Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Access-Me allows users to test their web applications for authentication vulnerabilities. With this first release the user will be able to:
Resubmit the current page without session tokens
Resubmit the current page using different HTTP verbs (HEAD/SECCOM)
View reports on how the application handled the requests.
Access-Me 0.1 is available ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Most malware tends to store stolen credentials and information in make-shift text files, which are then forwarded to the author via email or another protocol. However, the use of scalable and robust solutions is becoming more popular in the malware community. In fact, it is becoming increasingly popular for malware ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
If you own or work at a small to mid-sized business, and are presented with an error message about data synchronization or site maintenance when trying to access your company's bank account online, you might want to give the bank a call: A criminal group that specializes in deploying malicious ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has admitted to misplacing the details of 4.5 million customers, following the loss of a data tape earlier this year.
The backup tape went missing on 27 February while being transported to an off-site archive by a third-party vendor. The lost data includes the ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
IT security and control firm Sophos is reminding computer users about the risks of identity theft and online fraud following news that Jade Saunders, the current beauty contest winner in the British seaside town of Scarborough, has fallen foul of an email phishing scam.
The twenty year old student, who was ...
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