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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 24 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 24 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities is now available.

The worst cyberattacks undertaken by nation-state hackers
UK Teen Hacker Arrested After DDoS-ing Own Email Provider
The Linux Foundation: Accelerating Open Source Innovation
Gits exposed, kinky app devs spanked, Feds spy on spyware buyers, etc

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LinuxSecurity.com: Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilites in Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language, which could result in denial of service, the creation of files or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed (despite the dSAFER sandbox being

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors and use-after-frees may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

‘Domestic Kitten’ Mobile Spyware Campaign Aims at Iranian Targets
Dear America: Want secure elections? Stick to pen and paper for ballots, experts urge
Top antivirus tool nuked from macOS App Store – after it phoned browser histories to China
Silicon Valley CEO admits $1.5m wire fraud: Bouxtie boss forged signatures to investors
Open .Git Directories Leave 390K Websites Vulnerable

LinuxSecurity.com: transfig could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted FIG file.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor, which could result in denial of service, informations leaks or privilege escalation.

Revealed: British Airways was in talks with IBM on outsourcing security just before hack

Reading Time: ~2 min.Banking Trojans Still Appearing in Google Play Store Multiple security researchers recently discovered a handful of banking trojans that have still managed to make their way into the Google Play app store, despite Google having increased its security to detect such apps. Many of the apps are disguised as astrology/horoscope software, but […]

British Airways Website, Mobile App Breach Compromises 380k
British Airways hacked- Private & financial data of 380,000 customers stolen
Feel the shame: Email-scammed staffers aren’t telling bosses about it
Threatpost News Wrap Podcast For Sept. 7
Vodafone hounds Czech customers for bills after they were brute-forced with Voda-issued PINs
Threat Actors Eyeing IQY Files To Peddle Malspam

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated sleuthkit packages fix security vulnerabilities: In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls (CVE-2017-13755).

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (CVE-2018-16056). Radiotap dissector crash (CVE-2018-16057).

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated libxkbcommon packages fix security vulnerabilities: Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon users by supplying a crafted keymap file that triggers boolean negation

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

Top MacOS App Exfiltrates Browser Histories Behind Users’ Backs
How a data request turned into a data breach
Russia ‘front of the queue’ when it comes to hacking, says security minister
ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise
Teenage hacker admits making hoax bomb threats against schools and airlines
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL: Cisco’s bug-wranglers swat 29 in single week
It looks like tech-savvy drivers will have to lead connected car data purge
Could you hack your bosses without hesitation, repetition or deviation? AI says: No
Supermicro wraps crypto-blanket around server firmware to hide it from malware injectors

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

Bug bounty alert: Musk lets pro hackers torpedo Tesla firmware risk free
U.S. Ties Lazarus to North Korea and Major Hacking Conspiracy
Wannabe Supreme Brett Kavanaugh red-faced after leaked emails contradict spy testimony

LinuxSecurity.com: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities were found in qemu, a fast processor emulator: CVE-2015-8666

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FBI fingers the Norks it wants to pinch for Sony hack, WannaCry attacks
‘World’s favorite airline’ favorite among hackers: British Airways site, app hacked for two weeks
British Airways hacked – customer data and details of 380,000 card payments stolen

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

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

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Active Spy Campaign Exploits Unpatched Windows Zero-Day
Open Source Summit: Innovation, Allies, and Open Development
Mozilla Patches Critical Code Execution Bug in Firefox 62
Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Far-fetched though it may sound, the answer is yes, according to researchers, who show that electrical grids and smart home appliances could make for a dangerous mix The post Could home appliances knock down power grids? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How to manipulate Apple’s podcast charts, and get yourself a top-rated show
HTTPS crypto-shame: TV Licensing website pulled offline
High-Severity Flaws in Cisco Secure Internet Gateway Service Patched
Thousands of MikroTik routers are snooping on user traffic

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that there was an integer overflow vulnerability in the “Little CMS 2” colour management library. A specially-crafted input file could lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Using just a laptop, boffins sniff, spoof and pry – without busting browser padlock
Nope, the NSA isn’t sitting in front of a supercomputer hooked up to a terrorist’s hard drive

LinuxSecurity.com: New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues.

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

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

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

NASA ‘sextortionist’ allegedly tricked women into revealing their password reset answers, stole their nude selfies
Smashing Security #094: Rogue browser extensions, Twitter presence, and how to cheat in exams
Do you really think crims would do that? Just go on the ‘net and exploit a Windows zero-day?
Take a pinch of autofill, mix in HTTP, and bake on a Wi-Fi admin page: Quirky way to swipe a victim’s router password
Premera Blue Cross hacker victims claim insurer trashed server to hide data-slurp clues

Reading Time: ~4 min.If you saw a file called eicar.com on your computer, you might think it was malware. But, you would be wrong. Readers, if you haven’t yet met the EICAR test file, allow me to introduce you to it. If you have used the EICAR test file, let’s get a bit cozier with […]

LinuxSecurity.com: Zhaoyang Wu discovered that cURL, an URL transfer library, contains a buffer overflow in the NTLM authentication code triggered by passwords that exceed 2GB in length on 32bit systems.

OilRig Sends an OopsIE to Mideast Government Targets

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LinuxSecurity.com: Michael Kaczmarczik discovered a vulnerability in the web interface template editing function of Sympa, a mailing list manager. Owner and listmasters could use this flaw to create or modify arbitrary files in the server with privileges of sympa user or owner view list config files

LinuxSecurity.com: The git-annex package was found to have multiple vulnerabilities when operating on untrusted data that could lead to arbitrary command execution and encrypted data exfiltration.

Misconfigured Tor sites using SSL certificates exposing public IP addresses
Google Rolls Out 40 Fixes with Chrome 69

LinuxSecurity.com: The daemon in GDM does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code

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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 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,

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for rhvm-appliance 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,

LinuxSecurity.com: 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,

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

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

Active Campaign Exploits Critical Apache Struts 2 Flaw in the Wild
The Vulnerability Disclosure Process: Still Broken
Ran Levi interviews Graham Cluley on the Malicious Life podcast
IDG Contributor Network: How enterprise knowledge graphs can proactively reduce risk
IDG Contributor Network: Replication isn’t data protection. Here’s why
MEGA Chrome extension hacked with cryptocurrency malware
Linus Torvalds: Changes in hardware change Linux development
You are not alone; Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down for many (Updated)
Don’t Fall for Webcam Blackmail: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

Malware from newly uncovered group PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability in the wild, only two days after its disclosure The post PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Everything DM gets direct message slap: Marketing biz cops £60k ICO fine
Silence! Cybercrime’s Pinky and the Brain have nicked $800k off banks