Tag Archive for: Vulnerability

Apple releases fix for mobile vulnerability

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John P. Mello, Jr.

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cyber_security

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iPhone: three
new fixes

Apple put a lid on the tempest in teapot surrounding a vulnerability found in its mobile operating system, iOS, with the release on July 15 of a three security fixes. The three patches, which will be automatically installed on an iPhone when it’s synchronized with Apple’s music software, iTunes, affect several versions on the operating system that run on the company’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

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Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype (Jeremy Kirk/Network World)

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Jeremy Kirk / Network World:
Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype  —  The flaw could allow an attacker to reset a Skype user’s password and take control of their account  —  A security consultant has notified Skype of a cross-site scripting flaw that could be used to change the password on someone’s account, according to details posted online.

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Security experts outline smart-phone vulnerability – San Francisco Gate

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Late last month, a security professional in the United Kingdom discovered … It’s activated when a specific phone number calls the handset, connecting to the attacker’s computer and providing access to texts, the address book, the phone’s location and …
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Sality Responsible for Most Attacks Targeting the LNK Vulnerability – Softpedia

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Security researchers are concerned about new variants of the Sality virus, which exploit the currently unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability. Microsoft reports a surge in related attack traffic generated by …
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