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Is a Facebookcoin in the works?
YouTube disables comments on millions of videos of children
Anomaly in pen-test tool made malware servers visible
RSAC 2019: An Antidote for Tech Gone Wrong
Visitor Kiosk Access Systems Riddled with Bugs

LinuxSecurity.com: The package lib32-openssl-1.0 before version 1.0.2.r-1 is vulnerable to information disclosure.

LinuxSecurity.com: The package file before version 5.36-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including information disclosure and denial of service.

LinuxSecurity.com: The package pcre before version 8.43-1 is vulnerable to denial of service.

LinuxSecurity.com: The package gdm before version 3.30.3-1 is vulnerable to access restriction bypass.

LinuxSecurity.com: The package openssl-1.0 before version 1.0.2.r-1 is vulnerable to information disclosure.

LinuxSecurity.com: This is the final notification for the retirement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Mission Critical (AMC). This notification applies only to those customers subscribed to the Advanced Mission Critical (AMC) channel for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4.

Ah, this military GPS system looks shoddy but expensive. Shall we try to break it?
RSAC 2019: New Operation Sharpshooter Data Reveals Higher Complexity, Scope

LinuxSecurity.com: New python packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

LinuxSecurity.com: The package chromium before version 72.0.3626.121-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution.

How the Dark Web Data Bazaar Fuels Enterprise Attacks

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 4.01. Fixes lots of security bugs (and non-security bugs).

LinuxSecurity.com: It was found that a security update (DSA-4387-1) of OpenSSH, an implementation of the SSH protocol suite, was incomplete. This update did not completely fix CVE-2019-6111, an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the scp client implementing the SCP protocol.

iPhone hacking tool Cellebrite being sold on eBay
Cellular networks flaws expose 4G & 5G devices to IMSI capturing attacks
WannaCry-hero Hutchins’ trial date set, Microsoft readies Google’s Spectre V2 fix for Windows 10, Coinhive axed, and more

LinuxSecurity.com: FreeRDP fix for CVE-2018-1000852, Remmina bugfix update and rebuilds for updated FreeRDP.

LinuxSecurity.com: FreeRDP fix for CVE-2018-1000852, Remmina bugfix update and rebuilds for updated FreeRDP.

LinuxSecurity.com: FreeRDP fix for CVE-2018-1000852, Remmina bugfix update and rebuilds for updated FreeRDP.

LinuxSecurity.com: FreeRDP fix for CVE-2018-1000852, Remmina bugfix update and rebuilds for updated FreeRDP.

LinuxSecurity.com: gdm 3.30.3 release. – Screen lock bypass fix (when timed login is enabled) (CVE-2019-3825) – Translation updates

LinuxSecurity.com: Restrict default configuration to localhost.

LinuxSecurity.com: fix for CVE-2018-5704 (RHBZ 1534844)

LinuxSecurity.com: Restrict default configuration to localhost.

LinuxSecurity.com: This release fixes various buffer overflows when parsing or processing damaged Waveform audio and BMP image files.

LinuxSecurity.com: fix for CVE-2018-5704 (RHBZ 1534844)

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves one vulnerability and has three fixes is now available.

When the bits hit the FAN: US military accused of knackering Russian trolls, news org’s IT gear amid midterm elections

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Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerability With Active Exploit

Type: Vulnerability. WinRAR is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

19-year-old ethical hacker is a millionaire now; thanks to his skills
Podcast: RSA Conference 2019 Preview
Did you hear the one about Cisco routers using strcpy insecurely for login authentication? Makes you go AAAAA-AAAAAAAA *segfault*

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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available.

The Momo Challenge urban legend – what on earth is going on?
Necurs Botnet Evolves to Hide in the Shadows, with New Payloads
Dow Jones’ high-risk screening watchlist data exposed online

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 5 vulnerabilities and has 33 fixes is now available.

