Server Having 463,582 User Account Passwords Exposed
zdnet.com.au — A server discovered in June contained 50GB of stolen user account and financial details, including 9,000 bank and credit-card account credentials and 463,582 user account passwords, according to a report published at the Black Hat conference last week. (Submitted by inactive) More...
DNS Disaster: First Attacks Reported
zdnet.com.au — The existence of the Domain Name System (DNS) flaw, which could be used to redirect browsers to malicious sites, was revealed at the start of July by security researcher Dan Kaminsky. Multiple vendors, including Microsoft and Cisco, have already issued patches to counteract any attacks. (Submitted by inactive) More...
BitTorrent hole found in ISP filter tests
zdnet.com.au — The results of ISP-level content filtering tests released today by the federal government have revealed that the products tested could filter websites with illegal content or block entire peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent, but could not identify illegal content shared on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. (Submitted by numberneal) More...
No tax support for Mac or Linux yet
zdnet.com.au — The Australian Taxation Office has advised Australians using Apple or Linux operating systems that they will be unable to lodge tax returns electronically using the ATO's e-tax software unless they use a Windows emulator or a kiosk in one of the agency's shop fronts. (Submitted by inactive) More...
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