June 2006
Welcome to June's edition of Internet Security News, the monthly risks bulletin detailing the
latest Internet software and system vulnerabilities from NTA Monitor, a leading IT security testing
company. It provides a convenient way to keep up to date with the fast changing world of IT security;
this month's edition includes a total of 10 risk issues:
3 High, 4 Low and 3 Informational .
Firefox DoS flaw fixed
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High risk)
Mozilla has only recently released the newest version of Firefox - version 1.5.0.3, which fixed a variety of security flaws, but new flaws have since come to light that Secunia has classified as 'highly critical'.
1st June 2006
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Latest Microsoft flaws
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High risk)
Microsoft's May bulletin addressed three vulnerabilities and an addition issued a week later addressed the Word exploit recently discovered
1st June 2006
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Some Apple flaws affect Mac and Windows
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High risk)
Apple released a security advisory on Thursday 11th May, detailing 31 flaws found in Mac OS X that affect client and server versions
1st June 2006
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MasterCard and Visa
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Low risk)
Over 4000 MasterCard and Visa holders have had their cards stopped after a security breach with a UK online retailer
1st June 2006
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Ransom Trojan appears
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Low risk)
Aggressive demands for money have been circulating, accompanied by a Trojan
1st June 2006
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Voice over IP concerns
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Low risk)
Concern is growing about the security of VoIP calls
1st June 2006
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World Cup Trojan
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Low risk)
A new Trojan has started to circulate, masquerading as a World Cup wallchart
1st June 2006
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Anti-spammers get spammed
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Informational)
Users of Blue Security, an anti-spam system that sends multiple opt-out messages to spammers, have been spammed
1st June 2006
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Canadian train message board hacked
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Informational)
A Canadian train's LED message board system was recently hacked, to the embarrassment of Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Instead of displaying the name of the next station, it read 'Stephen Harper eats babies'
1st June 2006
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Kazachstan rocker convicted
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Informational)
Former Kazachstan rocker, Sergey Kazachkov, has been convicted of distributing over 4000 unique viruses through two virus-exchanging websites.
1st June 2006
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