Mysterious hack attack threatening Windows
WinInfo | at | by Mike
The notion that Windows users might be the target of hacker attacks is, of course, nothing new, given the vast market domination of the platform and the sheer number of Windows-based desktops and servers. But a mysterious new type of attack has security watchdogs and Microsoft itself baffled this week, with the company issuing a security warning that appears to offer little help in fending off the attack. As is often the case, this latest problem involves a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, but from there things get interesting, as the attack also involves the insertion of code on the PC which can later be used to compromise security. Victims of the attack are often left unable to logon to their system.