Archive for June, 2009
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Check Fraud is On The Rise Again
Here is an oldie but definitely not a goodie. More than 1.3 million Americans have lost some cash to the fake check scam, either online, snail mail or by telephone. This scam has been around forever, but seems to be increasing in these tough times. It works like this: You get a check in the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
A Critical Patch for Chrome
Google has issued a critical patch for its Chrome browser. The vulnerability can be used in a buffer overflow attack. This is a fancy way of saying a hacker could crash the browser, and run his own software on your computer. And that, in turn, means he could seize control of your PC. Update now, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Michael Jackson Spam is Here
Security company Sophos is warning that less than 24 hours after the death of Michael Jackson, spam emails are circulating that claim to contain “vital information” about his death. The emails do not contain malicious attachments, or even links to compromised or infected Web sites. Rather, the object of the exercise seems to be to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Friday, June 26th, 2009
A Temporary Fix For DirectX
Back on June 2, I told you about that flaw in Microsoft DirectX, or more specifically in DirectShow. These programs handle multimedia for you. The programs are not exactly flawed. But when you go to certain hacked or compromised Web sites, the hacker could seize control of your PC. Not a happy thought. There is [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Friday, June 26th, 2009
A Critical Flaw in Adobe Shockwave – Update Now
Adobe has found a critical flaw in its Shockwave multimedia player version 11.5.0.596 and earlier. If a hacker exploits this bug, it could allow him to seize control of your computer. Adobe recommends that you immediately uninstall Shockwave from your computer. Click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs. Find Adobe Shockwave Player (if you [...]
