spoofing in news
RSS spoofing in newsMicrosoft widens its Live Mesh web
News It also told international users they could get into the act by spoofing their systems into appearing to be US machines and then gave instructions on how to do so. Microsoft has opened up its Live Mesh service to anyone who has (or signs up for) a... [18 Jul 2008]
Experian launches biometric voice ID checks
News This prevents fraudsters spoofing the system with a voice recording of the subject. Experian has launched a voice biometric hosted ID verification service pitched at customer call centres. The VoiceCheck service uses technology provided by... [23 Jun 2008]
Apple patches more Safari holes
News Apple has refreshed its new Safari for Windows browser to patch a pair of vulnerabilities that could cause spoofing and HTTP redirection attacks. This is the second batch of updates shipped for the beta browser since Apple's heavily hyped release... [25 Jun 2007]
Spoofing flaw unearthed in IE 7
News The spoofing issue, rated "less critical" by Secunia, appears to be the first genuine, publicly disclosed flaw in the new Microsoft browser. Security experts have found a weakness in Internet Explorer 7 that could help crooks mask phishing scams... [26 Oct 2006]
ID theft 'threatens almost all UK homes'
News While overall numbers have increased, the banks being targeted remain static - leading RSA to suggest the fraudsters are currently enjoying success with the brands they are spoofing. More than 21 million UK households are in the firing line of... [16 Oct 2006]
Crime of the future - biometric spoofing?
News Biometric spoofing is a "growing concern", she said. Currently it's only researchers that are doing spoofing and copying. Watch where you leave your fingerprints - soon they could be the target of thieves looking to break into your bank account. [20 Jul 2006]
Apple snooping startles Mac users
News The verification feature is designed to ensure that the widget advertised on Apple's Download page is the same widget that gets installed on a Mac, or to prevent someone from spoofing a link to trick a user into downloading a different program. [06 Jul 2006]
New IE security flaw could aid phishing scams
News Additionally, Microsoft noted that it has not seen any active attacks that take advantage of this issue, which Secunia has dubbed the "Internet Explorer Window Loading Race Condition Address Bar Spoofing" flaw. [07 Apr 2006]
Are biometrics ready for the UK?
News Spoofing has certainly worked with fingerprint scanning. Most of today's systems are not protected against spoofing. But are biometrics the answer to identity theft and terrorism, as the government claims, or do they bring problems of their own? [23 Feb 2006]
Researchers pore over biometrics spoofing data
News Sweaty hands might make you unpopular as a dance partner but they could someday prevent hackers from getting into your bank account. Researchers at Clarkson University have found that fingerprint readers can be spoofed by fingerprint images lifted... [22 Dec 2005]
Government IT projects can work, says LogicaCMG boss
News Warren said: "People do like the remote channels for simple transactions - people like the web but there's been a lot of fraud and spoofing and its been too easy to get someone's details. There are some basic rules that can keep large-scale... [27 Oct 2005]
Mozilla to release Firefox update to fix flaws
News A Firefox security update in February fixed a flaw that would allow domain spoofing using the special domain names. The Mozilla Foundation plans to "shortly" release new versions of its Firefox and Mozilla web browsers to address a recently... [15 Sep 2005]
Firefox security update keeps people in the dark
News The vulnerabilities reported by Secunia are spoofing flaws, which could let an attacker place malicious content on trusted websites. The Mozilla Foundation has fixed several security flaws in its Firefox browser but has left people in the dark... [13 Jul 2005]
Microsoft: No plans to patch IE spoof
News Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers. In the attack, JavaScript is used to display a pop-up window in front of a trusted website. [24 Jun 2005]
Firefox flaw reopens old wounds
News For a spoofing attempt to work, a surfer would need to have both the attacker's website and a trusted website open in different windows. A seven-year-old flaw that could let an attacker place malicious content on trusted websites has resurfaced in... [07 Jun 2005]
