Incident-prone social network monolith Facebook has plugged yet another
security leak, this time involving the indexing by search engines of
email addresses not listed on Facebook. Read the full article. [The Register]
The OpenOffice.org development team have issued the first point update to the 3.2.x branch
of their open source office suite for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and
Solaris. The maintenance update addresses a number of bugs and security
issues found in the previous 3.2 release, but adds no new features. Read the full article. [The H Security]
Researchers have developed a kernel-level Android rootkit in the form of a loadable
kernel module and will demonstrate the proof of concept exploit at the upcoming DefCon conference. Read the demo statement. [DefCon.org]
Facebook attacks that force users to unwittingly endorse scam pages
keep spreading, researchers say. Attacks have now circulated that cause users to recommend pages
promising naked pictures of alternative rock diva Hayley Williams or the
phone number of heart-throb singer Justin Bieber. Read the full article. [The Register].
Google’s secret Wi-Fi snooping used in the StreetView-mapping legal cases was powered by new sniffing technology
that the company wants to patent, court documents filed allege. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
The OpenSSL developers have released
versions 0.9.8o and 1.0.0a, fixing two security problems. Read the full article. [The H Security]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Florida spyware vendor CyberSpy Software, two years after suing the company for selling “100 percent undetectable” keylogging software. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]
Guest editorial by Alex Rothacker Most users are aware of the risks connected to the default, blank and weak username/password combinations associated with most applications. Yet it amazes the research community that many companies still don’t heed the following simple advice:1) Don’t use easily guessed passwords. 2) Change the default credentials that ship with your apps, and 3) Please do not just leave the passwords blank!
Looking to clamp down on the escalation of malicious apps on its popular social network, Facebook will now require that every developer to verify their Facebook account by providing a mobile phone number or adding a credit card to their account.
While this is clearly a step in the right direction, this won’t stop rogue apps from wreaking havoc on the social network.
Online criminals are scanning the Internet and attacking Windows 2000
machines that haven’t had a recent Windows Media Service patch
installed, but the damage is limited, said researchers. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]
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