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BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News The refreshed homepage now has a "Last Played" section which uses anonymous cookies to show the last programme viewed or listened to by the user with the ability to resume a paused piece of content from a previous session. [25 Jun 2008]
iPhone: Beware the wi-fi security threat
News The Pure Hacking consultant demonstrated how a point-and-click attack can be used to gain access to a victim's Gmail account over a hotspot, using a tool to "sniff out" unencrypted information stored in cookies, and then using a separate tool to... [12 Jun 2008]
Gmail cookie flaw 'puts email at risk'
News From that moment, the attacker can take over the session cookies for Gmail and subsequently forward all the account's messages to a POP account. The problem is potentially compounded by Google's policy of retaining cookies for two years. [27 Sep 2007]
Privacy screw tightened at Microsoft, Yahoo!
News Cookies are small files stored on a computer so that the computer can be recognised when it revisits websites, enabling the site to remember the user's preferences for things such as ecommerce and sites that require a login. [23 Jul 2007]
EU may push Google further on privacy
News Cookies are small files stored on a computer so that it can be recognised when it revisits websites, enabling the site to remember the user's preferences for things like ecommerce and sites that require log-in. [19 Jul 2007]
Apple patches more Safari holes
News This could allow cookies and pages to be read or arbitrarily modified. Apple has refreshed its new Safari for Windows browser to patch a pair of vulnerabilities that could cause spoofing and HTTP redirection attacks. [25 Jun 2007]
Google going after PowerPoint?
News And what does Google plan to do with the third-party application created for the Google Pack software suite that deletes DoubleClick cookies? Google is adding a feature to its Docs & Spreadsheets web-hosted software that will enable people to... [18 Apr 2007]
Web 2.0 security warning for business
News An attacker can gain access privileges to sensitive page content and session cookies by exploiting XSS vulnerabilities. Security vendor Clearswift has advised companies to review or implement security policies and procedures around web 2.0... [27 Mar 2007]
Top 10 uses of an iPod you'd never expect
News Once users of the service, which already include some police forces, plug their iPods into another PC, the iPod will present them with their 'home' desktop - files, folders, Outlook emails, preferences, cookies and the like. [20 Mar 2007]
Google has data-retention change of heart
News Google's servers log information every time someone conducts a web search, keeping data such as the keywords used, the IP address or unique number assigned to that person's computer, and information from web cookies, which are small bits of data... [15 Mar 2007]
Firefox update plugs cookie flaw
News His note said a flaw in Firefox could allow hackers to set or change cookies for their own purposes. Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client for Mac, Linux and Windows users. [26 Feb 2007]
More flaws: Bugs hit Firefox, IE
News Cookies are small files stored on a PC by websites, to remember login credentials and site preferences, for example. Because cookies can be changed by a malicious website, an attacker can change the way other sites are displayed or how they work... [19 Feb 2007]
Adobe PDF flaw 'more serious than first thought'
News For example, script code in a link to a PDF on "bank.com" would be able to communicate with bank.com and access its cookies, he said. A recently discovered security weakness in the widely used Acrobat Reader software could put net users at more... [05 Jan 2007]
Alert over Adobe Acrobat flaw
News He said: "This vulnerability makes it possible for cross-site-scripting (XSS) attacks to occur, to steal cookies, session information, or possibly create an XSS worm. A security weakness in the ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for... [04 Jan 2007]
Microsoft unleashes IE 7 "preview"
News Another new feature lets users clear their browsing history more easily and thus wipe out passwords, form data and cookies in one click, the company said. Microsoft took the wraps off Internet Explorer 7 on Tuesday, releasing the new "preview... [01 Feb 2006]
