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Localblox exposes personal data of millions of Facebook & LinkedIn users
Cloud-surfing orgs under attack, Microsoft antivirus for Chrome, Windows 10 S bypass, non-RSA gigs, and more

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-18197

LinuxSecurity.com: Upstream announcement: **Version 1.3.6** This is a security update to the stable version 1.3. It primarily fixes a recently discovered IMAP command injection vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation within the archive plugin. Details about the vulnerability are published under CVE-2018-9846. Additionally, we back-ported some minor fixes from the master

LinuxSecurity.com: – update to the latest upstream release (fixes CVE-2018-1000168)

LinuxSecurity.com: This release provides Perl 5.24.4 that fixes a heap buffer overflow in the pack() function and two overflows in the regular expression engine.

LinuxSecurity.com: This release provides Perl 5.24.4 that fixes a heap buffer overflow in the pack() function and two overflows in the regular expression engine.

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-18197

LinuxSecurity.com: Upstream announcement: **Version 1.3.6** This is a security update to the stable version 1.3. It primarily fixes a recently discovered IMAP command injection vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation within the archive plugin. Details about the vulnerability are published under CVE-2018-9846. Additionally, we back-ported some minor fixes from the master

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 33 vulnerabilities is now available.

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

Oh, baby! Newborn-care website leaves database of medics wide open

LinuxSecurity.com: Two vulnerabilities were discovered in LibreOffice’s code to parse MS Word and Structured Storage files, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is opened.

British teen who hacked CIA chief gets two years in prison

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 2, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed image files are opened.

No way, RSA! Security conference’s mobile app embarrassingly insecure
Germany’s Deutsche Bank transfers €28 billion to an account by mistake
British Crackas With Attitude chief gets two years in the cooler for CIA spymaster hack

Reading Time: ~2 min.The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cybersecurity news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any questions? Just ask. Russia Blocks Millions of IPs to Halt Use of Telegram Recently, Russia has been […]

Yahoo! webmail! hacker! faces! nearly! eight! years! in! the! cooler!

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 Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

LinuxSecurity.com: New upstream release with security fix for CVE-2018-1084

Akamai CSO Talks Cryptominers, IoT and the Reemergence of Old Threats
Podcast: How Millions of Apps Leak Private Data
Planned European death ray may not need Brit boffinry brain-picking
RSA 2018: IoT security comes of age

IoT security may have finally turned the corner towards a more secure future. The post RSA 2018: IoT security comes of age appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose
HackerOne CEO Talks Bug Bounty Programs at RSA Conference
What’s the deal with session-replay scripts?

Some aspects of online tracking go beyond just website analytics The post What’s the deal with session-replay scripts? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinkedIn Fixes User Data Leak Bug
GitHub: New copyright rules could strangle software development
Certificate Transparency and HTTPS
IBM introduces open-source library for protecting AI systems
Gold Galleon hackers target maritime shipping industry
Honeypots and the evolution of botnets | Salted Hash Ep 23

LinuxSecurity.com: Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.60, which includes additional changes. Please see the MySQL 5.5 Release Notes and Oracle’s Critical Patch Update advisory for

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LinuxSecurity.com: Fuzzing by the OSS-Fuzz project found two memory safety issues in LibreOffice, which could result in an application crash or possibly other unspecified impact.

Oracle whips out the swatter, squishes 254 security bugs in its gear

LinuxSecurity.com: OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025) (CVE-2018-2814) * OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997) (CVE-2018-2794) * OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977) (CVE-2018-2795) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserializati [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to the new upstream version 5.5.60, which includes additional changes. Please see the MySQL 5.5 Release Notes and Oracle’s Critical Patch Update advisory for

Is it time to kill the pen test? | Salted Hash Ep 22
Yahoo! Hacker! Faces! Nearly! Eight! Years! In! Prison!

