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Researcher says Sears downloads spyware

2008-01-01 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Sears and Kmart customers who sign up for a new marketing program may be giving up more private information than they'd bargained for, a prominent anti-spyware researcher claims
 
Tags: sears, kmart customers, information, program, sign
 
 
 
 
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Most malware comes from legit sites, says researcher

2008-01-23 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3ff04 in Network World on Security
 
The majority of Web sites serving up attack code are legitimate domains that have been hacked by criminals, a security researcher said in a report released Wednesday. It's the first time that legitimate sites outnumber the malicious ones hackers purposefully set up to spread malware
 
Tags: spread malware, web sites, attack code, sites outnumber, security researcher, time, domains, criminals, report
 
 
 
 
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New Skype bug opens users to easy hijack, says researcher

2008-01-31 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b1a1a0 in Network World on Security
 
Skype plugged yet another critical vulnerability Thursday, but the researcher who reported the bug said that's not enough
 
Tags: critical vulnerability thursday, researcher, skype, bug
 
 
 
 
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Russian hosting network running a protection racket, researcher says

2008-02-19 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The notorious Russian Business Network is running a protection racket that extorts up to $2,000 a month for "protective Web services" from borderline sites, a researcher alleged today
 
Tags: protection racket, protective web services, researcher, borderline sites, extorts, month
 
 
 
 
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Researcher posts attack code for RealPlayer bug

2008-03-11 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A flaw in RealNetworks' RealPlayer could be used by attackers to hijack Windows machines running Internet Explorer, according to security researcher Elazar Broad
 
Tags: hijack windows machines, realplayer, internet explorer, attackers, realnetworks, flaw
 
 
 
 
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Cognitive radio security is researcher's goal

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Network World Staff in Network World on Security
 
A Virginia Tech researcher has received a five-year, $430,000 National Science Foundation award to support his efforts to secure cognitive radio technology
 
Tags: virginia tech researcher, efforts, support, five-year
 
 
 
 
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Security researcher: Web page can take over your router

2008-04-07 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
On Tuesday, researcher Dan Kaminsky will show how a Web-based attack could be used to seize control of certain routers
 
Tags: researcher dan kaminsky, routers, attack, tuesday, control
 
 
 
 
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Researcher: BT Home Hub Wi-Fi security easy to crack

2008-04-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b6c2c4 in Network World on Security
 
A security researcher claims to have found a significant weakness in the wireless encryption of a DSL home gateway made by Thomson and distributed to broadband subscribers in the U.K. by network operator BT
 
Tags: dsl home gateway, security researcher claims, broadband subscribers, significant weakness, wireless encryption, network operator, thomson
 
 
 
 
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Researcher finds new way to hack Oracle database

2008-04-25 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Details on a new type of attack that could give an intruder admin-level access privileges on Oracle servers were released Thursday by David Litchfield, the researcher who revealed the vulnerability's existence in February
 
Tags: oracle servers, david litchfield, researcher, attack, existence, details, vulnerability, thursday, type
 
 
 
 
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Researcher finds new way to hack Oracle database