Daily Archives: February 20, 2009

Current events: Adobe Reader Vulnerability

Posted on February 20, 2009 by sojc701

Hackers are targeting a zero-day vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat with malicious PDF files. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Hackers have been spreading … Continue reading →

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XSS in the Wild (Updated)

Posted on February 20, 2009 by erielt

When I recently tried to look up some information about the song L’America by The Doors, I stumbled upon the site songfacts.com (http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=278). At the site, I was immediately greeted by a popup box cheerfully proclaiming “HAI2U”. After having dealt … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Self-scanning Checkout

Posted on February 20, 2009 by devynp

Self-scanning checkout, also called “self-checkout” is an automated process that enables shoppers to scan, bag, and pay for their purchases without human assistance. A typical self-scanning checkout lane looks like a traditional checkout lane except that the shopper interacts with … Continue reading →

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