As users await the Oct. 4 release of a patch for the CoolType.dll vulnerability in Adobe Reader, a software and security company has published an unofficial patch for the bug that essentially replaces the vulnerable DLL with a patched one.
A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt
operations has infected at least 14 plants, according to Siemens. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]
Web anti malware firm Dasient has published data claiming that more than 1 million Web sites were compromised in the second quarter, 2010 – a sharp increase.
Security researchers have discovered another botnet that uses Twitter as a command and control channel. Read the full article. [The Register]
Less than two weeks after releasing version 6.0 of its Chrome browser, Google has pushed out another Chrome release, which includes fixes for 10 security bugs, seven of which are rated either critical or high.
Mozilla has stopped providing security updates
to Firefox users as it investigates a bug that caused computers to crash
last week. Blogger Michael Horowitz reported on the problem last Sunday after he tried to update older editions of Firefox on several different machines. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Microsoft patched a zero day vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler that was used by Stuxnet and says that cross vendor cooperation may be the silver lining to the Stuxnet attack.
Researchers have identified a new botnet based in China that was openly selling DDoS-for-hire services and had managed to plant roots inside a number of major U.S. ISPs. The botnet, known as IMDDOS, is mostly contained right now and the researchers are working with authorities to locate its operators.
A critical security flaw in current and older versions of the popular open source OpenX ad server allows attackers to remotely compromise a server. Read the full article. [The H Security]
A recent chat with an individual who was almost tricked into helping organized criminals launder thousands of dollars stolen through e-banking fraud displayed one of the more clever and convincing money mule recruitment Web sites encountered. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
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