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Posted in Microsoft, Security, Windows at 8:41 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: More security news from this week
Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
=> ↺ Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
Microsoft on Tuesday issued patches to fix critical vulnerabilities in DirectShow and Video ActiveX that have been targeted in attacks, as well as fixes for holes in Embedded OpenType Font Engine and Microsoft Publisher that could allow someone to remotely take control of the PC.
Also see (covered days ago): Virus Outbreak Comes to Phones (Due to Windows), Royal Australian Air Force Cracked (Due to Windows)
=> Virus Outbreak Comes to Phones (Due to Windows), Royal Australian Air Force Cracked (Due to Windows)
DDoS attacks on South Korea and USA originated in the UK
=> ↺ DDoS attacks on South Korea and USA originated in the UK
The South Korean secret service has blamed North Korea and its ‘hacker army’ for three waves of DDoS attacks on US and South Korean government and company servers. The botnet of zombie computers, of which 20,000 alone were reported to be located inside South Korea, were not just used for carrying out the DDoS attacks, but also to spread the MyDoom trojan, programmed to delete the host computer’s hard drive at a specific time – although erasure only occured in a few cases.
Also see (covered days ago): It’s Official: Microsoft Windows Servers to Blame for Attacks on Korea and the United States
=> It’s Official: Microsoft Windows Servers to Blame for Attacks on Korea and the United States
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