Cyberattackers slither through software holes

Posted by tuxchick on Nov 22, 2005 1:11 AM EDT
USA Today; By Jon Swartz
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From the Uh Oh, the Bandages Are Bleeding Dept.:

Cyberattackers, in a major new approach, are exploiting flaws in popular software programs — especially anti-virus and backup tools — to break into the computers of consumers, government agencies and businesses...Security provider Qualys, another participant in the study, found "significant vulnerabilities" in most anti-virus and backup software...

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