Schneider Electric MiCOM S1 Studio Improper Authorization Vulnerability

Overview This advisory provides mitigation details for a vulnerability affecting the Schneider Electric MiCOM S1 Studio Software. Independent researcher Michael Toecker of Digital Bond has identified an improper authorization vulnerability in the MiCOM S1 Studio Software using the Microsoft Attac...

ABB AC500 PLC Webserver CoDeSys Vulnerability

Overview ICS-CERT has been notified of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ABB AC500 PLC Webserver application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service DoS, affecting the availability of the service. This vulnerability is related to ICS-CERT Advisory,...

Researcher demonstrate hardware based backdoor called Rakshasa

Security researcher Jonathan Brossard created a proof-of-concept hardware backdoor called Rakshasa that replaces a computer's BIOS Basic Input Output System and can compromise the operating system at boot time without leaving traces on the hard drive. In short, firmware is software that is stored...

WAGO IO 758 Default Linux Credentials

Overview This advisory updates the ICS-CERT Alert titled “ICS-ALERT-12-097-01 - WAGO IPC Vulnerabilities” that was posted on the ICS-CERT Web site on April 06, 2012. This alert detailed a vulnerability report of “hard-coded” credentials and improper access controls in the WAGO I/O System 758...

Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 PN CPU DoS

Overview Siemens has reported to ICS-CERT that denial-of-service DoS vulnerabilities exist in the SIMATIC S7-400 V6 and SIMATIC S7-400 V5 PN CPU products. Siemens has produced a firmware update that mitigates the vulnerability affecting the S7-400 V6. Siemens will not fix the vulnerability that...

After Damaging Reports, Electronics Manufacturing Giant Foxconn Is Hacked

Members of an online hacking group that calls itself SwaggSec say they hacked systems belonging to Chinese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and made off with login credentials belonging to some of the company’s biggest clients. Foxconn has declined to comment. The incident comes in the wak...

Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series and Cisco TelePresence EX Series Device Default Root Account Manufacturing Error

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series and Cisco TelePresence EX Series Device Default Root Account Manufacturing Error Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20111109-telepresence-c-ex-series Revision 1.0 For Public Release 2011 November 9 16:00 UTC GMT...

Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series and Cisco TelePresence EX Series Device Default Root Account Manufacturing Error

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New 'Nice Pack' Exploit Kit Found, Thousands of Owned Sites Redirecting Users to Attack Site

A new exploit pack has appeared on the scene in the last week or so and it already is causing trouble for users, with thousands of compromised Web sites redirecting users to a page that is hosting the pack and exploiting vulnerabilities on their machines to install malware. The attackers behind t...

Military Contractor Mitsubishi hacked

Military Contractor Mitsubishi hacked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said on Monday that its computers had been hacked into, with one newspaper saying the target was Japan's biggest defence contractor's factories for submarines, missiles and nuclear power plant components. "There is no possibili...

Serious SCADA Security Flaw Affects Critical Infrastructure Firms

The U.S.’s Computer Emergency Response Team CERT issued a warning to critical infrastructure firms on Wednesday about a serious security hole in products from Massachusetts firm Iconics that could leave critical systems vulnerable to remote attacks. U.S. companies in the electricity, oil and gas,...

October, 2006: 9.6 million Sony batteries recalled after reports of overheating

This was just the first in what would prove to be a string of embarrassments to the Japanese firm over the manufacture of laptop batteries. It began with reports in both Japan and the U.S. about Sony-manufactured lithium ion batteries that were overheating and, in some cases, bursting into flames...

Famous Israeli company websites Hacked by OldChildz (Turkish Hackers)

Famous Israeli company websites Hacked by OldChildz Turkish Hackers Hacked Sites and Mirrors : https://be10.co.il https://www.zero-h.com/mirror/id/66321 https://gagotreafim.com An Israeli Construction Company https://www.zero-h.com/mirror/id/66320 https://kasafot.com A manufacturing company in th...

Irish Banking Fraud Ring Uncovered

A Moldovan man alleged to be the mastermind behind an international fraud ring that targeted both private and corporate bank accounts has been arrested in Limerick, Ireland, in a joint operation by Gardai and customs officials. According to a report in the Irish Independent, this operation was...

VUPEN Security Research - Microsoft Office Word Document Array Indexing Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2750)

VUPEN Security Research - Microsoft Office Word Document Array Indexing Vulnerability CVE-2010-2750 http://www.vupen.com/english/research.php I. BACKGROUND --------------------- Microsoft Office Word, included in the Microsoft Office suite, is a powerful authoring program that gives the ability t...

VUPEN Security Research - Winamp Player FLV Data Processing Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities

VUPEN Security Research - Winamp Player FLV Data Processing Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities http://www.vupen.com/english/research.php I. BACKGROUND --------------------- "Winamp is a proprietary media player for Windows-based PCs, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is...

New Study Sees Need for Better Software Integrity Controls

Software security has become one of the more widely discussed and debated topics in the security industry in the last few years, as many software vendors and enterprises both large and small have begun to to focus considerable attention on improving the processes they have in place for producing...

VUPEN Security Research - Apple Safari WebKit HTML Button Use-after-free Vulnerability (CVE-2010-1392)

VUPEN Security Research - Apple Safari WebKit HTML Button Use-after-free Vulnerability CVE-2010-1392 http://www.vupen.com/english/research.php I. BACKGROUND --------------------- "Safari is a web browser developed by Apple. As of February 2010, Safari was the fourth most widely used browser, with...

CVE-2009-0171

The Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 Server, within a certain range of serial numbers, allows remote attackers to use the manufacturing root password, perform a root login to the eXtended System Control Facility Unit aka XSCFU or Service Processor, and have unspecified other impact...

CVE-2009-0171

The Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 Server, within a certain range of serial numbers, allows remote attackers to use the manufacturing root password, perform a root login to the eXtended System Control Facility Unit aka XSCFU or Service Processor, and have unspecified other impact...