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LinuxSecurity.com: Fix IV Reuse in GCM Mode.

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Radio Station Broadcast Cold War Era Messages Despite Being Non-operational
A Dangerous Vulnerability in Solar Panels can Cause Power Outage
Hacker Who Stopped WannaCry Charged With Writing Banking Malware
Attackers Use Typo-Squatting To Steal npm Credentials

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

Exploits Available for Siemens Molecular Imaging Vulnerabilities

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944

LinuxSecurity.com: – CVE-2017-1000083: Evince command injection vulnerability in CBT handler (#1468488)

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

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is now available. is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Man implants microchip in his hands to open doors & unlock car with ease
Tor Developer Busts Myths, Announces New Features
Threatpost News Wrap, August 4, 2017
A Reddit User Has Leaked Upcoming Episode 4 of ‘Game of Thrones’
Invisible Man malware lifts banking credentials by abusing Android accessibility services

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 5.2.24: fixes XSS vulnerability CVE-2017-11503.

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

The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber 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 more questions? Just ask. Amazon Echo Resolves Security Flaw Researchers have recently discovered a major security flaw that affects several […]

Amazon Echo hacked to allow continuous remote eavesdropping
It’s 2017 and Hayes AT modem commands can hack luxury cars
FBI arrests WannaCry’s ‘accidental hero’ in connection with Kronos banking trojan
Bateleur, the new malware backdoor targeting restaurant chains, from the makers of Carbanak
WannaCry hero arrested For “creating and distributing Kronos trojan”
Cisco Fixes DoS, Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities, OSPF Bug
WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware

Type: Vulnerability. Oracle Java SE is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Do developers care about security?
Safeguarding power grids and other critical infrastructure from data leaks
WannaCry Bitcoin Withdrawn; ‘Killswitch’ Researcher Detained in Nevada
Hero Researcher Who Halted WannaCry Ransomware Arrested by FBI

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Worm.

DEF CON 25 has come and gone, but the cybersecurity world is still reeling from some of the research and advanced threats demonstrated at this annual convention of the world’s foremost hackers. Security professionals are more aware than ever of the increasing number of threats targeting everyday devices—from smart appliances to voting machines. Keep reading […]

Someone DDoSed Chinese Telecom Firm For 11 Days
44% off Aukey Dash Cam, Full HD Wide Angle With Night Vision – Deal Alert
Vault 7: CIA’ Dumbo Project Hijacking Webcams and Microphones
Hackers hijack popular Chrome extension to inject code into web developers’ browsers

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944

AI quickly cooks malware that AV software can’t spot
Security This Week: The Very Best Hacks From Black Hat and Defcon
12 signs you’ve been hacked — and how to fight back
Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities
Amazon Echo Can Be Hacked to act as a Surveillance device

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

What’s the cost of a free lunch?

We all know that there is no such thing as a free lunch, or security product, so what’s the catch? The post What’s the cost of a free lunch? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Smashing Security #036: Flash? Clunk flush… and hacking security researchers

Last week, Black Hat USA 2017 brought an impressive 15,000+ cybersecurity professionals to Las Vegas to talk shop about the biggest issues facing businesses today. Here’s a recap from the perspective of the Webroot security experts who attended. A hacker’s economy Black Hat 2017 continued a recent trend of more corporate and business involvement than […]

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Type: Vulnerability. Oracle Java SE is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Oracle Java SE is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

IBM Patches Reflected XSS in Worklight, MobileFirst

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix /tmp race conditions in libDeployPkg (CVE-2015-5191).

LinuxSecurity.com: * various security fixes (https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/issues/2475, https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/issues/2476, https://github.com/glpi- project/glpi/issues/2492), * fix regressions on self service portal: * self-service users should not be auto assigned as tech * type and category fields are not selectable

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 2.48 Fixes various security issues, see http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey.html for more info.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 5.2.24: fixes XSS vulnerability CVE-2017-11503.

