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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the libtiff library and the included tools, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed image files are processed.

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Two issues have been found in bluez, a package with Bluetooth tools and daemons. One issue is about a man-in-the-middle attack during secure pairing, the other is about information disclosure due to improper access

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs and provides mitigations for security vulnerabilities which could result in privilege escalation in combination with VT-d and various side channel attacks.

SolarWinds backdoor gang pwned Microsoft support agent to turn sights on customers
Jailed for seven years: Cyber-crook who broke into Big Biz to steal bank card info for FIN7 super-gang

For many U.S. workers the switch to remote work is a permanent one. That means more high-stakes work is being conducted on self-configured home networks. For others, home networks are simply hosting more devices as smart doorbells, thermostats and refrigerators now connect to the internet. Security experts warn that while the internet of things (IoT) […]

AWS launches BugBust contest: Help fix a $100m problem for a $12 tshirt
Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window

Add fix to CVE-2021-28041

**Version 6.5.0** (June 16th, 2021) * **SECURITY** Fixes **CVE-2021-34551**, a complex RCE affecting Windows hosts. See SECURITY.md for details. * The fix for this issue changes the way that language files are loaded. While they remain in the same PHP-like format, they are processed as plain text, and any code in them will not be […]

PS3 Players Ban: Latest Victims of Surging Attacks on Gaming Industry  

**Version 6.5.0** (June 16th, 2021) * **SECURITY** Fixes **CVE-2021-34551**, a complex RCE affecting Windows hosts. See SECURITY.md for details. * The fix for this issue changes the way that language files are loaded. While they remain in the same PHP-like format, they are processed as plain text, and any code in them will not be […]

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

Password predictability is one of the most significant challenges to overall online security. Well aware of this trend, hackers often seek to exploit what they assume are the weak passwords of the average computer user. With a little bit of background information, “brute forcing” a simple password is a straightforward undertaking. How are passwords cracked? […]

FIN7 ‘Pen Tester’ Headed to Jail Amid $1B in Payment-Card Losses
Dell SecureAssist contained RCE flaw allowing miscreants to remotely reflash your BIOS with code of their creation
Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic

Cyberattacks targeting the gaming industry skyrocket, with web attacks more than tripling year-on-year in 2020 The post Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Cisco ASA Bug Now Actively Exploited as PoC Drops
My Book Live Users Wake Up to Wiped Devices, Active RCE Attacks
Pull your Western Digital My Book Live NAS off the internet now if you value your files
Ever wondered what makes hackers tick? Find out from Kevin Mitnick at this virtual event
Hackers Crack Pirated Games with Cryptojacking Malware
FIN7 hacking gang’s “pen tester” jailed for seven years by US court
Disconnect your WD My Book Live from the internet or face data deletion, says Western Digital

A flaw was found in samba. Spaces used in a string around a domain name (DN), while supposed to be ignored, can cause invalid DN strings with spaces to instead write a zero-byte into out-of-bounds memory, resulting in a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability (CVE-2020-27840).

Updated graphicsmagick packages fix security vulnerabilities: The graphicsmagick package has been updated to version 1.3.36, fixing several security issues and other bugs. See the upstream NEWS file for details.

A memory leak was discovered in Mat_VarCalloc in mat.c in matio 1.5.17 because SafeMulDims does not consider the rank==0 case (CVE-2019-20052). References: – https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27969

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Application analysis in the DevSecOps life cycle
‘What are the odds someone will find and exploit this?’ Nice one — you just released an insecure app
Cloud security is still a work in progress
Who would cross the Bridge of Death? Answer me these questions three! Oh and you’ll need two-factor authentication

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Spam Downpour Drips New IcedID Banking Trojan Variant
You won’t want that Linux bling if it comes from Pling: Marketplace platform has critical vulnerabilities
Would-be password-killer FIDO Alliance aims to boost uptake with new UX guidelines
Oh FCUK! Fashion Label, Medical Diagnostics Firm Latest REvil Victims
Romance in 2021: Using creepware to keep tabs on your partner or ex. Aww
Brave launches its own, privacy‑focused search engine

