Daily CyberCrime and Security Report for January 16, 2002

ZDNET: IE Privacy Flaw Still Causing Leaks
15-Jan-02 08:46:38 ET

Story Highlights:
"New privacy-enhancing controls in Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Internet Explorer 6.0 can be rendered useless by a long-known security flaw in Windows Media Player..."

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"The software giant has heavily promoted the privacy features of its new browser, which includes support for recently approved standards known as P3P..."

Full Story on ZDNET

The Register: F-Secure Fixes Scanner Glitch
15-Jan-02 19:20:49 ET

Story Highlights:
"F-Secure has discovered a bug that can cause system crashes on Windows machines loaded with its antivirus software..."

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"In real life, the flaw is very rare - only three customer sightings in a year. Today the company has issued a fix..."

Full Story on The Register

ZDNET: Hackers Digging Through Solaris Hole
16-Jan-02 10:50:43 ET

Story Highlights:
"Online vandals are using a two-month-old security hole in Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system to break into servers on the Internet..."

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"Researchers witnessed the attack when one intruder broke into a Solaris server under intense observation as part of the Honeynet Project..."

Full Story on ZDNET

CNN: Hyped Hacker-Investor Claims to Flee Germany
15-Jan-02 08:17:43 ET

Story Highlights:
"One of the flashier figures of Germany's New Economy is disappearing in a puff of smoke..."

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"Kim Schmitz, who touted his reputation as a hacker and then sought to fashion himself as a Net entrepreneur, says he is leaving the country, claiming victimization by organized criminals and the government..."

Full Story on CNN

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