Security News

Sniffed password used for Debian server compromise
2003-12-01 09:44

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/01/1070127318372.html By Sam Varghese December 1, 2003 A member of the Debian GNU/Linux system administration team believes there is an unknown local root...

DoS Holes Plugged in Apache HTTP Server
2003-07-10 07:22

Forwarded from: "eric wolbrom, CISSP" http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/2232981 July 9, 2003 By Ryan Naraine The Apache Software Foundation on Monday released a new version of its...

Microsoft plugs privilege elevation flaw in SQL Server
2002-10-18 05:49

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,75167,00.html By Gillian Law, IDG News Service OCTOBER 17, 2002 Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 software both contain a...

Miscommunication after flaw found in Apache server software
2002-06-19 08:35

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/437951p-3506299c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (June 18, 2002 6:47 a.m. EDT) - A security bug was found in software used by...

Microsoft server glitch prevents users from downloading critical security patches for Windows
2002-01-16 06:05

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/219517p-2121371c.html SEATTLE (January 15, 2002 2:38 p.m. EST) - A Microsoft server software glitch left some users unable to download crucial security...

Security hole leaves some Unix servers wide open
2001-12-17 07:27

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/194719p-1890210c.html By MATTHEW FORDAHL, Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (December 14, 2001 6:34 p.m. EST) - A recently uncovered security hole could...

Security Alert, August 17, 2001: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ISA 2000 Server, IIS 5.0, and IIS 4.0; DoS Condition in Windows NNTP Service
2001-08-18 08:31

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Hackers penetrate America Online's ICQ Web servers
2001-06-27 06:56

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47-68-84-88_STO61694,00.html By JENNIFER DISABATINO June 26, 2001 Two servers for the instant messaging service ICQ were cracked yesterday, defacing...

DoubleClick Admits Servers Were Hacked
2001-03-27 02:48

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_723761,00.html By Brian McWilliams March 26, 2001 DoubleClick confirmed Monday that two of its web sites have been penetrated by attackers. The...

NT still most hacked web server platform
2001-01-09 06:09

http://www.uk.internet.com/Article/101161 James Middleton 08 Jan 2001 The year 2000 saw Windows NT steaming ahead yet again as the most hacked web server operating system, after a majority of...