Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

Elevating the Discussion on Security Incidents

Feb

2015

I am not a fan of the way many media sources cite “statistics” on digital security incidents. I’ve noted before that any “statistic” using the terms “millions” or “billions” to describe “attacks” is probably worthless. This week, two articles on security incidents caught my attention. First, I’d like to discuss the story at left, published […]

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“Browser Crashers” Hit Japanese Users

Mar

2013

We’ve spotted an uptick in a particular type of threat hitting Twitter uses in Japan. We call this threat the “browser crasher” after what it does: it causes the browser to “hang/crash”. To do this, the user has to be lured to visit a particular site with the JavaScript code. So long as the browser […]

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Ichitaro Vulnerability: Another Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

Feb

2013

We have already seen a handful of zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild this year. These vulnerabilities have affected users globally leaving both individuals and organizations scrambling to protect their computers. While this does become tiring, this is not the time to rest or become complacent, especially for those using the Japanese word processor […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

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