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CVE-2019-15071
CVE-2019-15071 affects Openfind MAIL2000 Webmail, specifically the /cgi-bin/go page in versions 6.0 and earlier and 7.0 and earlier. The root cause is a lack of proper validation of client-side data by the web application, enabling a pre-auth XSS via the ACTION parameter that can run arbitrary co...
400 Vet Locations Nipped by Ryuk Ransomware
National Veterinary Associates NVA has been hit with the Ryuk ransomware, in an attack that affects 400 clinics across the country. The California company said that it could take a week for its facilities to be fully back up and running normally. Patient records, payment systems and practice...
Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns
Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana. The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordinated ransomware attack yesterday, which forced...
Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns
Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana. The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordinated ransomware attack yesterday, which forced...
Why Were the Russians So Set Against This Hacker Being Extradited?
The Russian government has for the past four years been fighting to keep 29-year-old alleged cybercriminal Alexei Burkov from being extradited by Israel to the United States. When Israeli authorities turned down requests to send him back to Russia -- supposedly to face separate hacking charges...
How Iran's Government Shut Off the Internet
After years of centralizing internet control, Iran pulled the plug on connectivity for nearly all of its citizens...
instituteforgovernment.org.uk Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1011000 Security Researcher raviakp1004 Helped patch 796 vulnerabilities Received 4 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 6 recommendations , a holder of 4 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting...
Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, likely with the purpose of unmasking the identity of dissidents. According to an indictment filed on November 5 and unsealed just yesterday, one of the...
Trump, Putin and Politics Name-Dropped to Peddle Malware
With the U.S. presidential elections looming, bad actors are tapping into the political craze with several malware distribution campaigns, using high-profile political names to tap into victims’ emotions and convince them to click on malicious links. Researchers have uncovered hundreds of...
Report: The Government and Tech Need to Cooperate on AI
It also warns that AI-enhanced national security apparatus like autonomous weapons and surveillance systems will raise ethical questions...
North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Department of Defense DoD have identified a Trojan malware variant—referred to as HOPLIGHT—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the...
Hackers Target Indian Nuclear Power Plant – Everything We Know So Far
A story has been making the rounds on the Internet since yesterday about a cyber attack on an Indian nuclear power plant. Due to some experts commentary on social media even after lack of information about the event and overreactions by many, the incident received factually incorrect coverage...
Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors
In an extraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors: In the face of congressional inaction, and in light of the magnitude of the threat, it is time for governmental authorities -- including law enforcement -...
SQL injection vulnerability in in***.php page of S-CMS government website builder system
S-CMS government station building system is Zibo Shining Network Technology Co., Ltd. developed a special government station building solutions to provide products. S-CMS government website building system in.php page SQL injection vulnerability, attackers can use the vulnerability to obtain...
U.S. Government, Military Personnel Data Leaked By Autoclerk
A leaky database owned by reservations management system Autoclerk has exposed the personal data and travel information for thousands of users – including U.S. government and military personnel. Autoclerk, which was acquired by the Best Western Hotel and Resorts Group in August, provides...
Microsoft and partners design new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks
Recent developments in security research and real-world attacks demonstrate that as more protections are proactively built into the OS and in connected services, attackers are looking for other avenues of exploitation with firmware emerging as a top target. In the last three years alone, NIST’s...
durkan.seattle.gov Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-994528 Security Researcher MrRain1996 Helped patch 952 vulnerabilities Received 4 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 9 recommendations , a holder of 4 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting durkan.seattle.gov website...
Apple Shares Some Browsing History with Chinese Company
Apple is sending some browsing history of iOS 13 Safari users to Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese multinational conglomerate. The data shared is tied to the Safari Safe Browsing technology. Revelations of the relationship have drawn criticism from security and privacy experts. Apple’s Safari...
Software, Supply-Chain Dangers Top List of 5G Cyber Risks
The proliferation of software within 5G networks is one of the top security challenges facing the next generation of mobile networks, according to a report out this week from the European Union. 5G networks are fundamentally different than prior wireless networks in that they are largely...
Speakers Censored at AISA Conference in Melbourne
Two speakers were censored at the Australian Information Security Association's annual conference this week in Melbourne. Thomas Drake, former NSA employee and whistleblower, was scheduled to give a talk on the golden age of surveillance, both government and corporate. Suelette Dreyfus, lecturer ...