August 23, 2016
DetoxCrypto ransomware-as-a-service rears its ugly head
Indians could face jail time for torrenting and file sharing
August 23, 2016
Discovered: August 23, 2016 Updated: August 23, 2016 1:46:38 PM Type: Trojan Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Ransom.AlmaLocker is a Trojan horse that encrypts files on the compromised computer. Antivirus Protection Dates Initial Rapid […]
August 23, 2016
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
August 23, 2016
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Worm.
August 23, 2016
Discovered: August 23, 2016 Updated: August 23, 2016 3:18:27 PM Type: Trojan Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Trojan.Shakstiler is a Trojan horse that steals information from the compromised computer. Antivirus Protection Dates Initial Rapid […]
August 23, 2016
Discovered: August 22, 2016 Updated: August 23, 2016 8:29:24 AM Infection Length: Varies Systems Affected: Linux Backdoor.Equation is a detection for back door Trojans allegedly used by the Equation group and released to the public by an attack group calling itself the Shadow Brokers. For more information, read the following resources: Antivirus Protection Dates Initial […]
August 23, 2016
Medical Detection Goes High Tech
August 22, 2016
Hancitor Downloader Shifts Attack Strategy
August 22, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1640-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory […]
August 22, 2016
Juniper Acknowledges Equation Group Targeted ScreenOS
August 22, 2016
Facebook Photos Lead to Hacking of Facial Recognition System
August 22, 2016
Eddie Bauer Confirms Payment Card Breach of US, Canadian Stores
August 22, 2016
Internet Connected Plugs can be Easily Exploited by Hackers
August 22, 2016
Four in five Android devices inherit Linux snooping flaw
August 22, 2016
Smart IoT socket suffers from dumb security vulnerabilities
August 22, 2016
Now WikiLeaks is distributing malware
August 22, 2016
5 back-to-school tips to help kids stay safe online
August 22, 2016
Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?
Towards the end of July 2016, Kevin Townsend brought it to my attention that Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, had announced an initiative to address the ransomware problem. No More Ransom is intended to provide information and help victims recover their data without paying a ransom to the criminals. As well as being […]
August 22, 2016
Snooped-on man free to sue spyware maker
August 22, 2016
Monday review – the hot 21 stories of the week
August 22, 2016
Automate, integrate, collaborate: Devops lessons for security
August 22, 2016
Is security keeping pace with continuous delivery?
August 22, 2016
Beauty site lets anyone read customers’ personal information
August 22, 2016
I got the power – over your IoT power-point
August 22, 2016
IOActive turns up the most SOHOpeless router so far
August 22, 2016
Mechanical Phish auto-exploit auto-patch kit lands on GitHub
August 22, 2016
7 Cases When Victims Paid Ransom to stop cyber attacks
August 21, 2016
Kid who DDoSed Aussie bank, cyber crime unit walks free
August 20, 2016
Wikileaks hosts hundreds of malware files in email dumps
August 20, 2016
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
August 20, 2016
Poorly configured DNSSEC servers at root of DDoS attacks
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1637-01: rh-mariadb101-mariadb: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for rh-mariadb101-mariadb is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: rh-mariadb101-mariadb security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1637-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1630-01: rh-python34-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for rh-python34-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-python34-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1630-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1628-01: python27-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for python27-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python27-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1628-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1629-01: python33-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for python33-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python33-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1629-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1627-01: rh-python35-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for rh-python35-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-python35-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1627-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1632-01: kernel-rt: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1631-01: realtime-kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]
August 19, 2016
An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1626-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1626.html Issue […]
August 19, 2016
Red Hat: 2016:1633-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]
August 19, 2016
New Brazilian Banking Trojan Uses Windows PowerShell Utility
August 19, 2016
Twitter takes down 235K extremist accounts
August 19, 2016
Man hacks Android app to get free beer
August 19, 2016
This week’s Threat Recap is filled with everything from the latest retailer succumbing to malware infection to a possible hack on the NSA. Read up on five of the latest threat happenings to stay informed and up-to-date. Eddie Bauer Stores Compromised It is reported that point of sale systems at several Eddie Bauer stores across North America […]
August 19, 2016
Donald Trump Campaign Hacked; Targeted with Malware: Report
August 19, 2016
Two-speed Android update risk: Mobes face months-long wait
August 19, 2016
Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016
August 19, 2016
Why you should hire good, skilled cybersecurity professionals
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August 19, 2016
Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for terrorist ties
August 19, 2016
The NSA’s hoard of cyber weapons makes some experts nervous
August 19, 2016
Police chiefs: we need the right to decrypt your stuff
August 19, 2016
Why people ignore security alerts up to 87% of the time
August 19, 2016
Keep using password managers — bugs and all
August 19, 2016
WikiLeaks uploads 300+ pieces of malware among email dumps
August 19, 2016
EFF Blasts Microsoft Over ‘Malicious’ Windows 10 Rollout Tactics
August 18, 2016
Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of Libgcrypt’s random number generator. An attacker who obtains 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of output. A first analysis on the impact of this bug for GnuPG shows that existing […]
August 18, 2016
Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of GnuPG’s random number generator. An attacker who obtains 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of output. A first analysis on the impact of this bug for GnuPG shows that existing […]
August 18, 2016
Beware; Hackers targeting Pokemon Go Users with Smishing Scam
August 18, 2016
Debian: 3650-1: libgcrypt20: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3650-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 17, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : libgcrypt20 CVE ID : CVE-2016-6313 Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of Libgcrypt’s […]
August 18, 2016
Debian: 3649-1: gnupg: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3649-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 17, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : gnupg CVE ID : CVE-2016-6313 Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of GnuPG’s […]
August 18, 2016
Cisco zero-day shows up in “Shadow Brokers” leaked attack tools
August 18, 2016
OIG Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Services Agency
August 18, 2016
GPG Patches 18-Year-Old Libgcrypt RNG Bug
August 18, 2016
Scammers Used Google AdSense to Drop Malware on Android Devices
August 18, 2016
Mr. Robot eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme – the security review
August 18, 2016
Locky Targets Hospitals In Massive Wave Of Ransomware Attacks
August 18, 2016
NIST’s new password rules – what you need to know
August 18, 2016
Snowden says Russia ‘probably responsible’ for NSA hack
August 18, 2016
Unsecured DNSSEC Easily Weaponized, Researchers Warn
August 18, 2016
The Future Of ATM Hacking
August 18, 2016
US: We’re now ready to give up our role governing the internet
August 18, 2016
Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers
Just last week ESET reported on Nemucod shifting away from ransomware and downloading the ad-clicking malware Kovter instead. Now, it seems that the operators of the notorious downloader went a step further and are serving their victims the whole package – ransomware as well as ad-clickers. As before, the targeted user receives an email with […]
August 18, 2016
Poorly Configured DNSSEC = Potential DDoS Weapon
August 18, 2016
6 Things To Know For Securing Amazon Web Services
August 18, 2016
Pen-testing made easy with Datasploit social engineering toolset
August 18, 2016
No One Wants to Buy Those Stolen NSA-Linked ‘Cyberweapons’
August 18, 2016