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Windows Attack Tools Circulate, Another Virus Feared

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Following the same pattern of predictions as the one that led to last month’s devastating Blaster worm, security analysts have begun to focus on the new crop of Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities and the attack tools created to take advantage of them — all of which could indicate that a potential new family of computer worms…

DB2 Holes Offer Root Access

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Widely used DB2 database software from IBM — which often stores critical data, such as credit card information — has flaws that would be “trivial” for attackers to exploit. The holes, uncovered by Core Security, a network security firm, involve simple stack-based buffer overflows and are triggered by sending a long command-line argument to two…

RIAA and ISPs Lock Horns Before Congress

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday, Big Music squared off with ISPs on a bill that would modify how copyright owners can pursue digital pirates through the courts. The bill, filed by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), would require copyright holders to file a civil lawsuit before obtaining a subpoena to gather…

New Swen Worm Poses as MS Patch, Spreads

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Despite the recent success of computer worms, such as Blaster, that have pounced on newly discovered vulnerabilities, a new threat that looks remarkably like a legitimate security e-mail from Microsoft is using a two-year-old vulnerability to infect thousands of computers. Known as “Swen” or “Gibe,” the mass-mailing worm has hit thousands of Windows machines —…

Swen Worm Infects Over 1.5 Million Computers

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The Swen computer worm is turning out to be a bigger problem than earlier expected, using a brief head start on computer antivirus defenses, as well as complex abilities and an effective masquerade, to infect Windows machines and spread via e-mail to many users. The worm, also known as “Gibe” or its more technical name…

New Open-Source Security Flaws Exposed

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Beneath all the noise generated by the latest security holes in Microsoft’s Windows operating system, experts have warned of two open-source security flaws that could allow intruders to corrupt memory, take control of systems and launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. Software affected by the most serious flaw includes releases of the widely used Sendmail software,…

California Law To Ban All Spam

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Sending the unwanted e-mail solicitations known as spam to Californians likely will become a lot more expensive, thanks to a new law that will fine spammers and advertisers as much as US$1 million per incident. Described as the toughest law in the country, California’s rule was signed into law today by Gov. Gray Davis, who…

Microsoft Passport and the Future of Authentication

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Microsoft’s .NET Passport, one of the largest online authentication services in operation, has more than 200 million active accounts and handles more than 4 billion authentications per month, Adam Sohn, product manager for the Platform Strategy Group at Microsoft, told TechNewsWorld. As a whole, Microsoft’s .NET Passport service is a collection of Internet-based technologies designed…

RIAA Tactics in Question After Dismissal of Suit

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

One of the Recording Industry Association of America lawsuits, launched this month against 261 accused illegal file traders, has been dismissed by the industry group, calling its technical tracking of alleged song swappers into question. The RIAA said it has dismissed a suit against 66-year-old Sarah Ward of Boston after the retired teacher denied ever…

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