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LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

Outlook Web Access Two-Factor Authentication Bypass Exists
GitLab Patches Command Execution Vulnerability
XSS flaw on Wix leaves the door open to worms

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

Major Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Entire National Health Service System
Ubuntu Core Snaps door shut on Linux’s new Dirty COWs
Cisco Patches Critical Bugs in 900 Series Routers, Prime Home Server
Browser hanging? Don’t call that support number! It’s a scam!
OurMine Compromise Business Insider Website through Re-Used Password
Estonia: Digital powerhouse offering e-residency to non-nationals

In terms of technological advancement, Estonia is up there. It is, for example, the first ever country to offer e-residency permits to any world citizen. The post Estonia: Digital powerhouse offering e-residency to non-nationals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Barracuda: Outage caused by ‘large number of inbound connections’
10 AWS security blunders and how to avoid them
Universal hijack hole turns DIY Wix blogs into botnets
Leaks password, check. Leaks Wi-Fi password, check. Can be spoofed, check. Ding! We have an Internet of S**t winner

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for postgresql is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for util-linux is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for fontconfig is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for mod_nss is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for subscription-manager, subscription-manager-migration-data, and python-rhsm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for php is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for libreswan is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for powerpc-utils-python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

Vuln hunter finds nasty shared server god mode database hack holes

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for squid is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for resteasy-base is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for 389-ds-base is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

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, Virus, Worm.

Uncle Sam emits DNS email security guide – now speak your brains
Unpatched Vulnerability on Wix.com Puts Millions of Sites at Risk
NullCrew’s Canadian telco hacker thrown in the clink for four years
29% off Litom Solar Outdoor Motion Sensor Security Lights, 2 Pack – Deal Alert

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Mitigations Available for PanelShock Vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Magelis HMIs

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

LinuxSecurity.com: update to upstream release 0.2.8.9

LinuxSecurity.com: Fixes CVE-2016-7969, CVE-2016-7970 and CVE-2016-7972 —- Update to 0.13.3.Contains various bugfixes.

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-5407

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-7953

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-7951, CVE-2016-7952

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948

Critical MySQL Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Server Compromise

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

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, 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, Virus, Worm.

Barracuda email security scanning services in worldwide TITSUP
Belkin’s WeMo Gear Can Hack Android Phones
Survey finds 75% of security execs believe they are INVINCIBLE
Services slowly resume after malware strikes UK hospitals
William Hill website under siege from DDoS attacks
Flashback Tuesday: The Morris Worm

On November 2nd 1988, the Morris Worm was released, bringing the internet to an effective standstill. It was a seminal moment in internet history. The post Flashback Tuesday: The Morris Worm appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Linux/Moose: Still breathing

For the past year, ESET and the security firm GoSecure combined their skills in order to research Linux/Moose further. Here’s some of what was uncovered. The post Linux/Moose: Still breathing appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Fixing the communications breakdown between IT security and the board and c-suite
How To Protect Linux Servers And Android Phones Against Dirty COW Security Bug
New leak may show if you were hacked by the NSA
Sundown Exploit Kit ‘Larger Threat Than People Realize’

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.7.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.7.1-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

England expects… you to patch your apps and not just Windows
Want to spy on the boss? Try this phone-mast-in-an-HP printer
Multiple RCE flaws found in Memcached web speed tool
Teen UK hacker pleads guilty after earning $385k from DDoS tool
Hackers hustle to hassle un-patched Joomla! sites
Google punts WoSign, StartCom from good guy certificate club

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Microsoft Says Russian APT Group Behind Zero-Day Attacks
20% off Ring Wi-Fi Enabled Video Doorbell – Deal Alert
Sweden axes 700MHz spectrum sale over ‘national security’ fears
Microsoft flips Google the bird after Windows kernel bug blurt

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for mysql55-mysql is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

Google to Distrust WoSign, StartCom Certs in 2017
Is it real? The Trump-Russia server connection
New IoT Botnet Malware Borrows From Mirai
Ransomware Disguised as Windows Update Causing Havoc among Users
Apple fans using Chrome on alert for Mac malware
Phony Android Flash Player Installs Banking Malware
Shadow Brokers Dump List of Servers Hacked by the NSA’s Equation Group
UK will retaliate against state-sponsored cyber attacks, Chancellor warns
Google to untrust WoSign and StartCom certificates
Cyberattacks ‘no longer the stuff of spy thrillers’

Cyberattacks are “no longer the stuff of spy thrillers” – they are now a very serious threat to individuals, organizations and economies. The post Cyberattacks ‘no longer the stuff of spy thrillers’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

A history of mobile malware from Cabir to SMS Thief

As we continue to do more things with our smartphones, the threat posed by mobile malware increases. Here’s a short history of its development. The post A history of mobile malware from Cabir to SMS Thief appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Microsoft: Google has put our customers at potential risk
US DMCA rules updated to give security experts legal backing to research