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RSS flawCellnet owns up to security flaw
News Mobile operator, Cellnet has admitted to a security flaw in its pre-pay mobile phone services, Easylife and U. Unlike other mobile networks, Cellnet allows users to top up their credits using only their phone keypads... [01 Mar 1999]
Teenager exposes Cobalt server flaw
News The 17-year old Pittsburgh student, Michael Righi, discovered the flaw in Cobalt's RaQ server. A US teenager has found a security hole in a range of servers aimed at the ISP (Internet Service Provider) market. [25 Feb 1999]
Son of Cache-Cow strikes back at Netscape
News He has also written other JavaScripts proving that the security flaw could allow a hacker to steal cookies or the contents of a surfer's local drive. Netscape's software upgrade designed to plug the security hole in its... [09 Oct 1998]
Windows 98 flaw lets in hackers
News A flaw in Windows 98 can allow hackers to see files on PC hard disks, according to US reports. The reports claim files that are not password protected on networked PCs running Windows 98 can be accessed via the system's... [28 Aug 1998]
Cisco admits to security flaw in IOS
News Peter Crowcombe, analyst at Spikes Cavell, said the flaw could be serious unless repaired in time. Details of the flaw were posted on technical pages last week but weren't announced publicly until now. [25 Aug 1998]
Hackers expose Compuweb security flaw
News Hackers have broken into Compuweb, a popular US Web hosting service, and redirected many of its customers' Web site visits. Compuweb is one of the top 25 US Internet Service Providers and hosts around 800 Web sites across the country. [24 Aug 1998]
In brief: Qualcomm fights Trojan Horse virus
News The company posted a new version on its Web site over the weekend after the security flaw was widely publicised late last week. Qualcomm has acted quickly to patch up a security hole in its Eudora email software. [10 Aug 1998]
Email bug hides viruses from firewalls
News The Secure Computing Group at Finland's Oulu University found the flaw, which allows email messages containing viruses to pass undetected through any firewall or anti-virus protection. A group of Finnish computer... [30 Jul 1998]
Windows NT faces fresh security problems
News The flaw, discovered by programmers in India, gives low-level users the same rights as a systems administrator. Microsoft is working to fix a bug in Windows NT that gives users unrestricted access to corporate networks. [29 Jul 1998]
Microsoft owns up to Exchange bug
News A flaw has been discovered in Microsoft Exchange server that could leave companies exposed to external hacking via the Internet. The security hole was discovered by network security firm, Internet Security Systems, which... [28 Jul 1998]
Xeon chip suffers further delays
News A second flaw has been found in Intel's Xeon processor chip, causing shipments to be postponed by a further ten days. The release of the high-end workstation and server chip has already been delayed by two weeks because... [24 Jul 1998]
Alleged flaw in Outlook Express crashes servers
News A feature in the latest version of Microsoft Outlook Express could cause servers to crash, according to bug and virus specialist, BugNet. Outlook Express 4.7x can break large email attachments into smaller chunks so size limitations set... [26 Jun 1998]
