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Monthly Archives: July 2017

Vulnerable Radiation Monitoring Devices Won’t Be Patched
China arrests 11 hackers for infecting 250M devices with Fireball malware

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Italian Banking Giant UniCredit Hacked; 400,000 Customers Impacted
Stop blaming users for security misses
Facebook Security Boss: Empathy, Inclusion Must Come to Security

LinuxSecurity.com: This release fixes a use-after-free in replaceChild() call.

LinuxSecurity.com: * CVE-2017-7718: cirrus: OOB read access issue (bz #1443443) * CVE-2016-9603: cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection (bz #1432040) * CVE-2017-7377: 9pfs: fix file descriptor leak (bz #1437872) * CVE-2017-7980: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt (bz #1444372) * CVE-2017-8112: vmw_pvscsi: infinite loop in pvscsi_log2 (bz #1445622) * CVE-2017-8309: audio: host memory […]

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities were found in in qemu, a fast processor emulator: CVE-2017-9310

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in sandbox bypass, use of insecure cryptography, side channel attacks, information disclosure, the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. Debian follows the extended support releases (ESR) of Thunderbird.

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix CVE-2017-11368 (remote triggerable assertion failure in krb5kdc)

LinuxSecurity.com: This release fixes a use-after-free in replaceChild() call.

Garbage in, garbage out: a cautionary tale about machine learning
EVERY app offered by alternative Android app market redirected to malware
FruitFly Mac malware – FBI investigating hundreds of infections, say researchers
6 billion records hacked in 2017 so far; ransomware victims paid $25 million
Where are the holes in machine learning – and can we fix them?
Philadelphia RaaS: our map of how it works (and how to prevent it)
'Jump boxes' and SAWs improve security, if you set them up right

A jump box is a secure computer that all admins first connect to before launching any administrative task or use as an origination point to connect to other servers or untrusted environments. Over the last few years, with malicious hackers and malware infesting nearly every enterprise network at will, security admins have been looking for […]

Privacy dust-up as Roomba maker mulls selling maps of users’ homes
Post Quantum Cryptography
Windows SMB Zero Day to Be Disclosed During DEF CON
Adobe to Completely Disable Flash Player by 2020
Is it safe to store corporate information on Google Drive (or similar services)?

When it comes to protecting corporate information, some doubt whether or not the cloud is the best option. We look at all the security services available. The post Is it safe to store corporate information on Google Drive (or similar services)? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Linux file manager flaw leaves security “Bad Taste”
Pathetic patching leaves over 70,000 Memcached servers still up for grabs
A Clever New Tool Shuts Down Ransomware Before It’s Too Late
WikiLeaks drops another cache of ‘Vault7’ stolen tools
Chips with everything – are you ready to be bio-hacked?
Black Hat 2017: Hacking the physical world

Cameron Camp, in attendance at this year’s Black Hat in Las Vegas, takes a closer look at attacks against physical infrastructure. The post Black Hat 2017: Hacking the physical world appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Relax: Microsoft is NOT Killing Paint App

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

News in brief: finally, a farewell to Flash; Paint lives on; young cybercriminals sent to rehab
Academia’s Role in Security Skills Gap Examined
Mozilla wants to hear your voice – but should you keep quiet?
Watch Security Researcher As She Hacks ATM by Drilling a Hole
For better machine-based malware analysis, add a slice of LIME
Novel Attack Tricks Servers to Cache, Expose Personal Data
Swedish PM admits that huge data leak is ‘a disaster’
FBI’s Surveillance Van Sold on eBay for US $18,700
Senator demands to know why email isn’t shielded by DMARC

LinuxSecurity.com: This update includes the latest stable release of _Apache Subversion_, version **1.9.6**. ### User-visible changes: #### Client-side bugfixes: * cp/mv: improve error message when target is an unversioned dir * merge: reduce memory usage with large amounts of mergeinfo ([issue 4667](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SVN-4667)) #### Server-side

