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THE CHRONICLE
Former Cop, Wife Plead Guilty To Hacking
A police officer and his wife take a plea deal for misdemeanor charges for hacking into a dispatcher's personal e-mail account in 2006
NETWORK WORLD
Software That Turns Cell Phones Into Bugs Is Tough To Beat
Researchers say it may not be possible to safeguard cell phones because it is difficult to tell legitimate apps from phony ones
BANK INFO SECURITY
FDIC Warns Of Fraud Against Banks, Small Businesses
Alert cites increase in ACH, wire transfer fraud
TREND MICRO
A Cybercrime Hub
Study shows how a legitimate ISP in Estonia served as the headquarters for a major cybercrime network
FOREIGN POLICY
New Threat To Oil Supplies: Hackers
Offshore oil rigs could be vulnerable to attack, experts say
TECHNICAL INFO BLOG
Opt-In Botnets And Hacking From The Office
Laws regarding the use of computers at work could cause problems for both workers and employers
NEW YORK TIMES
Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks
Conficker craze may have passed, but the exploit hasn't
CHANNEL INSIDER
Survey Shows Ignorance Works In Security VARs' Favor
Customers that cut corners on compliance are more likely to buy new technology, survey says
WBPF FLORIDA
Employees Fired After Reporting Security Breach
Former Lake Worth employees fear breach could have caused wtatewide blackout
SILICON.COM
Norton Error Message Prompts Symantec To Issue Patch
Antivirus software suffers install problem
NEWSFACTOR
Officials Warned Of Fake U.S. Intelligence E-Mail
E-mail positing as coming from the Homeland Security Department's intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software, the department warned other agencies
TREND MICRO BLOG
Bogus Snow Leopard Update Sites Lead To DNS Changers
Fake sites promising Mac users free copies of the newest version of the Mac OS actually infect users with a DNS changer Trojan
WIRED
'The Analyzer' Pleads Guilty In $10 Million Bank-Hacking Case
Ehud Tenenbaum, a.k.a. "The Analyzer," has pled guilty for bank-card fraud for his role in a hacking scheme that allegedly netted $10 million
NEXTGOV
DHS Official: Agencies Must Make High-Risk Cyber Threats Top Priority
The Homeland Security Department's cyber chief says agencies should prioritize information security requirements to ensure mission-critical operations are protected first, and distinguish between "aggravating" and "truly dangerous" attacks
WEB PRO NEWS
Searching For Jessica Biel Puts Users At Risk
McAfee researchers say Jessica Biel is now the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web -- if you do, there's a one in five chance of visiting a Website that can infect you
SOFTPEDIA
Webalizer Bug Possibly Leading To Mass Web Compromise
A recently published exploit for a vulnerability in Webalizer can be used to inject malicious code into tens of thousands of legitimate Websites
BETANEWS
Mac Malware Poses As Popular Freeware PDF Viewer
Phony versions of the freebie Foxit Reader PDF viewer and printer claiming to be for the Macintosh is really malware that has been attacking users falling for the scam
V3
MessageLabs Spots Resilient New Breed Of Botnets
After a Latvian ISP was shut down, Cutwail, one of the world's largest botnets, fell by 90 percent, but activity reappeared within 48 hours
SCANSAFE
Up To 55,000 Compromised By Potent Backdoor/Data Theft Cocktail
Hybrid exploit loads malicious code from as many as seven different malware domains
CNET
File Sharers Hold Vigil For Pirate Bay
Under siege, file-sharing site struggles to stay operational
ZDNET
Apple Adds Malware Blocker In Snow Leopard
Newest Mac OS X will offer antivirus capabilities
CSO
Why Do Disruptive Cyberattacks Seem To Occur Every August?
Blogger tracks past years of August attacks
INFORMATIONWEEK
Social Networks Leak Personal Information
Study shows that privacy measures can be circumvented
NEW YORK TIMES
Hackers Exploit An Evolving Web
Rapid move to Twitter gives rise to new exploits
DEFENSE TECH
International Perspectives On Cybersecurity
Cooperation is needed to develop cross-boundary response plans
WASHINGTON POST
European Cybergangs Target Small U.S. Businesses, Group Says
Multimillion-dollar crime wave worries large financial institutions
THE REGISTER
Hotmail Pulls Attach-Photo Feature Over Security Concerns
Microsoft suspends the "Attach-Photo" feature in Hotmail due to security concerns
MXLOGIC BLOG
New Phishing Scam Targeting Yahoo Local Advertised Search
Attack phishes login credentials to Yahoo!'s Local Search Marketing tool
CNET
Jailed SF Network Administrator Faces Fewer Charges
Most charges against a former San Francisco network administrator accused of hijacking the city's computer network have been dismissed
THE LA TIMES
Using Hacking Skills To Protect Companies
Most people and businesses have no idea how easy it is for a hacker to steal data
HEISE SECURITY
Deadly Pings For Cisco Routers And Switches
A vulnerability in Cisco's Firewall Services Module (FWSM) software lets its routers and switches get disabled by a series of crafted ICMP packets
NETWORK WORLD
Could Google Be Tricked Into Talking To Botnets?
Cybercriminals could abuse popularity of search engines as vehicles for relaying malicious code to botnets when a particular keyword is searched for, says Vancouver-based security expert
THE FEDERAL TIMES
Guidelines Aim To Close Gaps In Cybersecurity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new security guidelines are a good step toward fixing the government's cybersecurity policies, experts say
KIPLINGER
Cybercrime Is A Growing Problem For Small Businesses
One in five small businesses doesn't have antivirus software, and more than half don't use encryption for wireless
CNET
Hacker Mitnick May Sue AT&T Over Data Breach
Kevin Mitnick says AT&T won't compensate him for the breach, which posted his personal information on the Web, and wants to drop him as a customer
THE REGISTER
Security Bugs Crawl All Over Financial Giant's Website
Ameriprise Financial's Website has contained several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities for the past five months
NETWORK WORLD
One-In-Four Hackers Runs Opera To Ward Off Other Criminals
Exploit kit providers use mainstream browsers, but are more likely to use Opera than the average user because it's a smaller target
TELEGRAM.COM
Hackers Gained Access To UMass Info
University of Massachusetts at Amherst reveals that over a year ago, attackers broke into a computer server that contained Social Security numbers and some credit card information for graduates
WIRED
In Gonzalez Hacking Case, a High-Stakes Fight Over A Ukrainian��s Laptop
Federal prosecutors hope to introduce evidence from an arrested Ukraianian's laptop that allegedly shows Albert Gonzalez was major supplier of credit and debit card numbers to Maksym "Maksik" Yastremskiy
SECUROSIS
Smart Grids And Security
Enterprises and consumers must still be responsible for their side of the smart network and usage of smart appliances
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Enterprise Vulnerabilities From DHS/US-CERT's National Vulnerability Database
CVE-2013-3342 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 do not properly handle operating-system domain blacklists, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
CVE-2013-3341 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, and CVE-2013-3340.
CVE-2013-3340 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, and CVE-2013-3341.
CVE-2013-3339 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3340, and CVE-2013-3341.
CVE-2013-3338 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3339, CVE-2013-3340, and CVE-2013-3341.