Tag Archive: hack

Feb
05
2010

Internet Explorer users are (yet again) at risk

Will Internet Explorer ever be safe to use? Once again, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser are at risk. Microsoft recently discovered a vulnerability that could allow a user to turn your system in to a fileserver for your private documents. Most versions of Internet Explorer are affected. Microsoft has said that any system …

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May
19
2009

BBC demonstrates how much damage Trojans can do

The BBC has posted a short video on its website that demonstrates what a hacker could do with a trojan horse at his disposal. The video demonstrates how complex and sophisticated trojan horses are, and how easily somebody could get access to any private information on a victim’s computer. The videos talks about how a …

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