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I was just browsing the tech section of 'Times of India' and I was shocked to see a article which claimed that there is a big flaw in samsung smart TV where hackers can watch you and hear your conversation as well by the camera and mic installed in it. It;s quite shocking to hear a flaw like...

I am just fed up of these breaches of security and hacks and all.... This time the attack is on a Hard-to-fix Browser Security Flaw. Will I have to abandon Internet altogether! :-x Source: Dangerous WebGL Flaw Puts Firefox and Chrome Users at Risk | PCWorld Business Center

Check this: Intel hit with chipset design flaw in Sandy Bridge rollout | ZDNet

A patch is on the way to fix up that ancient Virtual DOS Machine flaw. Last month we reported that Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher at Google, discovered a security flaw in the Virtual DOS Machine that can allow a nefarious user to inject code into the kernel and possibly install...

Windows Virtual DOS Machine bug from 17 years ago affects Windows 7 users today. We often hear of Windows security bugs that plague a recent version of the operating system that many are still using today, but rarely do we hear of a bug that reaches all the way back – 17 years – to Windows...

Adobe Systems Inc. issued an alert Wednesday, warning users of Flash Player on Linux systems that a vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. The flaw is in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36 and Adobe Flash Player for Linux 9.0.151.0. An attacker could...

Microsoft is due to issue a patch to fix a security flaw believed to have affected as many as 10,000 websites. The emergency patch should be available from 1800 GMT on 17 December, Microsoft has said. The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could allow criminals to take control of...

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Security flaw turns Gmail into open-relay server By Joel Hruska Published: May 10, 2008 - 01:15PM CT A recently-discovered flaw in Gmail is capable of turning Google's e-mail service into a highly effective spam machine. According to the Information Security Research Team (INSERT), Gmail...

Security researchers have released attack code that will crash Windows XP and Vista PCs that are susceptible to a recently patched bug in the operating system. The code was released yesterday to security professionals who use Immunity's Canvas computer security testing software. It causes...

While most of the US sat back and enjoyed Thanksgiving, Microsoft engineers tinkered away at fixing a design flaw in Windows, recently brought to light by Beau Butler, an ethical hacker. Demonstrated by Butler at last week's 'Kiwicon Hacker Conference' in New Zealand, the design flaw is such...

Phishers slip through Firefox security net A flaw in Firefox could allow phishing sites to appear authentic to the user Security researchers claim to have discovered a flaw in Firefox that could allow attackers to disable the browser's anti-phishing filter through a simple change in a...

Security researchers have discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the widely used Adobe Acrobat Reader software that could make it easy for attackers to launch malicious code. The flaw, revealed by security researchers Stefano Di Paola and Giorgio Fedon last week at...

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Critical bug hits Yahoo Messenger IM flaw allows attackers to take control of a system Yahoo Messenger users are being urged to upgrade to the latest version after the application was hit by a 'highly critical' vulnerability. The flaw allows for a buffer overflow attack against an...

Microsoft warns of zero day flaw Do not open Word documents from untrusted sources Microsoft has issued a security advisory about a zero day flaw that affects its Word application. The issue affects Word 2000, 2002, 2003, Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 for Mac, Word 2004 v. X for Mac and...

There's another Microsoft Word zero-day attack under way!!. Microsoft on Sept. 5 confirmed that malicious attackers are exploiting a new, undocumented flaw in Word 2000 to load back-door Trojans on Windows machines. The acknowledgment follows a warning from anti-virus vendor Symantec that...

IE7's reputation as the "most secure Microsoft browser ever" took another bashing when Danish security company Secunia announced that they had found another potentially nasty flaw in the software. This flaw makes it possible for special characters to be added to the end of the web address so...

Source patches are available at kde ftp mirrors.. I think this is the time KDE Users should @tleast try to move toGNOME DE or anyother lightweight WM/DE.GNOME is based on pure OSS.As U know KDE's QT has got a confusing License terms resembling a propreitory License.