As the news continues to pour in and the news media works hard to sell their wares (meaning the more terrible the news the more people pay attention) there are more victims to be counted in the carnage. This time the targets are the ‘darlings’ of the new world advertising and marketing including web video, mobile phones, gaming and virtual worlds.
Microsoft Warns On Exploit Affecting Word
An indirect threat to several versions of Word via the Microsoft Jet Database Engine emerged as zero-day attacks began against the exploit.
Algorithm Apathy Affecting Ask Ads?
Jim Lanzone and company want to own the mindshare for the word ‘algorithm’ as their massive advertising campaign to promote that and Ask’s brand continues.
Zotob.A Only Affecting Windows 2000
Microsoft has announced that the recently discovered Zotob.A worm can only affect an unpatched Windows 2000 system.