Tag: Microsoft

Minecraft exploit makes it “easy” for hackers to crash servers

April 17, 2015

A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it “easy” for hackers to crash the game’s servers, reports Ars Technica. Developer Anmar Askar first noticed the exploit two years ago and notified the game’s creator, Mojang, but after being “ignored” and given several “highly unsatisfactory responses” he has now published the details on his blog. According … More Minecraft exploit makes it “easy” for hackers to crash servers

No, there’s no Google Lottery, sorry.

March 11, 2015

Scammers are keeping busy, sending all sorts of attempts to get to your personal info, which they can then proceed to abuse. This week ESET Ireland received a good deal of this particular sort of spam email. As people conditioned to believe the credibility of “brand names”, adding “Google”, “Gmail” and “Microsoft Windows” to an … More No, there’s no Google Lottery, sorry.

How was Microsoft Windows exploited in 2014?

January 8, 2015

Today, we published our research about Windows exploitation in 2014. This report contains interesting information about vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office patched over the course of the year, drive-by download attacks and mitigation techniques. The report includes the following information. Vulnerabilities discovered and patched in Microsoft Windows and Office. Statistics about patched vulnerabilities and … More How was Microsoft Windows exploited in 2014?

First exploitation of Internet Explorer ‘Unicorn bug’ in-the-wild

November 20, 2014

Microsoft released a patch last week for a critical vulnerability allowing remote code execution in Internet Explorer. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2014-6332, and discovered by an IBM X-Force security researcher, is significant because it exploits an old bug present in Internet Explorer versions 3 through 11. This means that most, if not all, Internet Explorer … More First exploitation of Internet Explorer ‘Unicorn bug’ in-the-wild

Attention gamers: You’re targets for crime!

August 18, 2014

Video games have gone since the late 1970s and early 1980s from being a small offshoot of the “traditional” computing industry to becoming a full-fledged multi-billion dollar industry in themselves. Today, companies like Microsoft, Nintendo and SONY generate billions of dollars from sales of games and gaming consoles. To get an idea of just how … More Attention gamers: You’re targets for crime!