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Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Lync for Mac is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Word PDF is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft SharePoint Server is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office SharePoint is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to an information disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft OData is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows kernel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Jet Database Engine is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Jet Database Engine is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft ChakraCore Scripting Engine is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

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

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

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

Register-Orbi-damned: Netgear account order irks infosec bods
Tor(ched): Zerodium drops exploit for version 7 of anonymous browser

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. 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: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor, a library to extract arbitrary meta-data from files, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is opened.

Law firm launches £500 million group action over British Airways hack
Arms race: SiFive, Hex Five build code safe houses for RISC-V chips
ProtonVPN, NordVPN Flaws Open Door to Privilege Escalation
Trend Micro tools tossed from Apple’s Mac App Store after spewing fans’ browser histories
Tor Brings Onion Browser to Android Devices
Apple Finally Boots Sneaky Adware Doctor App from Mac App Store
Apple yanks top grossing app from Mac App Store for grabbing private user data

The several thousand glowing reviews that Adware Doctor had garnered prior to its removal were “likely fake”, researchers say The post Apple yanks top grossing app from Mac App Store for grabbing private user data appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Mirai, Gafgyt Botnets Return to Target Infamous Apache Struts, SonicWall Flaws
Apps that steal users’ browser histories kicked out of the Mac App store
Apple’s new tool will make it easier for law enforcement to request data
Supermicro servers fixed after insecure firmware updating discovered
North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Sextortion scum armed with leaked credentials are persistent pests
100 days of GDPR

What impact has the new data protection directive had on businesses so far? The post 100 days of GDPR appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Google Chrome will now generate unique passwords for you

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSH, a free implementation of the SSH protocol suite:

‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
Cyber as a Business Enabler: Operationalizing Cyber Risk Analytics. Download free ebook sneak peek today

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

Teen arrested for DDoS attack on ProtonMail & making fake bomb threats
WannaCry ransomware fame North Korean hacker tracked down by the US

LinuxSecurity.com: Several heap-based buffer over-reads were found in discount, an implementation of the Markdown markup language in C, that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via specially crafted files.

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

Schneider Electric Shipped USB Drives Loaded with Malware

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that there was a an integer overflow vulnerability in curl, a command line tool for transferring data over HTTP, etc. For more information, please see:

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

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
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Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
Former NASA contractor arrested on charges of sextorting seven women
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 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: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (CVE-2018-16056). Radiotap dissector crash (CVE-2018-16057).

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: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Top MacOS App Exfiltrates Browser Histories Behind Users’ Backs
Firefox finally casts Windows XP users adrift
Dark web sites could be exposed by routine slip-up
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.