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Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest
"Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month. Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the "PWN to Own"...
Pwned! Safari Exploit Wins $10,000 Prize
Dino Dai Zovi, a security researcher, successfully exploited a vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser, and got to keep the machine for his efforts, along with ten grand. "Dai Zovi, who is not attending the conference, was recruited on Thursday night by Shane Macaulay, a... Alert: Critical Windows Attack Underway
"A serious new Internet attack affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and Outlook 2002 and later on Windows XP SP2 is underway. If you simply view a Web site or HTML e-mail that's been laced with a poisoned animated...Internet Explorer on WinXP SP2 Vulnerable to Attack (again)
"A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer browser is being used in drive-by attacks against fully patched Windows XP SP2 systems, according to warnings from anti-virus vendors.. McAfee was the first to raise the alert for the attacks, warning that...Hackers exploit new Word attack
"Hackers are exploiting a new, unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word that could allow them to take control of a victim's computer, Symantec has warned. The zero-day vulnerability is the fourth in Microsoft's widely-used Word 2000 software that has not yet been patched,...Six Patches Coming on Patch Tuesday
"Microsoft will issue six security patches next Tuesday, of which at least two will have a rating of critical. Missing from this list is a patch for a recently discovered zero-day flaw in Word: no updates are scheduled for the Office suite. All of the patches except one will...
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