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Firefox kills the Battery Status ‘super cookie’
New FCC ISP privacy rules create more questions than answers
Barracuda email security scanning services in worldwide TITSUP
Belkin’s WeMo Gear Can Hack Android Phones
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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.

86-year-old grandmother billed $5K, accused of pirating zombie game
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
No, checking in via Facebook won’t help Standing Rock protestors
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
The Clinton emails – from humble iMac to data center
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
Critical vulnerabilities pose a serious threat to Joomla sites
US DMCA rules updated to give security experts legal backing to research
Security All Saints: security is for life, not just for Halloween
Freeze …SCADA! Flaw lets hackers peel away Human Machine Interface
How Clinton could have avoided the Wikileaks fiasco

People who are upset that Hillary Clinton’s personal email server may have been hacked are missing the big picture. Nearly everything that is worth hacking and connected to the internet is already hacked — and that which is not can be hacked at will. I don’t want to get into the morass of whether Clinton’s […]

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause Denial of Service.

LinuxSecurity.com: update to upstream release 0.2.8.9

Docker user? Haven’t patched Dirty COW yet? Bad news …

LinuxSecurity.com: New x11 packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]

LinuxSecurity.com: New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]

LinuxSecurity.com: New php packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]

Nymaim malware got a major ‘upgrade’, says Verint
Post-Mirai, HackForums kills off white hat DDoS rental service

Happy Halloween! To commemorate this annual night of fright, our team wanted to accentuate the unpredictability of cyber threats. What they came up with was not only funny and entertaining, but also serves as a reminder to stay vigilant when online. This Halloween and beyond, remember these sage words of advice. Files that used to be benign can […]

Google drops a zero-day on Microsoft: Web giant goes public with bug exploited by hackers
Hacker busted after laundering money using his own email and IP address
Google Reveals Windows Kernel Zero Day Under Attack

LinuxSecurity.com: update to upstream release 0.2.8.9

Nymaim Dropper Updates Delivery, Obfuscation Methods
America has one month to stop the FBI getting its global license to hack
Melbourne Cup is ‘top op for hacked camera DDoS extortionists’

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for mariadb55-mariadb is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

LinuxSecurity.com: KDE PIM Applications 16.08.2, https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.08.2.php

ShadowBrokers Dumps Lists of Equation Group Hacked Servers
WhatsApp Blasted by EU Data Protection Group Over Facebook Sharing
Hacker arrested for Jamming 911 Emergency Call System with DDoS Attack
Scary security: Halloween costume ideas from the EFF and us
Why did WhatsApp change its mind over privacy? The EU wants answers
Appointments on hold as (computer) virus wreaks havoc with NHS trust systems
Could a ‘good worm’ save the Internet of Things from the Mirai botnet?
Halloween Special: three zombie security myths that just won’t die
Electronic Arts (EA) Blocks Origin-Based Games in Myanmar
10 gadgets every white hat hacker needs in their toolkit

Here’s a list of the 10 tools every white hat hacker needs in their toolkit, says ESET’s Lucas Paus. The post 10 gadgets every white hat hacker needs in their toolkit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

This is the email that hacked Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief
Joomla websites attacked en masse using recently patched exploits
Trick or threat? How zombie IoT devices surprised the internet

It seems the current DDoS tactics from cybercriminals is to gain control over millions of IoT devices and direct their power towards any target they choose. The post Trick or threat? How zombie IoT devices surprised the internet appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Shadow Brokers leak systems hacked by NSA – mostly mail and uni servers in India, China
Why blockchain’s growing pains will be worth it
History and Evolution of the Locky Ransomware

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Long Life. 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 5.6 Long Life. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

Buggy components still dog Java apps
17 essential tools to protect your online identity, privacy
Boffin’s anti-worm bot could silence epic Mirai DDoS attack army
Obey Google, web-masters, or it will say you can’t be trusted

LinuxSecurity.com: the new package fixes the CVE-2016-7966. for more info please take a look athttps://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-1.txt

Boffins predict web scams with domain registration data
130 serious Firefox holes plugged this year