Guest LilBambi Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Trillian IM flaw exposedTrillian IM flaw exposedBy Matt Hines, CNET News.comPublished on ZDNet News: March 25, 2005, 8:27 AM PTResearchers have reported a vulnerability in the Trillian instant messaging application, adding to the rapid development of IM-related security threats.Workers at LogicLibrary, a company that makes software development tools, including programs designed to catch bugs before applications go into production, said they have unearthed a potential flaw in the IM client made by Cerulean Studios.According to LogicLibrary, the vulnerability could allow malicious-code writers to do anything from shutting down individual programs on computers running Trillian to gaining complete control of a machine's operating system. Phishers target Yahoo MessengerPhishers target Yahoo MessengerBy Munir Kotadia, ZDNet AustraliaPublished on ZDNet News: March 24, 2005, 9:30 AM PThttp://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5634007...?tag=zdnn.alertYahoo's free instant-messaging service is being targeted by phishers attempting to steal usernames, passwords and other personal information.Yahoo confirmed Thursday that its service, Yahoo Messenger, was being targeted by a scam. According to the company, attackers are sending members a message containing a link to a fake Web site. The fake site looks like an official Yahoo site and asks the user to log in by entering a Yahoo ID and password.The scam is convincing because the original message seems to arrive from someone on the victim's friends list. Should the recipient of the phishing message enter his details on the Web site, the attackers can gain access to any personal information stored in the victim's profile and, more important, access to the victim's contact list and IM friends list.A Yahoo representative told ZDNet Australia on Thursday the attack was not very widespread but that consumers should be aware it exists so they can protect themselves.Cool link for those who want to keep up on what's happening with IM/P2P clients in the security side of things:IMlogic Global IM/P2P Threat Center (Monitoring, Detection and Rapid Response Network)More info about this in this CNET/ZDNet article:Does IM stand for insecure messaging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rons Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thanks Fran. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Aaahh...I love not having any IM software installed what-so-ever. The online ones work just fine for me, thank-you :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genaldar Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Makes me glad I switched to Miranda a ways back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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