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SCO Sets $250K Bounty for MyDoom Worm Writer

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In response to what is being called the fastest-spreading computer virus of all time, SCO Group — targeted by the MyDoom worm’s estimated 3 million infected machines in a planned denial-of-service (DoS) attack scheduled for February 1st — is offering a US$250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the worm’s creators.…

FTC Issues Advisory To Lock Down Spam Relays

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In the face of criticism that any legislative efforts to curb spam will be limited by national boundaries, the Federal Trade Commission has announced collaboration with 36 agencies in 26 countries to inform ISPs and other organizations that their servers can be used to relay spam with spoofed Internet addresses. The FTC said it and…

Preparing for the Superworm at the Front Lines

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Imagine a war in which the combatants are invisible and the weapons they bear are hidden in trickery and stealth. Now picture that war being waged on a battlefield consisting not of desert fields but of thousands of ragtag computers in bedrooms, dens and corporate cubicles across America. The attacks in this war take place…

RealNetworks Warns of Media Player Security Holes

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

RealNetworks has released several updates to close security gaps in its media players, including RealPlayer Enterprise and the beta version of RealPlayer 10. The vulnerabilities, if exploited, could give attackers control over victims’ computers. The Seattle-based company said it has received no reports of actual attacks but has made available updates to solve the problems.…

Activists Seek Damages from Diebold over Copyright Abuse

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Diebold Systems, a US$2 billion company that makes most of its money by manufacturing ATM machines but most of its headlines by producing electronic voting devices, found itself in court Monday for alleged abuse of copyright protections created by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The lawsuit filed by two Swarthmore College students and an…

Microsoft Patches New Vulnerability, Worm Expected

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

It’s happening again. A major security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows operating system has security experts concerned about widespread attacks even though Microsoft has issued a patch for the problem — this time a security vulnerability in the widely used Abstract Syntax Notation (ASN.1) protocol. Microsoft, which rated the vulnerability critical, said that by exploiting an…

Friday the 13th Unlucky for Microsoft, Windows Users

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

What started out for Microsoft as a bad day with the reported theft and Internet posting of source code for some of its Windows operating systems turned worse as the technology giant once again saw the security of its software tested with the emergence of a dangerous Internet Explorer exploit. Security experts said the attacks…

First Vulnerability from Stolen Code Revealed

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The first vulnerability stemming from the Windows source code apparently leaked last week by one of Microsoft’s developers has been posted on the Internet. “It appears that it could be used to attack ordinary users, but according to the person posting it, it does not affect newer versions of Internet Explorer,” said Stuart Moore, CEO…

Experts Warn of Worm from Windows ASN Vulnerability

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Computer attackers are among those discussing and dissecting exploit code for a recently disclosed, serious security gap in all newer versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, following a pattern now familiar to victims of the SQL Slammer, Blaster, Nimda or Code Red viruses. And while past experience — and the resulting preparedness — might mitigate…

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