The Free-X group had been requesting the release of a "signed" Linux boot loader from Microsoft, which would allow Xbox owners to run the open source operating system without any hardware modifications or the exploitation of the console.
The company advises customers in public places to set their phones to "invisible" or switch the Bluetooth functionality off: "In public places, where the above mentioned devices with Bluetooth technology might be targets of malicious attacks, at...
In August, a MyDoom variant used Google to find email addresses and a few months later the Santy worm found vulnerable bulletin board applications using various search engines. CyberTrust's Collins said that if enterprises think about their...
And moving telephony to an IP network makes it vulnerable to different types of attack. VoIP users who don't properly protect their networks can look forward to attacks such as on-hook listening, where hackers surreptitiously turn on an IP phone's...
Debby Fry Wilson, a director in Microsoft's Security Response Center, said in an interview: "Although the attacks based on WMF are very real, and the exploitation and the threats are evolving on a very fast basis, our analysis is consistent that...
Phones, for example, can become vulnerable if their passwords are not changed as they offer many points of entry for hackers. There are signs hackers are now turning their attention to voice over IP and most security commentators believe the first...