A two-count indictment charged 60-year-old Roger Duronio with being responsible for more than $3m in damage caused when malicious programs placed on 1,000 of UBS PaineWebber's 1,500 computers became active on 4 March and began deleting files.
The attack code published on Wednesday is another that exploits a flaw in the way Windows handles certain graphics files and could cause a vulnerable system to crash. The exploit posted on Thursday is another that could allow a remote attacker to...
Malicious software can be loaded, unbeknown to the user, onto a vulnerable Windows PC when the user clicks on a malicious link on a website or an email message, several security companies said. We have confirmed multiple, previously known...
Websites that exploit the vulnerability are popping up and attempt to load malicious software onto vulnerable Windows PCs in a way that is undetectable to users, experts said. Cyber crooks have started exploiting a flaw in the Windows Shell only...
Attackers could create malicious files that, when opened, at worst could give the attacker control of a vulnerable PC, according to Microsoft's bulletins. Like the first VML hole, this vulnerability can be exploited by tricking a user into viewing...
Spyware and remote control tools that turn PCs into drones for the attacker are silently loaded onto vulnerable computers by tricking people to visit a rigged website or hacking a trusted site. A new security vulnerability puts Windows users at...
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