More on My LinkedIn Account

I have successfully gotten the fake LinkedIn account in my name deleted. To prevent someone from doing this again, I signed up for LinkedIn. This is my first -- and only -- post on that account: My Only LinkedIn Post Yes, Really Welcome to my LinkedIn page. It looks empty because I'm never here. ...

Foxit PDF reader there 2 at high-risk vulnerabilities, the vendor has refused to fix? - Vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Use Foxit Foxit PDF reader's user to pay special attention to the security researchers which discovered two serious 0day vulnerability, such as not the reader is configured in the secure read mode open file, it would let the attacker on the target computer to execute arbitrary code. Foxit company...

USN-3393-1 clamav vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain e-mail messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2017-6418 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote...

Locky Ransomware Variant Slips Past Some Defenses

A variant of the notorious Locky ransomware is part of a large scale email-based campaign managing to slip past the defenses of some unsuspecting companies. Beginning on Aug. 9, and lasting three days, ransomware called IKARUSdilapidated landed in tens of thousands of inboxes with email that...

8 More Chrome Extensions Hijacked to Target 4.8 Million Users

Google's Chrome web browser Extensions are under attack with a series of developers being hacked within last one month. Almost two weeks ago, we reported how unknown attackers managed to compromise the Chrome Web Store account of a developer team and hijacked Copyfish extension, and then modified...

Automate Linux Swap Analysis: swap_digger

swapdigger is a bash script used to automate Linux swap analysis for post-exploitation or forensics purpose. It automates swap extraction and searches for Linux user credentials, Web form credentials, Web form emails, HTTP basic authentication, WiFi SSID and keys, etc. Download Use the following...

Part 2: Reading SPAM For Research

A couple weeks ago, I posted a blog that is a follow up of an article I published in Information Security Magazine. In that post I wrote about collecting phishing samples and identifying domain squatters that might be looking to harvest information from their target. This is the final blog entry...

CVE-2017-1357

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 and 7.6 could allow an authenticated user to manipulate work orders to forge emails which could be used to conduct further advanced attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 126684...

CVE-2017-1357

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 and 7.6 could allow an authenticated user to manipulate work orders to forge emails which could be used to conduct further advanced attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 126684...

Links in phishing-like emails lead to tech support scam

Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines. You can also read our latest blog, New tech support scam launches communication or phone call app. Tech support scams continue to...

IRS Warns Tax Professionals of New Scam to Steal Passwords

The Internal Revenue Service IRS, acting in concert with state tax agencies and the tax industry, has issued an IRS Security Summit Alert for tax professionals to beware of a new phishing email scam. Scam operators often use fraudulent e-mails to entice their targets to reveal login credentials...

[SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: php-PHPMailer-5.2.24-1.fc26

Full Featured Email Transfer Class for PHP. PHPMailer features: Supports emails digitally signed with S/MIME encryption! Supports emails with multiple TOs, CCs, BCCs and REPLY-TOs Works on any platform. Supports Text & HTML emails. Embedded image support. Multipart/alternative emails for mail...

Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities

Two consumer-grade IP-enabled security cameras manufactured by Loftek and VStartcam are riddled with nearly two dozen vulnerabilities that expose them to remote attacks. According to researchers, more than 1.3 million of the cameras are in use today, with 200,000 models located in the United...

HPSBPI03563 rev 1 - SMTP Credentials Vulnerability for HP Designjet and HP Latex printers

Potential Security Impact Potential exposure of SMTP credentials when configuring HP Designjet and HP Latex printers. Reported by: Nicodemo Gawronski VULNERABILITY SUMMARY HP has identified a potential security vulnerability with some HP Designjet and HP Latex printers that may expose the...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID30006: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 28, 2017

Medium Alert ID: 54617 First Published: 2017 July 28 13:58 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID30006 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

Trickbot Trojan Malware Morphs, Now Targets U.S. Banks

The Trickbot banking Trojan is now targeting U.S. banks in new spam campaigns fueled by the prolific Necurs botnet. The malware has grown more potent with the introduction of a customized redirection method as part of its attacks. IBM X-Force and Flashpoint both recently spotted new Trickbot...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Outlook email client, which allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Outlook email client arises from an operation that goes beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted email messages from a remote location...

WordPress Log Emails plugin <= 1.0.6 - Authenticated Information Disclosure Vulnerability

WordPress Log Emails plugin Authenticated Information Disclosure Vulnerability exists in 1.0.6 version. The vulnerability allows viewing logged emails via AJAX without checking that the user could be allowed to view them. Solution Update the plugin...

Google to stop scanning user emails for Gmail ads

By Jahanzaib Hassan Diane Greene, the founder of VMware Inc. and the board member at Google revealed that Google will now stop analyzing user’s personal emails for targeted advertising purposes. Gmail As you may know, Gmail users encounter a number of ads based on their emails content. That is, t...

Email Before Download < 4.0 - SMTP Header Injection

Email Before Download https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-before-download/ before version 4.0 was vulnerable to an SMTP header injection which allows abuse of vulnerable website to send spam or phishing emails. In email-before-download.php, the "emailFrom" variable comes directly from the...