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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that solves one vulnerability, contains three features and has one errata is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities and has three fixes is now available.

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

Cyber Polygon 2021: Towards Secure Development of Digital Ecosystems

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that solves 9 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available.

Updated htmldoc packages fix security vulnerabilities: Integer overflow in the htmldoc 1.9.11 and before may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service that is similar to CVE-2017-9181 (CVE-2021-20308).

Updated connman packages fix security vulnerability. ConnMan (aka Connection Manager) 1.30 through 1.39 has a stack-based buffer overflow in uncompress in dnsproxy.c via NAME, RDATA, or RDLENGTH (for A or AAAA) (CVE-2021-33833).

Updated php packages provides upstream 8.0.8 and fixes the following security vulnerabilities: – PDO_Firebird: * Fix Stack buffer overflow in firebird_info_cb (CVE-2021-21704).

Updated botan2 packages fix security vulnerability: In Botan before 2.17.3, constant-time computations are not used for certain decoding and encoding operations (base32, base58, base64, and hex) (CVE-2021-24115).

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Microsoft Office Users Warned on New Malware-Protection Bypass
Cisco BPA, WSA Bugs Allow Remote Cyberattacks
Microsoft issues patch to fix PrintNightmare zero‑day bug

The out-of-band update fixes a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Print Spooler service The post Microsoft issues patch to fix PrintNightmare zero‑day bug appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? Legal or illegal? These are the questions …

Caught between a rock and a hard place, many ransomware victims cave in to extortion demands. Here’s what might change the calculus. The post Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? Legal or illegal? These are the questions … appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The package ruby-addressable before version 2.8.0-1 is vulnerable to denial of service.

The package gitlab before version 14.0.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including cross-site request forgery, access restriction bypass, arbitrary code execution, arbitrary command execution, cross-site scripting, information disclosure, content spoofing and denial of service.

The package rabbitmq before version 3.8.19-1 is vulnerable to cross- site scripting.

The package php7 before version 7.4.21-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including denial of service and insufficient validation.

The package php before version 8.0.8-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including denial of service and insufficient validation.

The package openexr before version 3.0.5-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution.

Lazarus Targets Job-Seeking Engineers with Malicious Documents
Don’t be a ransomware victim
Kaseya delays SaaS restore to Sunday, CEO says ‘this sucks’ but decision was his alone
Oil & Gas Targeted in Year-Long Cyber-Espionage Campaign
US offers Julian Assange time in Australian prison instead of American supermax if he loses London extradition fight

Cybersecurity analysts are charting both a rise in ransomware incidents and in amounts cybercriminals are demanding from businesses to restore their data. That’s bad news in itself, but what’s often overlooked are the additional ways – beyond payments victims may or may not choose to make– victims pay for these attacks. Our latest threat report […]

Coursera Flunks API Security Test in Researchers’ Exam
Bandidos at large: A spying campaign in Latin America

ESET Research uncovers an active malicious campaign that uses new versions of old malware, Bandook, to spy on its victims The post Bandidos at large: A spying campaign in Latin America appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How Fake Accounts and Sneaker-Bots Took Over the Internet
Lazarus gang targets engineers with job offers using poisoned emails
ICO survey on data flouters: 50% say they receive more unwanted calls than before pandemic

Several vulnerabilities have been found in the Apache HTTP server, which could result in denial of service. In addition the implementation of the MergeSlashes option could result in unexpected behaviour.

Criminals prefer to WFH too: Singapore infosec agency says 43% of all crimes in the city-state happened online in 2020
In conversation with Gene Hoffman, co-creator of the internet’s first ad blocker
India under attack by rapidly-evolving advanced persistent threat actor SideCopy, says Cisco Talos
White hats reported key Kaseya VSA flaw months ago. Ransomware outran the patch

The container ses/7/rook/ceph was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

An inefficient regular expression could be exploited to cause a Denial of Service condition.

You’ve patched that critical Sage X3 ERP security hole, yeah? Not exposing the suite to the internet, either, yeah?

A buffer overflow in BladeEnc might allow arbitrary code execution.

A file named by an attacker being utilized by Mechanize could result in arbitrary code execution.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Privoxy, the worst of which could result in Denial of Service.

Bogus Kaseya VSA patches circulate, booby-trapped with remote-access tool
Smashing Security podcast #235: REvil returns, TikTok grows, and Gettr defaced
Critical Sage X3 RCE Bug Allows Full System Takeovers
British Airways data breach lawsuit settled: Airline coughs up potentially millions to make sueball bounce away
Microsoft struggles to wake from its PrintNightmare: Latest print spooler patch can be bypassed, researchers say
MacOS Targeted in WildPressure APT Malware Campaign
Suspected ‘Dr HeX’ Hacker Busted for 9 Years of Phishing
Report shines light on REvil’s depressingly simple tactics: Phishing, credential-stuffing RDP servers… the usual
Fake Kaseya VSA Security Update Drops Cobalt Strike
Why I Love (Breaking Into) Your Security Appliances
Join over 45,000 others, and get FREE threat intelligence on hackers and exploits with the Recorded Future Cyber Daily
UK’s data watchdog probes use of private email to discuss government business at the Department of Health
Cloud Cryptomining Swindle in Google Play Rakes in Cash
How Developers Can Protect Linux From Vulnerabilities>

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for PrintNightmare Bugs
Malware campaign targets companies waiting for Kaseya security patch

linuxptp: missing length check of forwarded messages (CVE-2021-3570) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE — SL7 x86_64 – linuxptp-2.0-2.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm – linuxptp-debuginfo-2.0-2.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm – Scientific Linux Development Team

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

libuv could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Mega-distie SYNNEX attacked and Microsoft cloud accounts it tends tampered
Microsoft patches PrintNightmare – even on Windows 7 – but the terror isn’t over

A bug in TCG TPM2 Software Stack may result in information disclosure to a local attacker.

Pro-Trump ‘Gettr’ Social Platform Hacked On Day One
Kaseya’s VSA SaaS restart fails, service restoration delayed by at least ten hours
Kaspersky Password Manager’s random password generator was about as random as your wall clock

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Android Apps in Google Play Harvest Facebook Credentials
Ransomware-hit law firm gets court order asking crooks not to publish the data they stole
Western Digital Users Face Another RCE
Kaseya Patches Imminent After Zero-Day Exploits, 1,500 Impacted
British Airways data breach lawsuit settled: Airline coughs up around £30m to make sueball bounce away

An update for linuxptp 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, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability

An update for linuxptp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability

An update for linuxptp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update for linuxptp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Quantum Key Distribution: Is it as secure as claimed and what can it offer the enterprise?

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.7.19 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. This release includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.

DARPA nails cash to project ‘FENCE’ — a smart camera that only sends pics when pixels change

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Kaseya says it’s seen no sign of supply chain attack, sets SaaS restoration target of Tuesday afternoon, on-prem fix to follow
The cost of cyber insurance increased 32 per cent last year and shows no signs of easing
Kaseya Attack Fallout: CISA, FBI Offer Guidance
The wheels come off Formula 1’s notification service as fans plied with attacker’s messages
What’s this about a lawyer looking for an heir? City of London Police seek IT crew to help crack down on fraud
REvil ransomware rampages following Kaseya supply-chain attack
Ransomware Defense: Top 5 Things to Do Right Now

An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

DjVuLibre could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

DiDi, China’s Uber analog, booted from local app stores for data naughtiness
IT for service providers biz Kaseya defers decision about SaaS restoration following supply chain attack
Aled Jones says he was hacked, after rude picture posted on Twitter