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Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Tenable’s response to folks upset at AWOL features: A 150-emails-a-minute spam storm
It’s time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities
What is the cyber kill chain?
Kaspersky dragged into US govt’s trashcan as weaponized blockchain agile devops mulled
Microsoft December Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 34 Bugs
Argy-bargy Argies barge into Starbucks Wi-Fi with alt-coin discharges

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Sophisticated ‘MoneyTaker’ group stole millions from Russian & US banks
New Spider Ransomware Comes With 96-Hour Deadline

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: Upstream details at : https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402

iOS jailbreak exploit published by Google
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hit by massive DDoS attacks​
Ransom email scam from ‘hitman’ demands: pay up or die
Man apologizes after photo of ‘racist’ woman goes viral
Brrr! It’s a snow day and someone has pwned the chuffin’ school heating
Cryptocurrency in kilowatt hours: Counting the costs of anonymous transactions

The energy costs are not the only charges in a transaction: the bitcoin network itself levies a charge which, according to a blog from Valve, the gaming provider behind the Steam network, has skyrocketed from $0.20 in 2016 to $20 per transaction today The post Cryptocurrency in kilowatt hours: Counting the costs of anonymous transactions […]

Coinbase: don’t expect to trade your cryptocurrency at busy times
This Fidget spinner app is sending other apps data to Chinese server

It has been a turbulent year of devastating ransomware attacks (e.g. NotPetya) and gut-wrenching breaches (e.g. Equifax). Undoubtedly, the question on everyone’s mind is, “what’s in store for us in the New Year?” Webroot’s top 10 cybersecurity predictions for 2018 covers everything from ransomware and breaches to mobile, cryptocurrency, and government.We’ve grouped our predictions to […]

Spies are watching… on LinkedIn
Watch: How to Pick a Lock
Dyn Inc. DDoS anniversary, and the truth about the Reaper botnet

LinuxSecurity.com: New release (1:12.2.2-1), security fix for CVE-2017-16818

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix omapi SD leak (#1523547)

LinuxSecurity.com: * CVE-2017-1000256: libvirt: TLS certificate verification disabled for clients (bz #1503687) * Fix qemu image locking with shared disks (bz #1513447)

LinuxSecurity.com: Fix to directory traversal attacks (CVE-2017-17042).

LinuxSecurity.com: This is an update fixing denial of service (CVE-2017-16944). —- This is an update fixing use-after-free (CVE-2017-16943).

LinuxSecurity.com: Upstream annoucement: [WordPress 4.9.1 Security and Maintenance Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and- maintenance-release/)

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to latest version. Contains security fixes for CVE-2017-15090, CVE-2017-15092, CVE-2017-15093 and CVE-2017-15094

LinuxSecurity.com: * Ver. 19.3.6.4

LinuxSecurity.com: The simplesamlphp package in wheezy is vulnerable to multiple attacks on authentication-related code, leading to unauthorized access and information disclosure.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser. CVE-2017-15407

Why bother cracking PCs? Spot o’ malware on PLCs… Done. Industrial control network pwned
Enterprise security spend to continue to trend higher

A breakdown of the ‘spending pie’ shows that the ‘security services’ segment is projected to make up nearly 60% of the total IT security budgets, followed by the ‘infrastructure protection’ segment on a little over 18%. The post Enterprise security spend to continue to trend higher appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for org.ovirt.engine-root is now available for Red Hat Virtualization Manager version 4.1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Google’s Project Zero reveals Apple jailbreak exploit
Archive of 1.4 BEEELLION credentials in clear text found in dark web archive
HP leaves accidental keylogger in laptop keyboard driver

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

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

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

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

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

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

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to a security vulnerability that may allow attackers to conduct spoofing attacks; fixes are available.

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

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.

Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks
In-Store WiFi Provider Used Starbucks Website to Generate Monero Coins
Mailsploit: using emails to attack mail software

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As 2017 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the 10 most significant (or simply the most devastating) cybersecurity stories of the year. Read through the list below to see which attacks, data breaches, and other events left a lasting impact on both the security industry and the global online community overall. Which story […]

Leftover Debugger Doubles as a Keylogger on Hundreds of HP Laptop Models
New Ruski hacker clan exposed: They’re called MoneyTaker, and they’re gonna take your money
Lifestyle pin-up site Pinterest: Hack attempts blamed on ‘credential stuffing’
Vietnamese man hacked Australian airport computers; stole security data
Banking malware on Google Play targets Polish banks

Besides delivering the promised functionalities, the malicious apps can display fake notifications and login forms seemingly coming from legitimate banking applications, harvest credentials entered into the fake forms, as well as intercept text messages to bypass SMS-based 2-factor authentication. The post Banking malware on Google Play targets Polish banks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Lil Bub, a special-needs celebrity cat, gets hacked
Is Bulgaria sitting on $3.5 BILLION worth of Bitcoin seized from criminals?
Blighty flogs Qatar a bunch of missiles and Typhoon fighter jets
Hackers’ delight: Mobile bank app security flaw could have smacked millions
Warrantless surveillance can continue until April, say Feds
Happy holidays, scam spotters!

Businesses are often sent fake invoices and waybills which install ransomware. Teach staff to avoid these. If questionable, ask your IT dept to look at it. E-cards have been a target in the past and may be used again in holiday-themed attacked. The post Happy holidays, scam spotters! appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Language bugs infest downstream software, fuzzer finds
Leftover Synaptics debugger puts a keylogger on HP laptops
Dynamics 365 sandbox leaked TLS certificates

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.

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

LinuxSecurity.com: It discovered that the Private Browsing mode in the Mozilla Firefox web browser allowed to fingerprint a user across multiple sessions via IndexedDB.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed

Someone hacked this traffic sign with anti-Trump messages
A Trove of 1.4 Billion Clear Text Credentials File Found on Dark Web

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to latest upstream version.

LinuxSecurity.com: – fix NTLM buffer overflow via integer overflow (CVE-2017-8816) – fix FTP wildcard out of bounds read (CVE-2017-8817)

Update payment method: Netflix phishing scam steals login credentials

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