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After CERT warning, Microsoft delivers AutoRun fix
Microsoft is pushing out a software update to some Windows users that fixes a bug in the Windows AutoRun software, used to automatically launch programs when DVDs or USB devices are introduced to the PC.

Attackers exploit unpatched Excel vulnerability
For the second time in the past five days, security researchers are warning that hackers are exploiting a critical unpatched vulnerability in widely-used software.

Adobe flaw has been used in attacks since early January
An unpatched vulnerability in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat software came to light last week, but a security vendor said it has found exploit code for the flaw dating back to Jan. 9.

Just weeks after Heartland breach, another payment processor said to be hit
A month after Heartland Payment Systems disclosed what may turn out to be the largest data breach involving credit and debit card numbers thus far, Visa and MasterCard are notifying banks of another breach at an unidentified payment processor.

Researcher posts homemade patch for critical PDF bug
A security researcher has developed a patch for a critical Adobe Reader vulnerability that hackers are exploiting in the wild using malicious PDF files, beating Adobe to the punch by more than two weeks.

Permanent fix needed for DNS security issues, Kaminsky warns at Black Hat
Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who discovered a major flaw in the DNS protocol last year, said this week that broad adoption of DNS Security Extensions technology may be needed to protect systems, despite its complexity.

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