Social engineering and ransomware

Social engineering may play a vital part in persuading a victim to open a malicious executable or website, says ESET’s David Harley on social engineering and ransomware. The post Social engineering and ransomware appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Black Hat USA 2017 Preview
Malware found lurking behind every app at alternative Android store

ESET researchers have discovered an Android app store distributing malware on a mass scale. The post Malware found lurking behind every app at alternative Android store appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Writing Windows or Linux apps? Microsoft just launched a cloud-powered bug hunter to find the flaws
Ransomware as a service: how the bad guys marketed Philadelphia
£20 million cybersecurity programme to train teenagers set to launch in UK

A new £20 million cybersecurity programme to train teenagers will be launched in the UK this autumn, as part of the government’s plans to address the skills gap. The post £20 million cybersecurity programme to train teenagers set to launch in UK appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Spiderman pleads guilty to knocking 900,000 German broadband routers offline
18-year-old arrested after reporting dumb bug in public transport e-ticket system
Variant of Surveillance Malware Fruitfly Targeting Mac Users
A massive trove of highly critical data of Swedish citizens leaked online

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix CVE-2017-11368 (remote triggerable assertion failure in krb5kdc)

LinuxSecurity.com: librsvg 2.40.18 release, fixing CVE-2017-11464 (division-by-zero in the Gaussian blur code). For details, see https://mail.gnome.org/archives/ftp-release- list/2017-July/msg00078.html

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Casino Becomes Victim of Data Hack—courtesy Fish Tank

Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player is prone to multiple remote code-execution vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Hacker Admits to Mirai Attack Against Deutsche Telekom
Veritaseum Hack: Another Ethereum ICO Hacked; Loses $8.4 Million
News in brief: China forces spyware on minority group; farewell to Paint; drones to be regulated
Microsoft opens up a new front in the battle against Fancy Bear
A US Firm Will Install Microchips in Employees
Yakkety Yak won’t come back: Linux users, it’s time to upgrade Ubuntu
macOS Fruitfly Backdoor Analysis Renders New Spying Capabilities
70,000 Memcached Servers Can Be Hacked Using Eight-Month-Old Flaws
Glassdoor pushes back against moves to identify anonymous reviewers
Your pacemaker could be put in the witness box against you

LinuxSecurity.com: Heimdal could allow unintended access to network services.

88% feel vulnerable to data threats

Thales Group has announced the results of its 2017 data threat report, showing that the number of global data breaches has increased from 2016. The post 88% feel vulnerable to data threats appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Going to Black Hat? Bring your (marketing) wallet

This year at Black Hat, it will be incumbent upon newer vendors to make sensational claims to gain market share from established vendor, says Cameron Camp. The post Going to Black Hat? Bring your (marketing) wallet appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Online criminals clone UK university’s website to phish for cash

LinuxSecurity.com: A heap-based buffer underflow flaw was discovered in catdoc, a text extractor for MS-Office files, which may lead to denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact, if a specially crafted file is processed.

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Google’ ‘Play Protect’ Ensures Maximum Security For Android Devices

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that Atril, the MATE document viewer, made insecure use of tar when opening tar comic book archives (CBT). Opening a malicious CBT archive could result in the execution of arbitrary code. This update disables the CBT format entirely.

Tor Public Bug Bounty Program: Earn Up To $4000
Watch a Homemade Robot Crack a Safe in Just 15 Minutes
Scammers demand Bitcoin in DDoS extortion scheme, deliver empty threats
Fake Adobe Flash Player App Infects Android Devices with Banking Malware

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LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

WikiLeaks Release Documents on How CIA Uses 5 Different Malware

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to upstream version 1.3.1.

LinuxSecurity.com: New upstream release: 2.4.5

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Trickbot Malware Now Targets US Banks
Something for the weekend? How about an Apple patch for BroadPwn?
Hit the road – with your insurer and lender keeping an eye on your driving
Twitter says it’s cracking down on the abuse – but is it?
Motivation Mystery Behind WannaCry, ExPetr
Your Old Phone Number Can Be Used To Hack Facebook Account
Watch out for the Android malware that snoops on your phone