Monthly Archives: March 2011

Official MySQL website vulnerable to SQL injection

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Prashant

MySQL is on the most popular database software used widely in web applications. It helps in maintaining a websites database very easily.The official website offers database services, download of software packages, support etc. MySQL injection has been exploited on the … Continue reading →

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Chinese security firm accused of mobile malware

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Prashant

According to a news published at ZDnet, Chinese security firm NetQin has been accused of using unethical business methods and conspiring to plant malicious software on user’s handsets in order to drum up business for its mobile security software. The … Continue reading →

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Firefox 4 with improved security features

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Prashant

Firefox, one of the most popular web browser around has launched version 4 of it. The new version has been designed and developed with security as the top most priority. Many security and privacy features have been added to beef … Continue reading →

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European commission hit by a cyber attack

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Prashant

A news published at BBC news confirms of a major cyber espionage attack on European Commission and the European External Action Service during the preparation of an important summit. Details were not given but other sources compared the attack to … Continue reading →

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Exploits released for popular SCADA programs

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Prashant

Next time if you hear a news of hackers hacking into nuclear plants and other industrial system, you won’t be surprised! The security of software used to control hardware at nuclear plants, gas refineries and other industrial settings is coming … Continue reading →

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Comitari : Web protection suite for Internet explorer

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Prashant

Today, we are here with another good security software for home users. Comitari welcomes you to the next generation of Web Security solutions – protecting you in real-time as you surf the web, from within your browser applications.  Comitari does … Continue reading →

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Japan Quake Spam leads to Malware

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Prashant

Like other big news, Japanese disaster is helping attacker spread malwares. Security researchers from Kapsersky Lab have warned of spam emails taking advantage of the disaster with a new campaign that leads users to Java exploits. The latest spam run … Continue reading →

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Critical security updates for Adobe softwares

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Prashant

Adobe has released a software update to patch critical vulnerabilities in Flash player, Adobe acrobat and PDF reader products. Adobe had already warned in the past that miscreants were exploiting the Flash vulnerability to launch targeted attacks on users. The … Continue reading →

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Wi-Fi hacking is not a crime : Dutch Court

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Prashant

Sounds funny ! :) But its true. A Dutch court has ruled that hacking into Wi-Fi connections is not a crime providing any connected computers remain untouched. However Wi-Fi freeloaders would still lay themselves open to civil proceedings.The unusual ruling … Continue reading →

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Google accuses China for disrupting Gmail

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Prashant

Sorry for the late update ! We are back as usual with all of the best news and chit-chats of info-sec  we can cover :) Google’s issue with China seems to go more deep. Google had withdrawn from China after … Continue reading →

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