May 12, 2011

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Adobe investigating DoS "issue" in Reader

Adobe is investigating a "potential issue" in Reader that could permit the launch of denial-of-service attacks against affected computers, the company said Thursday.
 

Adobe patches Flash for 18 vulnerabilities

Adobe on Thursday patched a previously known "critical" Flash Player vulnerability, disclosed last week. The flaw, which could cause a crash or allow an attacker to take control of an affected system, also is present in Reader and Acrobat, where it is being actively exploited. Adobe has said it is not aware of any attacks targeting Flash. The Flash update, which includes fixes for 17 other bugs, affects version 10.1.85.3 and earlier for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris. An update to Reader and Acrobat is due during the week of Nov. 15. - DK
 

Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment

A nonprofit security think tank's "report card" has failed Facebook and Twitter for neglecting to implement safeguards that are available on other popular online services.
 

Two alleged Zeus mules arrested in Wisconsin

Two Moldovan men were charged this week for their involvement with the Zeus trojan, which has been used to steal millions of dollars from U.S. bank accounts. Dorin Codreanu and Lilian Adam, both 21, are believed to have been "money mules," responsible for transferring stolen funds to accomplices overseas. The pair was arrested in Wisconsin and is set to be transferred to New York to face charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, according to reports. The men are among the 37 individuals charged late last month in U.S. District Court in Manhattan for their role in the scheme. — AM
 

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Office, Unified Access Gateway to see fixes from Microsoft

Microsoft is prepping three patches for next week's monthly security update.
 

Federal gov't releases draft cloud security guidelines

The federal government this week released a draft document outlining a new government-wide cloud computing risk and authorization management program.
 

Amsterdam Win2008 Servers: PWNed by the Jarhead Clan

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Suriname, and Netherlands Antilles all may want to check out this .nl Windows Server 2008 vulnerability.
 

"Iranian Cyber Army" cons fellow crooks with honeypot

Security researchers have discovered that a criminal ring trying to spread the Zeus trojan has set up a fake administrator panel to study its foes and produce bogus data.
 

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