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LinuxSecurity.com: joernchen of Phenoelit discovered that git, a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system, is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability via a specially crafted .gitmodules file in a project cloned with –recurse-submodules.

D-Link Patches RCE Bugs in Wireless Access Point Gear

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2018-17336

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2018-16435

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2018-10897

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

Threatpost New Wrap Podcast For Oct. 5
Virus Bulletin 2018: Exposing the Social Media Fraud Ecosystem
BEC-as-a-service offers hacked business accounts for as little as $150
Hackers exploit Bitcoin bug to print 235 million Pigeoncoins
Don’t ever use a VPN without paying attention to these five things
Virus Bulletin 2018: Supply chain hacking grows up

Striking the balance between supply, demand and safety is a major concern The post Virus Bulletin 2018: Supply chain hacking grows up appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities is now available.

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

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

Chinese tech titans’ share prices slump after THAT Super Micro story
Malware Outbreak Causes Disruptions, Closures at Canadian Restaurant Chain
This dark web market is dedicated to compromising your emails
The State Of LinuxBoot For Replacing Proprietary UEFI Firmware With The Linux Kernel
Burgerville customer credit card info stolen in data breach laid at Fin7’s feet
Man the harpoons: The KRACK-en reawakens in updated WPA2 attack
Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online

What are some essential steps you can take to increase your online safety – now and in the long run? The post Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Cloud misconfiguration: The security threat too often overlooked

Reading Time: ~2 min.Brazilian Bank Traffic Rerouted by Massive Botnet A botnet containing more than 100,000 routers and other devices was recently spotted hijacking traffic destined for several Brazilian banks. The hijacking victims are then sent to one of at least 50 confirmed phishing sites that will attempt to steal any information the user will […]

The weekend starts here… right after you’ve installed these critical Cisco bug patches
The fur is not gonna fly: Uncle Sam charges seven Russians with Fancy Bear hack sprees
China accused of sabotaging thousands of servers at major US companies with tiny microchips hidden on motherboards

LinuxSecurity.com: Use a more restrictive blacklist in several policy abstractions.

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

Decoding the Chinese Super Micro super spy-chip super-scandal: What do we know – and who is telling the truth?
Dutch cheesed off with Russians, expel four suspects over chemical weapons Wi-Fi spying
Smashing Security #098: A Facebook omnishambles

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ThreatList: 83% of Routers Contain Vulnerable Code

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Turla APT Changes Shape with New Code and Targets
Whose line of attack is it anyway? Cyber-assault whodunnits harder than ever to solve
Chinese surveillance chips found in servers used by US technology giants: Report

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

Apple, Amazon Strongly Refute Server Infiltration Report
UK pins ‘reckless campaign of cyber attacks’ on Russian military intelligence
Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Answers could help raise awareness of situations that people fear The post Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: dnsmasq, a DNS forwarder and DHCP server, ships the DNS Root Zone Key Signing Key (KSK), used as the DNSSEC trust anchor. ICANN will rollover the KSK in 11 October 2018, and DNS resolvers will need the new key

Sendgrid blurts out OWN customers’ email addresses with no help from hackers
Virus Bulletin 2018: Attack velocity ramps up

Some tips for helping to keep your data more secure from the floor of VB 2018 The post Virus Bulletin 2018: Attack velocity ramps up appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Big Data and Cybersecurity: Opportunity or Threat?

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.

Virus Bulletin 2018: macOS Flaw Allows Attackers to Hijack Installed Apps
Apple forgot to lock Intel Management Engine in laptops, so get patching

LinuxSecurity.com: The package python-django before version 2.1.2-1 is vulnerable to information disclosure.

Cloud, Containers, Orchestration Big Factors in BSIMM9

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Apache HTTP Server.

CEO pleads guilty of conspiring with drug cartels to sell them stealthy Blackberrys

LinuxSecurity.com: Two security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code inside the sandboxed content process.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Microsoft’s Lambert on How Cloud is Changing Security

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in ImageMagick, an image manipulation program, that allow remote attackers to cause denial of service (application crash, excessive memory allocation, or other

Hackers are holding Instagram accounts of influencers for ransom
You dirty DRAC: IT bods uncover Dell server firmware security slip
Facebook Breach Sparks Concerns Around Third-Party Apps, Website Security
Fortnite players beware: New data stealing malware disguised as cheat tool

LinuxSecurity.com: An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.0 for RHEL 6 and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.0 for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this release as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

LinuxSecurity.com: An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.0 for RHEL 6 and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.0 for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this release as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Artificial Intelligence: A Cybersecurity Tool for Good, and Sometimes Bad
Pumping the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence

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

Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites

The social networking behemoth is expected to face a formal investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in what could be the “acid test” of GDPR since the law became effective in May The post Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.

‘Desperate’ North Korea turns to APT hack attacks for cash
IT forensic tools: How to find the right one for each incident

Some online resources that will help you find the most suitable IT forensic tools for each case The post IT forensic tools: How to find the right one for each incident appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Google is still chasing the self-driving engineer that jumped ship to Uber

LinuxSecurity.com: New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Foxit PDF Reader Fixes High-Severity Remote Code Execution Flaws

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LinuxSecurity.com: Add few patches from Kurt Roeckx

LinuxSecurity.com: – Update to bind-9.11.4-P2 – Add /dev/urandom to chroot (#1631515) – Fix multilib conflicts of devel package – Add support for OpenSSL provided random data

LinuxSecurity.com: This is an update to Mozilla’s CA certificates list version 2.26, which has been published as part of Mozilla NSS 3.39. For additional details, please refer to the NSS 3.39 release notes: https://developer.mozilla.org/en- US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.39_release_notes

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2018-17294

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 1.8.14, which includes fix for CVE-2018-14645.

LinuxSecurity.com: 4.1.5 GA —- 4.1.4 GA Security Fix for CVE-2018-10904 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10907 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10911 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10913 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10914 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10923 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10926 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10927 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10928 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10929 Security Fix for CVE-2018-10930 —- missing

NOKKI Malware Sports Mysterious Link to Reaper APT Group

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low.

Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Android OS
Keyloggers Turn to Zoho Office Suite in Droves for Data Exfiltration
Google Cracks Down on Malicious Chrome Extensions in Major Update
ThreatList: Password Hygiene Remains Lackluster in Global Businesses
Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe
Why keeping your cyber-wits about you matters

WeLiveSecurity is happy to support the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM) with its own “two cents”, split into four articles over the course of October that will be dedicated to promoting the campaign’s goals The post Why keeping your cyber-wits about you matters appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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

Linux 4.19-rc6 Kernel Released By Greg KH
Tesco Bank Fined ?16m After 2016 Cyber Heist
The Right Diagnosis: A Cybersecurity Perspective