After last year’s sexism shambles, 2019’s RSA infosec event has upped its inclusivity game

LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability was discovered in uw-imap, the University of Washington IMAP Toolkit, that might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands if the IMAP server name is untrusted input (e.g., entered by a

Data-tracking Chrome flaw triggered by viewing PDFs
For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner
Disgruntled dev blames crypto-wallet for losing cryptocoins
Latest container exploit (runc) can be blocked by SELinux
A year in review: 2018 Product Security Risk Report

Reading Time: ~2 min. Fake Apex Legends App Spreads Malware As the popularity of the latest free-to-play battle royale pushes ever higher, malicious Apex Legends apps have been spotted in the Google Play store with upwards of 100,000 downloads. The fake apps typically offer free in-game currency, or free downloads for an already free game, while […]

Dow Jones Watchlist of risky businesses exposed on public server

LinuxSecurity.com: Garming Sam reported an out-of-bounds read in the ldb_wildcard_compare() function of ldb, a LDAP-like embedded database, resulting in denial of service.

Spot the cyber-crims before they spot your data: Find out more in this here webinar – free for every Reg reader

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in WordPress, a web blogging tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and PHP injections attacks, delete files, leak potentially sensitive data, create posts of unauthorized types, or

The “Momo challenge” – why it’s time to stop the hype [VIDEO]

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Reading Time: ~6 min. This is the third of a three-part report on the state of three malware categories: miners, ransomware and information stealers. Ransomware is any malware that holds your data ransom. These days it usually involves encrypting a victim’s data before asking for cash (typically cryptocurrency) to decrypt it. Ransomware ruled the malware world since […]

Surprise, surprise, yet another cryptocurrency creator collared, hit with $6 million fraud rap

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available.

In the cloud, things aren’t always what they SIEM: Microsoft rolls out AI-driven Azure Sentinel

Reading Time: ~5 min. The landscape of digital security is rapidly shifting, and even the largest tech giants are scrambling to keep up with new data regulations and cybersecurity threats. Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often left out of these important conversations, leaving themselves — and their users — vulnerable. In an effort to […]

Qbot malware’s back, and latest strain relies on Visual Basic script to slip into target machines
Coinhive to Mine Its Last Monero in March
Coinhive, the in-browser cryptomining service beloved by hackers, is dead
A video about cybersecurity threats that doesn’t feature any computers

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

Coinhive cryptocurrency miner to call it a day next week

The service became notorious for its use by ne’er-do-wells looking to make a quick buck by hijacking the processing power of victim machines to generate virtual money The post Coinhive cryptocurrency miner to call it a day next week appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in GD.

Cisco Fixes Critical Flaw in Wireless VPN, Firewall Routers
Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals
US House and Senate debate new data privacy law

LinuxSecurity.com: ultiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX (Sound eXchange), a sound processing program: CVE-2017-15370

US pushed Russian troll factory offline during US midterm elections
Businesses warned of malware spread via LinkedIn job offers

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-11-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities were found in QEMU, a fast processor emulator: CVE-2018-12617

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Smashing Security #117: SWATs on a plane

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for ansible is now available for Ansible Engine 2.7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for ansible is now available for Ansible Engine 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for ansible is now available for Ansible Engine 2.6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for ansible is now available for Ansible Engine 2.5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Web hacker ‘Alfabeto Virtual’ thrown in the clink for 3 months by US judge who wanted to ‘send a message’
Intel: Let’s talk about SGX, baby. Let’s talk about 2U and me. Let’s talk about all the good things, and the bad…
Friendly reminder to Drupal admins: Secure your sh!t before latest RCE-holes get you

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available.

Card-Skimming Scripts Hide Behind Google Analytics, Angular
Ring Doorbell Flaw Opens Door to Spying
Cisco Patches High-Severity Webex Vulnerability For Third Time
Thunderclap Flaws Shatter Peripheral Security

LinuxSecurity.com: An information leak issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An attacker can read any file on the server that the web server’s user can access. This is related to the mysql.allow_local_infile PHP

LinuxSecurity.com: A regression was introduced in the previous chromium security update. The browser would always crash when launched in headless mode. This update fixes this problem.