continues to amaze. Per SC Magazine , these folks are using some URL obfuscation to get you to a Microsoft Update imposter site. F-Secure is credited with finding the bad site , and there are lots of details on their blog site Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure warned Friday that a new malware-laced...
 
Tags: microsoft, site, fast flux site, microsoft site, fake microsoft, launch microsoft, actual microsoft, imposter site, url
 
 
 
 
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Redmond Magazine SQL Injected by Chinese Hacktivists

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2008-05-17 12:00:40 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Four Redmond related web properties appear to have been SQL injected by Chinese hacktivists , namely, Redmond - The Independent Voice of the Microsoft IT Community formerly known as Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine , the Redmond Developer News as well as the Redmond Channel Partner Online The lone hacktivist also left a message at the...
 
Tags: redmond, redmond developer news, chinese hacktivists, lone hacktivist, professional magazine, control bulk, malicious domain, microsoft, wrong target
 
 
 
 
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Show 019 - An Interview with Mikko Hyppönen

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2007-10-18 15:21:38 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
For the 19th episode of The Silver Bullet Security Podcast, Gary interviews Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure. During this show, Gary and Mikko discuss Helsinki and Finnish pronunciation, whether mobile viruses are all hype or a legitimate threat, if the iPhone as a closed system is good or bad for security, and Mikkos...
 
Tags: mikko, mikko discuss helsinki, gary interviews mikko, gary, chief research officer, finnish hip-hop, finnish pronunciation, f-secure, 19th episode
 
 
 
 
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Silver Bullet Talks with Mikko Hyppönen

2008-01-07 09:15:52 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
Mikko Hyppönen is the chief research officer for F-Secure where he has worked since 1991 as an active malicious code researcher. Hyppönen and his team have done prominent work against the Sobig.F, Sasser, and Zotob worms. He's also been active in the discovery of malicious code used for "good," such as Sony's infamous digital rights management...
 
Tags: chief research officer, malicious code, mikko, zotob worms, excerpt, active, discovery, f-secure, prominent
 
 
 
 
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Holiday Storm Part 3

2007-12-26 23:43:00 by