A “highly critical” vulnerability has been found in Macromedia Flash Player that affects virtually every web browser on every platform.
Earlier this month, Macromedia disclosed a problem with its Flash Player software that may give hackers access to your computer. Secunia also reported the problem, giving it a rating of Highly critical.
Another “Extremely Critical” vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0.
Secunia, et al detail how a malicious webmaster could easily break the current version of IE, even with all current patches, using an extremely simple script in a page. Microsoft says it’s “investigating” the issue, which it admits has been on its books since May!
On and off for a couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to work out how to put the whole Sony rootkit mess in terms that don’t make the average person run screaming for the hills.
I think Robert Vamosi describes the whole debacle pretty well in Security Watch: To be “0wned” by Sony, so I’ll let him do the work for me. 
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