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Hackers look to Microsoft patches for clues to XP vulnerabilities

2014-05-12 13:26:52| InfoWorld: Top News

Hackers will have at least one, perhaps as many as four, patches this week to investigate as they search for unfixed flaws in Windows XP, the 13-year-old operating system that Microsoft retired from support April 8.

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Hackers capture dynamic data to prepare for effective, stealthy attacks

2014-05-09 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News

Offensive forensics is an attack technique hackers use to capture non-static data that can be useful in performing further attacks, says Joe Sremack, Principal, Berkeley Research Group, LLC, a computer forensics and e-discovery firm. In an offensive forensics procedure, the hacker captures non-static, in-memory data in order to acquire the passwords, encryption keys, or active network session data living there, which can aid them in gaining unrestrained access to precious data.

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Hackers Devise Wireless Methods for Stealing ATM Users' PINs

2014-05-09 09:25:23| Wireless - Topix.net

Pilfering the personal identification numbers of financial accounts, a potential jackpot for hackers, is tougher to pull off thanks to data encryption and other security technologies.

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How to beat hackers exploiting the latest IE zero-day bug

2014-04-29 16:25:49| InfoWorld: Top News

Companies have several options for defending against a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer and experts say businesses should get started immediately. Over the weekend, security vendor FireEye found an exploit aimed at defense and financial services companies using IE9 through IE11. The exploit was found in a "very popular U.S. website," which has removed the malicious code, Dan Caselden, senior vulnerability researcher for FireEye, said.

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