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Microsoft yesterday issued 13 security updates that patched 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and other software, including one that harked back two decades to something dubbed "Ping of Death."
Of Tuesday's 13 updates, called "bulletins" by Microsoft, two were labeled "critical" -- the most-serious rating in the company's four-step score -- nine were marked "important," the next-most-dangerous category, and two were pegged as "moderate."
Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, patching 22 vulnerabilities across its product line, including two critical updates affecting Internet Explorer and the Windows DNS Server. While Microsoft issued fewer updates this month, August was still marked as a busy month for system administrators.
Adobe Systems Inc., which issues fixes on a quarterly cycle, issued a critical security update late Tuesday, repairing seven flaws in its Shockwave Player, more than a dozen holes in its Flash Player and an error in its Flash Media Server.
Hackers flying the AntiSec banner today released what they said was 400 megabytes of internal data from a government cybersecurity contractor, ManTech, as part of their campaign to embarrass the FBI every Friday, as well as target other government agencies and their partners.
"Today is Friday and we will be following the tradition of humiliating our friends from the FBI once again. This time we hit one of their biggest contractors for cyber security: Mantech International Corporation," the hackers said in a statement on PirateBay.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston has brought charges against four men for stealing more than $400,000 as part of an ATM skimming scam targeting local banks.
Albert Richard of Missouri City and Jason Michael Lall, John Pierre Griffin and John DaSilva Paz, all of Houston, have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of access device fraud.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is the latest company behind Sony and Epsilon to have its customers' personal data compromised.
The investment firm notified 34,000 of its clients late last month that two CD-ROMs containing sensitive information had gone missing after being sent to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for standard tax reporting purposes. The package did reach the department intact; however, it disappeared at some point after delivery.
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A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids.