Microsoft Issues Security Patches for 89 Flaws — IE 0-Day Under Active Attacks

Microsoft plugged as many as 89 security flaws as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates released today, including fixes for an actively exploited zero-day in Internet Explorer that could permit an attacker to run arbitrary code on target machines. Of these flaws, 14 are listed as Critical, an...

CISA Issues Emergency Directive on In-the-Wild Microsoft Exchange Flaws

Following Microsoft's release of out-of-band patches to address multiple zero-day flaws in on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has issued an emergency directive warning of "active exploitation" of the vulnerabilities. T...

More SIM Cards Vulnerable to Simjacker Attack Than Previously Disclosed

In case you missed it. SimJacker vulnerability is concerning because it can be executed: ➡️ against mass audience, ➡️ against devices manufactured by any vendor, ➡️ with just a $10 GSM modem, ➡️ and there's nothing much affected users can do. Details — https://t.co/BPApXsNghe...

The Nature of Mass Exploitation Campaigns

We’ve all seen the movies where there’s a dark hooded figure sitting behind a keyboard entering a 3D virtualized representation of the internet. Focusing in on their target, the figure sees various bits of information about that person, from their birth date, to headshot of them stepping out of a...

AutoSploit = Shodan/Censys/Zoomeye + Metasploit

PenTestIT RSS Feed I know, I know that you already have read about AutoSploit and used it probably since word got out about this auto exploitation tool some two months ago. However, between then and now, a lot has changed with the tool and this post is about that. What is AutoSploit? AutoSploit i...

SAP Vulnerability Puts Business Data at Risk for Thousands of Companies

SAP’s patch update for this month included a fix for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the SAP GUI client that provides remote access to a central SAP server in a corporate network. Researchers at ERPScan, a Dutch company specializing in business application security, disclosed so...

Vulnerability in USB Internet Modems allows hacker to access Millions of Computers remotely

A USB Internet Modems or Data card, is a type of modem that allows your computer to receive Internet access using USB Port and connect to a GSM/CDMA network there by creating a PPPoE Point to Point protocol over Ethernet interface to your computer. Indian Security Researcher 'Rahul Sasi' found a...

Hackers Get Hacked at #Defcon 19 Conference

Hackers Get Hacked at Defcon 19 Conference There are so many ways to get hacked at the world's largest hacker conference. A hacker could bump against your pocket with a card reader that steals your credit card information. Or a hacker might eavesdrop on your Internet traffic through an unsecured...