Tag archive: security exploits

Before any Apple devotees out there rush to download the beta version of the much-hyped FaceTime, there is a glaring security issue that deserves a little attention. MacNotes.de is reporting that a system error plainly exposes users’ personal information (place and date of birth, security questions and answers, account settings, password, etc) to other users on the same computer, and also makes it extremely easy for anyone with bad intentions to… Read More

Less than a week after warning users about a zero-day exploit in its PDF software, Adobe found another zero-day exploit in Flash. Adobe said hackers are already taking advantage of a critical flow in the current version of Flash to attack Windows PCs to “cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control.” Despite Adobe’s claims that the attacks are “limited” and “targeted” only at Windows users, the flaw is pretty far-reaching. All… Read More

Adobe identified a critical vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader on Tuesday, but said today that attackers were already exploiting this bug. All versions of Acrobat and Reader 8 and 9 for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix are open to attack. Even the latest versions, 8.2.4 and 9.3.4 are not safe. Other PDF reading alternatives, such as Foxit Reader, are not affected. Masquerading as a harmless PDF file, this exploit has malformed font and image… Read More

The Ottawa, ON company AssetMetrix has released a new asset management service in conjunction with their report that shows that a large percentage of companies may be adversely affected by Microsoft's decision to stop support for Windows 98. From their press release: AssetMetrix, the on-demand IT asset intelligence service, today announced Win98-Exodus, a new asset management service to help corporations identify PCs running… Read More