HACKERS WIDEN SCOPE.
The article reports that computer hackers are actively seeking vulnerabilities in popular programs beyond Microsoft Windows. Weaknesses are being found in Web browsers, anti-virus programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and Apple's popular iTunes music distribution software. The rise in computer ha...
| Publicado en: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 49; no. 9; p. 9 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Association for Computing Machinery
Sep2006
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| Sumario: | The article reports that computer hackers are actively seeking vulnerabilities in popular programs beyond Microsoft Windows. Weaknesses are being found in Web browsers, anti-virus programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and Apple's popular iTunes music distribution software. The rise in computer hacking is coming as profit opportunities expand, illustrated by a Russian-built program called WebAttacker that takes control of computers after they are exposed to the virus on an infected Internet site. |
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