Microsoft warns of new Windows attacks
Security researchers at Microsoft Tuesday warned of a significant climb in exploits of a Windows bug it patched with an emergency fix last month, confirming earlier reports by Symantec.
Hackers publish attack code for last week's Windows bug
Just a day after downplaying the vulnerability that caused it to issue an out-of-cycle patch last week, Microsoft Corp. late Monday warned customers that exploit code had gone public and is being used in additional attacks.
Bugs found in Kerberos
The MIT developers of the Kerberos authentication system have released patches for several serious security holes, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, shut down a system or execute malicious code.
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