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Microsoft Edge goes homomorphic: Nobody will see your credentials… but you’ll need to sign in to use it
US administration adds “subliminal” ad to White House website

An update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities is now available.

Threat Actors Can Exploit Windows RDP Servers to Amplify DDoS Attacks
Implementing the ACSC “Essential Eight” baseline for security automation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

A vulnerability in KDE Connect could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Hackers release over 4,000 files stolen from Scottish environment agency in ransomware attack
It’s 2021 and you can hijack a Cisco SD-WAN deployment with malicious IP traffic and a buffer overflow. Patch now
Einstein Healthcare Network Announces August Breach
SQL Server Malware Tied to Iranian Software Firm, Researchers Allege
Laptops given to British schoolkids came preloaded with malware and talked to Russia when booted
Microsoft SolarWinds analysis: Attackers hid inside Windows systems by wearing the skins of legit processes
Is Joe Biden’s Peloton a cybersecurity risk? Don’t sweat about it
Google Forms Set Baseline For Widespread BEC Attacks
Google Searches Expose Stolen Corporate Credentials

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Google Chrome wants to fix your unsafe passwords
Post-ransomware attack, Hackney Council wants to change its cybersecurity culture
Using OPA with GitOps to speed cloud-native development
Smashing Security podcast #211: Fleeking, COVID-19 hacking, and Bitcoin balls-ups

Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Intelligence relies on the collective power of millions of devices working together. But what sometimes gets lost is the actual humans behind bringing this technology to market. In this Employee Spotlight, we talk to Account Development Executive, Jordan Gray, who works with C-level executives to integrate threat intelligence solutions within their environments. […]

Critical Cisco SD-WAN Bugs Allow RCE Attacks
DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning

Security flaws in a widely used DNS software package could allow attackers to send users to malicious websites or to remotely hijack their devices The post DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Backport fixes for CVE-2020-35653, CVE-2020-35654, CVE-2020-35655.

Backport fixes for CVE-2020-35653, CVE-2020-35654, CVE-2020-35655.

Update to security fix 1.6 version. Fixes CVE-2019-17455

rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of semicolon characters in RFC822 address fields (aka terminators of empty groups).

NVIDIA Gamers Face DoS, Data Loss from Shield TV Bugs

Rebase to 1.9.5p1 – updated sudo url Resolves: rhbz#1902758 – enabled python plugin as a subpackage Resolves: rhbz#1909299 – fixed double free in sss_to_sudoers Resolves: rhbz#1885874 – fixed CVE-2021-23239 sudo: possible directory existence test due to race condition in sudoedit Resolves: rhbz#1915055 – fixed CVE-2021-23240 sudo: symbolic link attack in SELinux-

How most large cloud breaches happen revealed in Orca Security report
Has the coronavirus pandemic affected Apple’s hardware design?
Malwarebytes Hit by SolarWinds Attackers
Wherever your apps, users and data are heading, is your backup keeping up?
Investment Scammers Prey on Dating App Users, Interpol Warns
Google Research Pinpoints Security Soft Spot in Multiple Chat Platforms
Malwarebytes says its Office 365, Azure tenancies have been breached, insists its tools are still safe to use
Slack has entered the Matrix: Element builds a bridge to realm of encrypted, decentralised comms

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 3.11.374 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs. This release also includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11.

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

Open banking is the future, so let’s secure the APIs
Dnsmasq, used in only a million or more internet-facing devices globally, patches not-so-secret seven spoofing, hijacking flaws

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.5.27 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. This release also includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5.

DNSpooq Flaws Allow DNS Hijacking of Millions of Devices
FireEye publishes details of SolarWinds hacking techniques, gives out free tool to detect signs of intrusion

Rebase to 1.9.5p1 – updated sudo url Resolves: rhbz#1902758 – enabled python plugin as a subpackage Resolves: rhbz#1909299 – fixed double free in sss_to_sudoers Resolves: rhbz#1885874 – fixed CVE-2021-23239 sudo: possible directory existence test due to race condition in sudoedit Resolves: rhbz#1915055 – fixed CVE-2021-23240 sudo: symbolic link attack in SELinux-

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Rob Joyce to Take Over as NSA Cybersecurity Director
FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials

Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks The post FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash

Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users’ concerns The post WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

SolarWinds Malware Arsenal Widens with Raindrop
Linux Devices Under Attack by New FreakOut Malware
Attackers Steal E-Mails, Info from OpenWrt Forum
Labour Party urges UK data watchdog to update its Code of Employment Practices to tackle workplace snooping

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain malformed inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2020-25709, CVE-2020-25710). References:

Multiple vulnerabilities related to unsafe tempfile usage (bsc#1146690, bsc#1146691, bsc#1146692, bsc#1146766, bsc#1146776, bsc#1146784, bsc#1146785, bsc#1146787). Issues where the ocfmon user was created with a default password (bsc#1021689,

An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for dnsmasq 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 gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

An update for compliance-content-container, ose-compliance-openscap-container, ose-compliance-operator-container, and ose-compliance-operator-metadata-container is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.

AnyVan confirms digital break-in, says customer names, emails and hashed passwords exposed
Scottish environmental agency still struggling after Christmas Eve ransomware attack
Swanky Wentworth golf club hacked, details of 4000 members stolen in ransomware attack
Scottish Environment Protection Agency refuses to pay ransomware crooks over 1.2GB of stolen data
Bye bye, said Trump admin to Huawei: You give a cheque-ie to our techies, but there’s no licence to ply
Cryptocurrency scammers hijack verified accounts once again, jumping on Elon Musk’s Twitter threads
Medical Device Security: Diagnosis Critical

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.6.12 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update for the postgresql:9.6 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 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,

An update for the postgresql:10 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 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,

An update for libpq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 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,

An update for thunderbird is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.6.12 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs. This release includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.

Hallowed Bugtraq infosec list killed then resurrected over the weekend: We heard your feedback, says Accenture

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities. See upstream releasenotes. References:

An issue in caribou, that was exposed by a CVE fix in X.org server, permits a screensaver-lock bypass. It is possible to crash the screensaver and unlock the desktop via the virtual keyboard. References:

The sudoedit personality of Sudo before 1.9.5 may allow a local unprivileged user to perform arbitrary directory-existence tests by winning a sudo_edit.c race condition in replacing a user-controlled directory by a symlink to an arbitrary path. (CVE-2021-23239).

Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in the array allocations in the p11-kit library and the p11-kit list command, where overflow checks are missing before calling realloc or calloc (CVE-2020-29361). A heap-based buffer over-read has been discovered in the RPC protocol used by

In Synergy before version 1.12.0, a Synergy server can be crashed by receiving a kMsgHelloBack packet with a client name length set to 0xffffffff (4294967295) if the servers memory is less than 4 GB. It was verified that this issue does not cause a crash through the exception handler if the available memory of the […]

A flaw was found in Resteasy, where an improper input validation results in returning an illegal header that integrates into the server’s response. This flaw may result in an injection, which leads to unexpected behavior when the HTTP response is constructed (CVE-2020-1695).

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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

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Tractors, Pod Ice Cream and Lipstick Awarded CES 2021 Worst in Show
Microsoft Implements Windows Zerologon Flaw ‘Enforcement Mode’

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Signal boost: Secure chat app is wobbly at the moment. Not surprising after gaining 30m+ users in a week, though
Apple Kills MacOS Feature Allowing Apps to Bypass Firewalls
CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

Your ‘networked computer on wheels’ has a privacy problem – and you may not be in the driver’s seat when it comes to your data The post CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Google Boots 164 Apps from Play Marketplace for Shady Ad Practices