Embattled corporate board welcomes five new members, says good-bye to four incumbents, and gets into investigative mode, prodded by a shareholder lawsuit. – It’s possible that Jan. 20,
2011, might be the biggest news day in the history of Hewlett-Packard’s
board of directors.
Three news stories came to the fore on that day:
Story No. 1: In a Jan. 14 court
filing, it was revealed that HP’s board has designated a committee to
investigate the c…
Microsoft is investigating reports of Windows Phone 7 owners experiencing unexplained data usage on their devices. The number of affected users remains unclear. – Microsoft is investigating claims of a Windows Phone 7 bug
that devours users data, even when theyre not running apps or cruising the
Web.
As
reported via news channels like the BBC, some Windows Phone 7 users have
reported their phones sending relatively significant amounts of data per day at…
With attack code public, Microsoft said it is investigating a report of a new vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer. – With Patch Tuesday looming, Microsoft is investigating new reports of a
zero-day vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer.
Exploit code for the vulnerability was posted Dec. 8 on the Full Disclosure
mailing list. The bug affects Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8 across
multiple versions of…
A B92 TV investigative program has discovered that extreme fans and extreme right-wingers take part in incidents together. They also have support of some individuals from the SPC and also from some parties, the Insajder (Insider) program has found out.
Microsoft says it is investigating reports of a security issue in Internet Explorer. The problem lies with a CSS cross-origin theft issue that has been fixed in other browsers but remains open in IE, says a Google security engineer. – Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating reports of a flaw in Internet
Explorer 8 that could be exploited to attack users.
A description of the vulnerability was posted Sept. 3 to the Full Disclosure mailing
list by Google Information Security Engineer Chris Evans. In a
proof-of-concept, Eva…
The UN is investigating reports of a massacre by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A senior UN official says as many as 100 people were killed in the alleged attack, which is believed to have taken place in February.
The FBI is investigating allegations made against the Lower Merion School District in a lawsuit by the parents of a student. The lawsuit claims school officials used a remote-controlled Webcam to spy on their son, a high school student.
– The FBI is
reportedly investigating a
Pennsylvaniaschool
district for possible federal law violations in light of a lawsuit filed by the
parents of a high school student.
According
to multiple
media reports, the FBI is probing accusations made against the
Lower Merion
School Distric…
Microsoft is looking into user reports of a problem that causes the so-called Blue Screen of Death. The initial investigation suggests a link to a Windows security update issued as part of Patch Tuesday.
– Microsoft is investigating reports that users are experiencing the infamous quot;Blue
Screen of Death quot; after installing one of Microsoft’s
Patch Tuesday security updates.
According to Microsoft, the problem appears to be related to MS10-015, but
the company has not determined if the proble…
Adobe Systems is investigating an attack against corporate network systems managed by Adobe. Details of the security threat are scarce.
– Adobe
Systems reported Jan. 12 that it has uncovered a quot;coordinated attack
against corporate network systems managed by Adobe and other companies. quot;
Adobe
became aware of the attack Jan. 2, according to a post by Adobe employee Pooja
Prasad on a company blog. Other companies were aff…
A school district in Schenectady County in New York reports it was robbed of $3 million in late December. According to the district, the money was looted from the school’s online bank account. Additional security precautions are now being taken.
– The FBI is investigating the cyber-theft of roughly $3 million
from a New York school district’s
bank account between Dec. 18 and 22.
According to the Duanesburg Central
School District, there were
attempts to steal roughly $3.8 million from a school account with NBT
Bank via online access…
Adobe Systems is investigating reports of a new vulnerability affecting its Illustrator software. News of the zero-day came as Adobe prepared to release updates for Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to address a critical security issue.
– Adobe Systems is investigating reports of a new security vulnerability affecting its Illustrator software.
Proof-of-concept code for an attack was publicized this week and is circulating the Web. According to Adobe, the vulnerability can be exploited via a malicious Encapsulated PostScript (.eps)…
