Infected add-ons found on Mozilla download site

February 8th, 2010

Two malware infected ‘experimental’ add-ons have been available on the Mozilla download site for a prolonged period
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Mozilla releases Thunderbird 3.1 Alpha 1

February 8th, 2010

The Mozilla developers have released the first alpha for version 3.1 of their popular open source Thunderbird email and news client, code named "Lanikai"
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SourceForge turns off "blanket blocking"

February 8th, 2010

SourceForge has made the blanket block for countries on the US export control list into a selectable option, allowing project owners to decide if their project is subject to controls
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Unscheduled patch from Oracle

February 7th, 2010

A critical vulnerability in the WebLogic Server Node Manager has forced Oracle to release an unscheduled update outside of its normal quarterly patch cycle.
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The H Week – Browser de-anonymisation, FreeBSD, Linux updates and H.264

February 7th, 2010

This week, The H had the latest news on how, even without cookies, web browsers and users can be identified, the latest Linux kernel developments with the Kernel Log, yet another vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser and
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Matt Asay becomes Canonical COO

February 6th, 2010

Matt Asay has left Alfresco and joined Canonical as its new Chief Operating Officer
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Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.33 (Part 3) – Graphics

February 6th, 2010

The next version of Linux is not only the first to offer the Nouveau KMS graphics driver for NVIDIA graphics hardware, it also comes with a multitude of improvements for the two AMD/ATI and Intel graphics drivers which support Kernel-based Mode Setting (KMS)
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Password breaker for iPhone backups

February 6th, 2010

Elcomsoft’s iPhone Password Breaker promises to recover the passwords of protected iPhone backups. This is said to allow access to stored data such as addresses, SMS archives, apps, calendar items and photos
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Microsoft to fix 26 vulnerabilities on patch day

February 5th, 2010

The newly revealed vulnerability in Internet Explorer is not one of them, but the company will be fixing the recently discovered 17-year old privilege escalation vulnerability in its Virtual DOS Machine
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Linux Foundation announces "We’re Linux" video contest

February 5th, 2010

The Linux Foundation has announced the launch of a second "We’re Linux" video contest focused on what a "spot for the Super Bowl might look like"
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