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

A Facebook malware has compromised thousands of accounts
IoT Security Concerns Peaking – With No End In Sight
Eight months after Equifax megahack, some Brits are only just being notified
Cloud Credentials: New Attack Surface for Old Problem
48 million personal profiles left exposed by data firm LocalBlox
Chris Vickery Discusses Data Leak of 48 Million Users by Private Intelligence Firm
Excel pivot table data leak leads to £120,000 fine for London council
Use of ‘StegWare’ Increases in Stealth Malware Attacks
RSA 2018: Hacking the grid

The challenges facing critical infrastructure systems The post RSA 2018: Hacking the grid appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Rough patch, or how to shut the window of (unpatched) opportunity

Simply throwing more staff at the patching problem won’t cut it, a study suggests. The post Rough patch, or how to shut the window of (unpatched) opportunity appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Cutting custody snaps too costly for cash-strapped cops – UK.gov
PCI Council releases vastly expanded cards-in-clouds guidance
Facebook’s login-to-other-sites service lets scum slurp your stuff

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

LinuxSecurity.com: New upstream release with security fix for CVE-2018-1084

Flash! Ah-ahhh! WebEx pwned for all of us!

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2018-1086 and CVE-2018-1079

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer, contained several vulnerabilities that could result in infinite loops in different dissectors. Other issues are related to crash in dissectors that are

LinuxSecurity.com: Two vulnerabilities were found in OpenCV, the “Open Computer Vision Library”. CVE-2018-5268

How’s your Wednesday? Things going well? OK, your iPhone, iPad can be pwned via Wi-Fi sync
Surprise! Wireless brain implants are not secure, and can be hijacked to kill you or steal thoughts
iOS Sync Glitch Lets Attackers Control Devices
Millions of apps are exposing sensitive & unencrypted user data
Gold Galleon Hacking Group Plunders Shipping Industry
Vlogger loses $2M in cryptocurrency during YouTube live stream
German Government Chooses Open Source For Its Federal Cloud Solution
50,000 Minecraft users infected with hard drive wiping malware
Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new IoT service
Researcher Billy Rios, Talks Medical Device Security at RSA Conference 2018
Facebook pushes ahead with controversial facial recognition feature in Europe
ID theft in UK hits record high as crooks shift to more vulnerable targets
RSA 2018: Untangling the enterprise security mess

Securely keeping track of data and security applications The post RSA 2018: Untangling the enterprise security mess appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Nate Cardozo, Attorney with EFF Talks Encryption at RSA Conference 2018

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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for glusterfs is now available for Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Red Hat Storage and Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for glusterfs is now available for Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for Red Hat Storage and Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

Hackers are using botnets to take the hard work out of breaking into networks
Detailing The Idle Loop Ordering Problem & The Power Improvement In Linux 4.17
Casino Gets Hacked Through Its Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer
My letter urging Georgia governor to veto anti-hacking bill
Trends 2018: Democracy hack

Can the electoral processes be protected? The post Trends 2018: Democracy hack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

NHS given a lashing for lack of action plan one year since WannaCry
Cisco, Microsoft and 32 big vendor pals join ‘Accord’ to improve security by doing … security stuff
Hop to it, bunnies: TaskRabbit breach means new passwords

LinuxSecurity.com: Wojciech Regula discovered an XML External Entity vulnerability in the XML Parser of the mindmap loader in freeplane, a Java program for working with mind maps, resulting in potential information disclosure if a malicious mind map file is opened.

You’re a govt official. You accidentally slap personal info on the web. Quick, blame a kid!

LinuxSecurity.com: Version 2.1.3 (March 5th, 2018) ——————————- **Security fixes** * Attributes that have URI values weren’t properly sanitized if the values contained character entities. Using character entities, it was possible to construct a URI value with a scheme that was not allowed that would slide through unsanitized. This security issue was introduced in Bleach 2.1. […]

Hey, govt hacker bod. Made some really nasty malware? Don’t be upset if it returns to bite you

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Millions of Apps Leak Private User Data Via Leaky Ad SDKs
Woman who hacked airline network busted through VPN logs

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Signal app guru Moxie: Facebook is like Exxon. Everyone needs it, everyone despises it
RSAC 2018: Tech Giants Form Cybersecurity Tech Accord