June 28, 2016
Botnet Powered by 25,000 CCTV Devices Uncovered
June 28, 2016
SWIFT hackers nick $10m from Ukraine bank
June 28, 2016
Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3607-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 28, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : linux CVE ID : CVE-2015-7515 CVE-2016-0821 CVE-2016-1237 CVE-2016-1583 CVE-2016-2117 CVE-2016-2143 CVE-2016-2184 CVE-2016-2185 CVE-2016-2186 CVE-2016-2187 CVE-2016-3070 CVE-2016-3134 CVE-2016-3136 CVE-2016-3137 CVE-2016-3138 CVE-2016-3140 CVE-2016-3156 CVE-2016-3157 CVE-2016-3672 CVE-2016-3951 CVE-2016-3955 CVE-2016-3961 CVE-2016-4470 CVE-2016-4482 CVE-2016-4485 CVE-2016-4486 CVE-2016-4565 CVE-2016-4569 CVE-2016-4578 CVE-2016-4580 […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3021-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3021-1 June 27, 2016 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3021-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3021-2 June 27, 2016 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software […]
June 28, 2016
Gentoo: 201606-19 kwalletd: Information disclosure Posted by Anthony Pell Kwalletd password stores are vulnerable to codebook attacks. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Gentoo […]
June 28, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IcedTea allowing remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability through various vectors. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3018-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3018-1 June 27, 2016 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3020-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3020-1 June 27, 2016 linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3019-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3019-1 June 27, 2016 linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3018-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3018-2 June 27, 2016 linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3016-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3016-4 June 27, 2016 linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3017-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3017-1 June 27, 2016 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 15.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: – […]
June 28, 2016
Ubuntu: 3017-3: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3017-3 June 27, 2016 linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. […]
June 28, 2016
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
June 28, 2016
Cerber ransomware targets enterprises via Office 365
June 28, 2016
Google Play Hit with Rash of Auto-Rooting Malware
June 28, 2016
Pandora tells some users to reset their passwords
June 28, 2016
Malware on Google Play steals Viber photos and videos
June 28, 2016
655,000 Healthcare Records Being Sold on Dark Web
June 28, 2016
Study: Encryption use increase largest in 11 years
June 28, 2016
FBI expansion of surveillance powers meets obstacle
June 28, 2016
Not so fast: Some security defaults shouldn’t change
June 28, 2016
3 ways to screw up data security in the cloud
June 28, 2016
<div>Not so fast: Some security defaults shouldn't change</div>
There’s an old security mantra that says “always change the defaults!” Although this seems like a good general rule, in fact it’s true only for certain kinds of settings. Changing the defaults in other cases will just end up biting you in the end with little increased security to show for it. A few months […]
June 28, 2016
Nuclear goes boom
June 28, 2016
US hospitals hacked with ancient exploits
June 28, 2016
Google’s Widevine DRM doesn’t quite manage
June 28, 2016
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2015-7515, CVE-2016-2184, CVE-2016-2185, CVE-2016-2186, CVE-2016-2187, CVE-2016-3136, CVE-2016-3137, CVE-2016-3138, CVE-2016-3140 Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that various USB drivers do not sufficiently validate USB descriptors. This allowed a physically present user with a […]
June 28, 2016
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
June 28, 2016
With the sheer amount of available pornographic images of child abuse – often called child porn – available online, it may seem that there is little you can do to protect your children, or yourself, from this type of content. This isn’t true. Here are eight key tools and tactics to eliminate – or significantly reduce […]
June 27, 2016
It was only a matter of time before phone hacking rose to the top of the media-driven hysteria list Thanks to the rapid growth of mobile device adoption and the subsequent rapid growth in mobile threats, phone hacking prevention is a hot topic. A headache reserved for celebrities in the past, smartphone-infiltration concerns have crossed the VIP vs. […]
June 27, 2016
Discovered: June 25, 2016 Updated: June 27, 2016 8:35:56 AM Type: Trojan Infection Length: Varies Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP Trojan.Ranscrypt.BA!gm is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the Trojan.Ransomcrypt.BA family. Antivirus Protection Dates Initial Rapid Release version June […]
June 27, 2016
Discovered: June 25, 2016 Updated: June 27, 2016 11:46:39 AM Type: Trojan Infection Length: Varies Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP Trojan.Ransomcrypt.BA is a Trojan horse that encrypts files on the compromised computer and asks the user to pay in order to decrypt […]
June 27, 2016
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai hit by hackers
June 27, 2016
Crooks abusing Facebook to offer credit card samples
June 27, 2016
Intel mulls sale of Intel Security – reports
June 27, 2016
Swagger stumbles: Flaw enables remote code execution
June 27, 2016
Inside the World of the Dark DDoS
June 27, 2016
Scam victim sues TalkTalk
June 27, 2016
IRS kills off PINs citing increasing suspicious activity
June 26, 2016
South Yorkshire (UK) Police Websites Hacked
June 26, 2016
It was discovered that pdfbox, a PDF library for Java, was susceptible to XML External Entity attacks. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.8.7+dfsg-1+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.8.12-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version […]
June 25, 2016
YouTube’s Popular Channels WatchMojo and Redmercy Hacked
June 25, 2016
A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies
June 25, 2016
Malware Museum’s top 10 blasts from the past
June 25, 2016
NASCAR team red-flagged by ransomware attack
June 24, 2016
There’s a lot that happens in the security world, with many stories getting lost in the mix. In an effort to keep our readers informed and updated, we present the Webroot Threat Recap, highlighting 5 major security news stories of the week. First ‘Hack the Pentagon’ Event a Major Success Several months ago, the Department of Defense […]
June 24, 2016
Medical Study Blasts Hospitals’ Security Practices
June 24, 2016
An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1301-01 Product: […]
June 24, 2016
An update for ocaml 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 [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: ocaml security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1296-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory […]
June 24, 2016
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1277-01 Product: Red […]
June 24, 2016
Cyberattacks should be included in international humanitarian law
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June 24, 2016
Threatpost News Wrap, June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016
Let’s Encrypt and Comodo in trademark tussle
June 24, 2016
Updating code can mean fewer security headaches
June 24, 2016
Godless mobile malware can root 90% of Android devices
June 24, 2016
It’s time to lock the door on backdoors
June 24, 2016
Sorry, but there’s no universal cloud security solution
June 24, 2016