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Adobe fixes undisclosed vulnerabilities in Reader

2008-02-06 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b509e0 in Network World on Security
 
Adobe released on Wednesday an update that fixes vulnerabilities in its widely used Reader document viewing program Fundamental Principles of Network Security Advertisement Protect the organization. Learn the 'Need To Know' aspects of network security. Free paper from APC
 
Tags: network security, fixes vulnerabilities, reader document, free paper, fundamental principles, adobe, apc, advertisement, widely
 
 
 
 
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Attacks aimed at Adobe Reader, Acrobat flaws intensify

2008-02-11 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b38dc4 in Network World on Security
 
The flaws disclosed last week in Adobe System's Reader and Acrobat programs have been used to exploit computers since at least January via malicious banner advertisements, security analysts are reporting
 
Tags: malicious banner advertisements, reader, flaws, adobe system, exploit computers, security analysts, acrobat programs, week, january
 
 
 
 
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Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vuln

2008-06-24 10:48:40 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Reader/Acrobat, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a users system The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the implementation of an unspecified JavaScript method and can be exploited to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted PDF file NOTE: The vulnerability is...
 
Tags: adobe, javascript method, execute arbitrary code, vulnerability, note, adobe readeracrobat, malicious people, article link, remote access
 
 
 
 
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Central Bank of the UAE reports ATM fraud to lenders

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2008-03-03 11:41:37 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...reader into the card reader of one of its ATMs, which enabled them to copy the data of all the cards used in the said ATM during the period 19-25 February 2008 Evan] Obviously I don't use ATM machines in UAE much, but aren't there controls in place to prevent most tampering? The ATMs around here in Minnesota (US) would be very difficult (not...
 
Tags: bank card details, card details, bank, bank card, atm, regular card reader, reader, customers, bank customers
 
 
 
 
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Card skimming at Lunardi's Supermarket

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2008-05-06 12:25:33 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...reader in a checkout aisle at the Los Gatos Lunardi's supermarket was recently switched, resulting in more than two dozen reported cases of identity theft, a Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department spokesman said today Evan] The number "two dozen" was used in the original report on April 29th About 150 people who used their bank debit cards...
 
Tags: credit card reader, credit, credit card accounts, credit card, debit cards, cards, card, credit card encoder, bank debit cards
 
 
 
 
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Queen Mary's Sidcup Hospital microfiche film goes missing

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2008-01-22 12:22:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...reader, were missing Acting chief executive Lorraine Knight says the information related to staff working at the hospital between 1974 and 1996 and was due to be destroyed Some of the film had been recovered, but most of it was still missing some of it was payroll information, but there were also a number of leavers' forms Evan] I had no...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, sensitive personal information, microfiche film, microfiche, film, hospital, information, medical information
 
 
 
 
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Beware of scams!

2008-01-31 06:06:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...reader. The waitress swiped the customers credit card using a card reader that was hidden on her body. Her accomplises then downloaded the information at a near-by table Next time you hand over that credit card, remember to keep your eyes on it as much as possible. When using ATM machines, make sure that everything looks genuine as fake...
 
Tags: customers credit card, credit card, credit card information, con artists, card reader, television con artists, regular card reader, information, real eye opener
 
 
 
 
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Trusted path

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2008-04-04 21:18:17 by Editor in Security x.0
...readers deployed by the UK banks can provide transaction authentication , there is still a weak link. If the user is tricked into entering incorrect details into the CAP reader then they could be inadvertently authorising a fraudulent transaction. Whilst the possibility of this happening might seem remote, our analysis of existing systems...
 
Tags: path, security, security protocol, strong security protocols, protocols, user, user terminals, common, attack vectors
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Whither Miami Beach-Fi? Overzealous Wi-Fi Config; Microwave Oven Leakage

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2008-04-29 14:02:01 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...reader noted my Florida links yesterday, and wondered why that city's $5m IBM network isn't live: The network contracted was awarded in 2006, completed 6 months ago, and the reader can get great signal strength. But no Internet feed. Anyone in Miami Beach know The brilliant xkcd comic takes it to the next step: Wireless zero config? Try...
 
Tags: wi-fi, config, wi-fi network, microwave, network, low signal strength, signal strength, overzealous wireless config, ibm network
 
 
 
 
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Crypto-Gram Tenth Anniversary Issue

2008-05-15 11:13:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...readers, like the tens of thousands that read Crypto-Gram via the Web. I also know of people that forward my newsletter to hundreds of others. There are many foreign translations that have their own subscription list. These days I estimate that I have about 25,000 newsletter readers not included in those numbers I have no idea where the...