SecurityFocus

Researchers claim flaws in Intel's trusted platform
News Brief, 2009-01-06
Two researchers claim that they have successfully attacked the current implementation of Intel's Trusted Execution Technology.

Celebrities mask malware on Twitter, LinkedIn
News Brief, 2009-01-06
Online scammers crack Twitter's security to post fake tweets to followers of 33 celebrities. The breach follows increased phishing activity on both Twitter and LinkedIn.

Survey: One in seven SSL certificates are weak
News Brief, 2009-01-05
The latest survey by network-monitoring firm Netcraft finds that about 14 percent of certificates use the vulnerable MD5 hashing algorithm.

Microsoft's music players die for a day
Group attacks flaw in browser crypto security
Zune music players crashing en masse
Chinese schools, search sites host malicious code
Digital picture frame viruses back for Christmas
Microsoft flaw may add to SQL-injection troubles

In the Headlines

Hackers Hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter Accounts • Spamhaus: Google Now 4th Most Spam-Friendly Provider • U.S. Judge Revives Lawsuit over Bush Wiretaps • A New Web of Trust • Could Viral Pakistani E-mail Spark Sino-Indian Cyber Conflict?