Archive for August 2012

August 1, 2012

· Dropbox acknowledges data leak
· Avira acknowledges hole due to Oracle's file converter

August 2, 2012

· Opera 12 update closes important security holes

August 3, 2012

· Yahoo sued over breach of passwords
· How SQL attacks work ( Video )

August 4, 2012

· Cybersecurity Act rejected by the US Senate

August 6, 2012

· Attack Surface Analyzer Tool released by Microsoft

August 7, 2012

· Mariposa Botmaster in Court

August 8, 2012

· Do-Not-Track by Default in Internet Explorer 10
· Web Apps attacked every three days on average

August 10, 2012

· Google Ordered to Pay a Record $22.5 Million for Violating Privacy
· FTC Finalizes Privacy Settlement With Facebook
· Microsoft to close critical holes in August Patch Tuesday
· Gauss Malware detection tool released
· Video game publisher Blizzard urges account holders to change passwords

August 11, 2012

· Google Tweaks Search Algorithm; Copyright Removal Notices
· FTC finalizes settlement with Facebook over privacy

August 13, 2012

· Locking down your iOS (Video)
· New algorithm tracks down the origins of internet attacks

August 14, 2012

· Adobe patches critical holes in Reader, Acrobat, Shockwave, Flash
· Kaspersky seeks help in cracking the Gauss trojan

August 15, 2012

· Bafruz Backdoor Disables Antivirus, Intercepts Communications With Social Media Sites
· Serious vulnerabilities left in Adobe Reader after huge patch

August 16, 2012

· Google pledges $2 million for Chrome exploits
· BKA trojan goes on an international holiday

August 17, 2012

· New Malware Steals Data, Overwrites MBR

August 18, 2012

· Bogus anti-hacking tool targets Syrian activists

August 19, 2012

· MajorGeeks friend Needs Some Voting Help.

August 21, 2012

· Microsoft's security software modifies HOSTS file
· Apache Fixes Two Security Flaws in Version 2.4.3

August 22, 2012

· More secure add-ons with Firefox 17
· Fake Flash Player, Laden with Malware, Making Rounds

August 23, 2012

· LulzSec hacker gets six months of freedom in exchange for cooperation
· Security hole in Facebook nets researcher $5000

August 24, 2012

· Microsoft Unveils a New Logo (Barely)
· McAfee comes unstuck over signature updates

August 25, 2012

· Woman sentenced to 2. years for hacking scheme

August 27, 2012

· Facebook going ahead with new 10 acre campus; Largest open-plan office in the world
· Warning on critical Java hole
· New Java Zero Day Being Used in Targeted Attacks

August 28, 2012

· Detecting and Removing Vulnerable Java Versions - continued

August 29, 2012

· Several security holes fixed in Firefox and Thunderbird 15
· Another Sony hacker arrested: Lulzsec

August 30, 2012

· Oracle Releases Fix For Java Flaw