LinuxSecurity.com: Apache HTTP Server could be made to crash or leak sensitive information if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Will The Real Security Community Please Stand Up

LinuxSecurity.com: * various security fixes (https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/issues/2475, https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/issues/2476, https://github.com/glpi- project/glpi/issues/2492), * fix regressions on self service portal: * self-service users should not be auto assigned as tech * type and category fields are not selectable

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to 2.48 Fixes various security issues, see http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey.html for more info.

Hackers hijack central Cardiff billboard to display swastikas and more…
HBO hackers upload Games of Thrones episodes & other data on their site
True random numbers are here – what that means for data centers
Long Live Gopher: The Techies Keeping the Text-Driven Internet Alive

LinuxSecurity.com: A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Varnish, a state of the art, high-performance web accelerator. Specially crafted HTTP requests can cause the Varnish daemon to assert and restart, clearing the cache in the process.

LinuxSecurity.com: New gnupg packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue.

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Legislation Proposed to Secure Connected IoT Devices
Email prankster tricks White House officials

LinuxSecurity.com: Fixes CVE-2017-11671. Fixed bugs (http://gcc.gnu.org/PRNNNNN): 31468, 43434, 45053, 49244, 50345, 53915, 56469, 60818, 60992, 61636, 61729, 62045, 64238, 65542, 65705, 65972, 66295, 66669, 67353, 67440, 68163, 68491, 68972, 69264, 69699, 69804, 69823, 69953, 70601, 70844, 70878, 71294, 71310, 71444, 71458, 71510, 71778, 71838, 72775, 73650, 75964, 76731, 77333, 77563, 77728, 77850,

LinuxSecurity.com: Fixes CVE-2017-11671. Fixed bugs (http://gcc.gnu.org/PRNNNNN): 31468, 43434, 45053, 49244, 50345, 53915, 56469, 60818, 60992, 61636, 61729, 62045, 64238, 65542, 65705, 65972, 66295, 66669, 67353, 67440, 68163, 68491, 68972, 69264, 69699, 69804, 69823, 69953, 70601, 70844, 70878, 71294, 71310, 71444, 71458, 71510, 71778, 71838, 72775, 73650, 75964, 76731, 77333, 77563, 77728, 77850,

LinuxSecurity.com: Fixes CVE-2017-11671. Fixed bugs (http://gcc.gnu.org/PRNNNNN): 31468, 43434, 45053, 49244, 50345, 53915, 56469, 60818, 60992, 61636, 61729, 62045, 64238, 65542, 65705, 65972, 66295, 66669, 67353, 67440, 68163, 68491, 68972, 69264, 69699, 69804, 69823, 69953, 70601, 70844, 70878, 71294, 71310, 71444, 71458, 71510, 71778, 71838, 72775, 73650, 75964, 76731, 77333, 77563, 77728, 77850,

LinuxSecurity.com: New version, security fix for CVE-2017-1000381.

LinuxSecurity.com: V1.0 final release —- bump runc commit —- Update to latest release candidate

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix for multiple CVEs

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-7525

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix for multiple CVEs

Amazon Halts Sale of Android Blu Phone Amid Spyware Concerns
Breach at Third Party Contractor Affects 18,000 Anthem Members
Svpeng Android Banking Trojan Tweaked with Keylogger Feature
Popular Chrome extension hacked to deliver adware
Hackers could install malware on your Amazon Echo to secretly ‘wiretap’ you
Dutch Police Nabs Romanian Gang for Stealing $590K worth of iPhones
Trojan found pre-installed on Android phones being sold on Amazon
Pharmaceutical Giant Still Feeling NotPetya’s Sting

LinuxSecurity.com: New version, security fix for CVE-2017-1000381.

Copyfish Browser Extension Hijacked to Spew Spam
Why you should view torrents as a threat

Despite their popularity among users, torrents are a very risky “business”. Apart from the obvious legal trouble you could face for violating the copyright of musicians, filmmakers or software developers, there are security issues as well. The post Why you should view torrents as a threat appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Def Con hackers showed how easily voting machines can be hacked
‘Real people’ do not want secure communications, claims UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd
How are you going to protect the next generation of your Mobile Applications?

LinuxSecurity.com: A security issues were fixed in Bash.