Jan 17

Warning over using Internet Explorer from German Government as exploit goes public

On Friday, in a response to the security hole in several versions of Internet Explorer (IE), the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) recommended that Internet Explorer users should switch to an alternative browser until a patch fo

Dec 7

Critical vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator

An exploit which utilises a previously unknown vulnerability when processing crafted encapsulated postscript (.eps) files has been published for the Windows version of Adobe Illustrator.

Sep 30

Exploit published for SMB2 vulnerability in Windows

A fully functional exploit for the security vulnerability in the SMB2 protocol implementation has been published.

Mar 23

Intel CPU exploit threatens PCs worldwide

Exploit on Intel processors has been found in a form on cache poisoning in a CPU.

Feb 11

Microsoft: 'Consistent exploit code likely’ for IE vulnerabilities

Microsoft today shipped four bulletins with patches for at least 8 documented security vulnerabilities affecting Windows users and warned that “consistent exploit code could be easily crafted” to launch attacks via the Internet Explorer browser.

Dec 12

Chinese Team Mistakenly Released Unpatched IE7 Exploit

Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser, potentially putting millions of computer users at risk -- but it appears some hackers already knew how to exploit the flaw.

Nov 24

Gmail exploit may allow attackers to forward e-mail

A Gmail security vulnerability may allow an attacker to set up filters on users' e-mail accounts without their knowledge, according to a proof of concept posted Sunday at GeekCondition.com.

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