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Windows HCP Vulnerability Exploited in Sophisticated Attack Symantec has intercepted a highly sophisticated attack against two defense contractors, which leveraged the unpatched Windows Help Center vulnerability disclosed earlier this month. Complex social engineering techniques were also used to trick their employees into opening a malicious link.The attack started with the ... 30 June 2010 12:47 GMT U.S. Defense Contractors Attacked via Malicious PDFs Security researchers warn that an attack making use of malicious PDF files is targeting U.S. government contractors. The files attempt to exploit a critical Adobe Reader vulnerability that was patched last week."The PDF file was quite convincing and it looked like it came from the Department of Defense. The document ... 19 January 2010 08:45 GMT