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Google fixes Chrome vulnerabilities exploited at Pwn2Own hacking contest
2013-11-15 14:47:22| InfoWorld: Top News
Google released emergency security updates for Chrome in order to patch critical vulnerabilities demonstrated Thursday by a security researcher at the Mobile Pwn2Own hacking competition. The vulnerabilities were exploited by a security researcher who uses the pseudonym Pinkie Pie to achieve arbitrary code execution on a Nexus 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S4 device, earning him a prize of $50,000 in the contest.
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IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought
2013-09-27 18:11:12| InfoWorld: Top News
A recently announced and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has been exploited in targeted attacks against organizations in Taiwan since the beginning of July, according to security researchers.
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Microsoft patches critical IE vulnerabilities and actively exploited Office flaw
2013-06-12 12:49:17| InfoWorld: Top News
A new batch of security updates released by Microsoft on Tuesday address a total of 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, and Microsoft Office, including one that is actively exploited by attackers. The handling of digital certificates in Windows was also improved.
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Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities
2013-01-16 14:18:45| InfoWorld: Top News
Adobe released security patches for its ColdFusion application server on Tuesday, addressing four critical vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited by attackers since the beginning of January.
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Java zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by attackers
2013-01-10 19:58:41| InfoWorld: Top News
An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers. An independent malware researcher who uses the online moniker Kafeine reported the existence of the exploit "in the wild" -- being actively used in attacks -- on his blog on Thursday.
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