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Network Security Warnings Ring Out

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Several computer and Internet security experts warned this week that while threats are on the rise and the lag time between vulnerability and attack is shrinking, government and the private sector have failed to team effectively on Internet security, leaving infrastructure and systems susceptible. Internet Security Systems reported in its quarterly risk summary that the…

Latest Windows Flaws Foretell Worm Threat

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Microsoft has warned of critical flaws in nearly all versions of its Windows operating systems. According to the company, the flaws could leave millions of computers vulnerable to attack. While computers would still be protected by firewalls and blocked ports, security experts expressed concern that the widely used Microsoft software is likely to be a…

Networks Under Attack Following Cisco Router Flaw

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A software flaw in routers discovered by networking giant Cisco has forced Internet carriers and others to apply fixes quickly before attackers cause network outages by exploiting the vulnerability. Exploit code that takes advantage of the flaw was released early Friday morning, and networks using the Cisco routers and switches were being attacked once or…

Published Code Exposes Windows Flaw

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Nine days after Microsoft warned of a widespread Windows flaw, a program to exploit it has been published online by a group based in China, representing one of the shortest times between warning and worm. The exploit code, published by a group known as Xfocus, is not technically a worm itself, but it could be…

RFID Emerges to Threaten the Bar Code

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In the film “The Recruit,” Colin Farrell portrays a CIA agent who escapes a double agent by removing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag placed on him and surreptitiously placing it on the collar of a dog he stops to pet on the street. Alhough most of its uses are not as dramatic as those…

SBC Fights Back over RIAA Subpoenas

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

After receiving nearly 200 subpoenas to turn over information about users of its Internet service, communications giant SBC has filed suit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), calling the subpoenas a misapplication of copyright law. In a U.S. District Court complaint, filed by SBC’s Pacific Bell Internet Service in San Francisco, the communications…

MiMail E-Mail Worm Spreads Quickly

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

An e-mail worm posing as a system administrator message was rapidly spreading over the Internet as workers returned to the office Monday and unwittingly contributed to its proliferation by opening attachments. The worm, dubbed “MiMail,” indicates to receivers that their e-mail account will soon expire and tricks users into opening an attachment that contains malicious…

Denial-of-Service Attack Brings Down Microsoft

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A denial-of-service (DoS) attack that took down Microsoft’s Web site Friday, two days after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of a widespread Windows vulnerability, is being investigated by the Redmond, Washington-based software company and law enforcement officials. Microsoft has some clues as to the origin of the outage, which lasted for about 1…

Windows Vulnerability Scans Increase – Worm Likely To Follow

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

New coded exploits that take advantage of a widespread Microsoft Windows vulnerability have been posted online. By most reports, malicious scans to expose vulnerable systems are running rampant a week after government warnings regarding the flaw. Security experts said the scans for the vulnerability — which involves a flaw in the Remote Procedure Call (RPC)…

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