The Brave Search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace The post Brave launches its own, privacy‑focused search engine appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Report picks holes in the Linux kernel release signing process
Musk-Themed ‘$SpaceX’ Cryptoscam Invades YouTube Advertising
Critical VMware Carbon Black Bug Allows Authentication Bypass
Smashing Security podcast #233: Peloton problems, romance regret, and Weiner woes

The package pigeonhole before version 0.5.15-1 is vulnerable to denial of service.

The package dovecot before version 2.3.15-1 is vulnerable to information disclosure.

The package tpm2-tools before version 5.1.1-1 is vulnerable to man-in- the-middle.

The package exiv2 before version 0.27.4-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, denial of service and information disclosure.

The package keycloak before version 14.0.0-1 is vulnerable to certificate verification bypass.

The package helm before version 3.6.1-1 is vulnerable to information disclosure.

Tulsa’s Police-Citation Data Leaked by Conti Gang
Google pushes bug databases to get on the same page for open-source security
UK watchdog fines biz £130k for 900,000+ direct marketing calls to folk who had opted out
Atlassian Bugs Could Have Led to 1-Click Takeover
30M Dell Devices at Risk for Remote BIOS Attacks, RCE
Fashion titan French Connection says ‘FCUK’ as REvil-linked ransomware makes off with data
Three things that have vanished: $3.6bn in Bitcoin, a crypto investment biz, and the two brothers who ran it
John McAfee dead: Antivirus tycoon killed himself in prison after court OK’d extradition, says lawyer
Iran Media Websites Seized by U.S. in Disinformation Campaign
Pandemic-Bored Attackers Pummeled Gaming Industry
Critical Palo Alto Cyber-Defense Bug Allows Remote ‘War Room’ Access
REvil Ransomware Code Ripped Off by Rivals
Boffins promise protection and perfect performance with new ZeRØ, No-FAT memory safety techniques
Unpatched Linux Marketplace Bugs Allow Wormable Attacks, Drive-By RCE

An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Jaeger 1.17. 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

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SonicWall ‘Botches’ October Patch for Critical VPN Bug

An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Virtualization for Red Hat Virtualization Host 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of

How to tell if a website is safe

It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites The post How to tell if a website is safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The components for Windows Container Support for Red Hat OpenShift 2.0.1 are now available. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Sure looks like someone’s pirating the REvil ransomware, tweaking the binary in a hex editor for their own crimes
SEC still digging into SolarWinds fallout, nudges undeclared victims
‘Set it and forget it’ attitude to open-source software has become a major security problem, says Veracode
BEC Losses Top $1.8B as Tactics Evolve
There’s no ‘Skype’ in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
Cryptominers Slither into Python Projects in Supply-Chain Campaign
Email Bug Allows Message Snooping, Credential Theft
Kids’ Apps on Google Play Rife with Privacy Violations
Lexmark Printers Open to Arbitrary Code-Execution Zero-Day

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 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,

Zephyr OS Bluetooth vulnerabilities left smart devices open to attack
Six Flags to Pay $36M Over Collection of Fingerprints

An update for imgbased, redhat-release-virtualization-host, and redhat-virtualization-host is now available for Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

MI5 still risks breaking the law on surveillance data through poor controls – years after it was first warned

An update for the virt:8.2 and virt-devel:8.2 modules is now available for Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.2.1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for redhat-virtualization-host is now available for Red Hat Virtualization 4 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,

Smart thermostats cranked up remotely by Texas energy firms, as consumers swelter in heat wave
Don’t name your Wi-Fi hotspot this, unless you want to crash your iPhone
US Air Force announces plan to assassinate molluscs with hypersonic missile
To CAPTCHA or not to CAPTCHA? Gartner analyst says OK — but don’t be robotic about it