Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google is looking for security researchers and hackers willing and able to break its Chrome browser, and the company is willing to pay for it. It offers $20,000 to the first IT specialist who can gain full control of a laptop that runs its Chrome browser during the 5th annual Pwn2Own conference. [...]
AET: New exploits target network security
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Helsinki (ip-192.com): Cybercriminals use a new category of malware - Advanced Evasion Techniques or AET’s - to avoid detection. The exploit poses a serious threat to network security worldwide and can lead to significant data breaches including the loss of confidential information. The new threats significantly extend on what is known today about evasion techniques. [...]
Microsoft: Emergency patch for shortcut bug
August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft will release an "out of band" patch today to close a loophole that has been actively exploited by hackers and cyber criminals. The vulnerability in Windows Shell affects all versions of Windows from XP to Windows 7, including Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008R2. "We're able to confirm that, in the past [...]
Mariposa botnet: Three arrests in Slovenia
July 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Slovenia (ip-192.com): After a two year investigation, police arrested three hackers linked to the Mariposa botnet in Slovenia. The botnet was used to steel passwords, credit card and bank account information. Mariposa was built around a computer virus known as "Butterfly bot" and was use to launch denial of service attacks. Industry experts estimate that [...]
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