SecureLab News Archive 2003

January 2003 9-Digit 'Social' Overused as ID 1-29 AT&T spam filter loses e-mails 1-27 Slammer: Slows to a crawl 1-27 Internet Worm From Honk Kong? 1-27 'Slammer' Worm Attacks 1-26 Senate curbs Pentagon data-mining 1-24 Gates: We still need better security 1-24 Warning, Fake Escrow Companies 1-23 New York wins spammer case 1-23 New Microsoft flaw exposes servers 1-23 Cordless Keyboard Strikes Again 1-20 Personal Info Fills Junked Hard Drives 1-16	February 2003 Security flaw exposes Windows ME 2-27 Spyware Epidemic 2-24 Keeping your computer spyware-free 2-24 Big Brother 'eBay' is watching you 2-22 New Linux security Patches 2-21 Crypto attack against SSL outlined 2-21 Hackers Run Wild and Free on AOL 2-21 Experts discredit e-mail security cracks 2-21 Credit card hack traced to outsider 2-19 Bush unveils final cybersecurity plan 2-14 How the FBI conned Web con artist 2-14 Microsoft releases anti-Slammer tools 2-6 Microsoft Issues 'Critical' IE Patch 2-5 'Erased' hard drives can bite you 2-5 Cybersecurity Chief Issues Warning 2-2

March 2003 Big Brother Is Watching You Shop 3-30 Ultimate Windows Update Guide 3-28 When Patches Aren't Applied 3-28 ID theft: a $1bn a year crime 3-28 Program targets Windows 2000 flaw 3-25 WinXP receiving data while connected - solution 3-24 Microsoft chokes Hotmail to stop spam 3-24 Supremes Uphold U.S. Spy Powers 3-24 Is SSL Safe? 3-21 Office 2003 may pose virus problem 3-21 Feds Alert to Web Security Threat 3-21 Virus writers take advantage of war 3-20 Minor glitch in Win2K patch 3-20 Critical Windows Flaw READ 3-19 Student charged in U of Texas hack 3-14 Windows worm poses as game 3-14 Stopping spam at the source 3-14 Password-stealing e-mails spread 3-13 The darkest side of ID theft 3-9 Data thieves nab student records 3-6 Nigerian scam continues to thrive 3-5 Klez Dosen't Stop 3-4	April 2003 Rise of the Spam Zombies 4-27 Latest IE and Outlook patches 4-24 Trojan clears man on child porn charges 4-24 Cisco flaw exposes Windows servers 4-24 Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On 4-24 Patch issued for Windows NT flaw 4-24 Review of WinBackup v1.73 4-22 Beware That Windows Error Message 4-17 Embracing E-Gov Despite Concerns 4-15 Check Your Viral Load for Bugs 4-14 UPS E-mail Terror Hoax 4-9 Another Flaw Found in Microsoft VM 4-9

May 2003 Software makes stolen PCs useless 5-27 Bug bites huge hole in Kazaa 5-27 Microsoft pulls Windows XP update 5-27 IE add-on blocks document leaks 5-22 Worm Disguised E-Mail from Microsoft 5-19 Viruses Learn How to IM 5-16 Fizzer’ worm spreads around globe 5-12 Six Holes Found in AOL ICQ 5-12 Microsoft, Best Buy Accused Scam? 5-8 Serious Passport flaw uncovered 5-8 XP Right-Click Performance Decrease 5-8 Beware Those WMP Skins 5-7 Free Blackice Download Website Defaced 5-6 What you can do to get rid of spyware 5-6 'Kill' switch disables Radio ID Chips 5-6 Security group: ICQ is flawed 5-6 Fingerprint scanner asks, who-are-u 5-6 Advocacy Groups Back Antispam Proposal 5-2	June 2003 WMP9 Flaw Leaves Users Exposed 6-26 IE flaw could unearth worm 6-25 Fortnight worm exploits antique win vuln 6-23 Of worms, viruses and hoaxes 6-20 Companies Told to Store IMs 6-19 Cracker spills the beans on PDF flaw 6-18 Netscape Settles Spying on Users Case 6-13 Spam cure worse than ailment? 6-15 Your Identity Useless To Thieves 6-12

July 2003 Spam emails hide key logger virus 7-31 Possible Net Attack 7-31 Published Code Exposes Win Flaw 7-28 Cyber Intrusion Reporting Standards 7-28 Identity thief nabs victims at Kinko’s 7-23 Con Artists Pretend to Be Web Companies 7-22 Twin flaws have security pros worried 7-17 Stealth program hijacks PCs, sends porn 7-15 Identity theft victimized e-mail users 7-14 Hacker defacement contest 7-2 Microsoft plugs second Passport hole 7-2 Security threats fuel IT spending 7-2 Missing System Tools Win XP Start Menu	August 2003 Sobig.F Virus Slows 8-24 Alert: New Virus Spreading Fast 8-19 'Good' worm & Sobig spreading fast 8-19 MS kills address to foil worm 8-15 MS Braces as Worm Prepares to Attack 8-13 Boycott against Gillette RFID Tracking 8-13 MSBlast prevention and cure 8-12 MSBlast worm, Serious Win Flaw 8-12 Users beware as e-mail worm spreads 8-2

September 2003 MS Issues CRITICAL I.E. Patch 10-05 VeriSign calls halt to .com detours 10-3 How to Block Verisign Sitefinder Service eBay confirms user data giveaway 9-25 How To Block Messenger Pop-Ups 9-24 New Swen Worm Warning 9-19 Windows flaws allow PC takeover 9-10 New Windows virus may hit soon 9-10 Security firm: IE patch does not work 9-8 GSM flaw may let in snoopers 9-3 Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw 9-3 Study: Millions hit by ID fraud 9-3	October 2003

November 2003 New virus disguised as PayPal email 11-14 Arrested Hackers Used Wi-Fi 11-13 Trojan hides in fake Citibank e-mail 11-13 Zombie machines fuel cybercrime 11-12 Destructive MiMail variant hits web 11-03	December 2003 Technology To-Do List 12-31 Bank of Eng Hit by Hoax E-Mail Scam 12-30 Don't plug our PCs into the Web 12-24 IE fix mends open-source patch 12-22