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Article | 20/04/2011 Microsoft kicks off third-party bug warnings with two for Chrome
Microsoft today released a pair of security advisories for Chrome, the browser built by rival Google.
Article | 16/04/2011 Adobe patches latest Flash zero-day
Adobe today patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that the company said criminals were already exploiting with malicious Microsoft Word and...
Article | 15/04/2011 Apple patches Pwn2Own, Comodo hack bugs
Apple today patched bugs in iOS and Safari used at last month's Pwn2Own hacking contest by three teams of researchers who collectively earned $45,000 ...
Article | 12/04/2011 Adobe confirms critical Flash zero-day bug
For the second time in the last four weeks, Adobe has told users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player, again by embedding mali...
Article | 6/04/2011 FAQ: Epsilon email breach
An email server breach at Epsilon Interactive exposed the names and email addresses of millions of people. The breach is being described as the worst ...
Article | 5/04/2011 Expect targeted attacks after massive Epsilon email breach, say experts
Security experts today warned users to be on the watch for targeted email attacks after a breach at a major marketing firm that may have put millions ...
Article | 26/03/2011 Google patches 6 serious Chrome bugs
Google on Thursday patched six vulnerabilities in Chrome, and as usual, silently updated users' copies of the browser.
Article | 24/03/2011 Firm points finger at Iran for SSL certificate theft
Iran may have been involved in an attack that resulted in hackers' acquiring bogus digital certificates for some of the Web's biggest sites, including...
Article | 10/03/2011 Apple patches 62 bugs in massive Safari update
Apple today patched a record 62 vulnerabilities in Safari 5, updating the Mac and Windows browser to version 5.0.4.
Article | 9/03/2011 Researcher blows $15K by reporting bug to Google
A security researcher lost a sure $15,000 at this week's Pwn2Own hacking contest because he had earlier reported the bug to Google, which has patched ...
Article | 9/03/2011 Google issues last-minute Chrome fixes before Pwn2Own
Google patched 25 vulnerabilities in Chrome today in one last update before the Pwn2Own hacking contest starts Wednesday in Canada.
Article | 8/03/2011 Google throws 'kill switch' on Android phones
For only the second time, Google last weekend remotely deleted Android apps from users' phones.
Article | 3/03/2011 Google yanks over 50 infected apps from Android Market
Google has pulled more than 50 malware-infected apps from its Android Market, but hasn't yet triggered automatic uninstalls of those programs from use...
Article | 26/02/2011 Apple invites bug researchers to scrutinize Lion OS
Apple is offering security experts a copy of the developer preview of Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, and asking them for feedback.
Article | 25/02/2011 Anonymous hacks church Web site during live interview
The Anonymous hacking collective this morning defaced the Web site of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in the middle of a live radio show tha...