Taking over or hacking of data is not something new in the cybercrime world, but a new trojan has been floating around that can attack computers in a way which might just leave the victim totally unaware of any scams. “When the W32/DatCrypt Trojan infects a computer, it makes it seem as if some files, […]
Microsoft is investigating a report of a publicly exploited vulnerability in Internet Explorer. There are active attacks attempting to use this vulnerability against Internet Explorer 6. The vulnerability exists as an invalid pointer reference within Internet Explorer. It is possible under certain conditions for the invalid pointer to be accessed after an object is deleted. […]
Malware pokes outraged users By John Leyden A false rumour suggesting that Facebook is to start charging is being used to bait malware traps. Thousands of disgruntled punters, angry at the $4.99 a month charge for using the social networking site that will supposedly kick in from June (or July, according to other false reports) […]
Microsoft will issue one bulletin on Patch Tuesday next week that is rated “critical” for Windows 2000. The patch is designed to address a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of a computer by remotely executing code on it, according to an advisory released Thursday. It is rated “low” severity for Windows […]
