Smart DNS for the New Network Edge: Emerging Requirements for DNS Encryption

This blog post -- the fourth in a series -- will discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing ISP and MNO network transformation efforts, such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize the edge to improve service delivery and network...

Joomla! 跨站请求伪造漏洞

Joomla! is a globally recognized content management system developed using the PHP language coupled with a MySQL database that can be implemented on various platforms such as Linux, Windows, MacOSX, and many others. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in Joomla! 2.5.0 - 3.9.22. The...

PT-2020-17367 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.9.22 Description: A missing token check in the emailexport feature of com privacy causes a CSRF issue. Recommendations: For Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.9.22, update to a version that includes the fix for...

CVE-2020-35693

The CVE-2020-35693 entry describes a BLE pairing flaw on some Samsung Android devices up to 7.1.1 where an attacker-controlled BLE device can pair silently when Bluetooth is on and a connectable BLE advertisement is present, without user interaction. During pairing, identifying information such a...

CISA Releases Free Detection Tool for Azure/M365 Environment

CISA has created a free tool for detecting unusual and potentially malicious activity that threatens users and applications in an Azure/Microsoft O365 environment. The tool is intended for use by incident responders and is narrowly focused on activity that is endemic to the recent identity- and...

Hey Alexa, Who Am I Messaging?

The potential for digital-home assistants like Amazon Alexa to infringe on user privacy by making and saving voice recordings of them is already widely known. Now researchers have discovered that the devices also may be able to “hear” and record what people are typing on nearby smartphones, even...

Eavesdropping on Phone Taps from Voice Assistants

The microphones on voice assistants are very sensitive, and can snoop on all sorts of data: In Hey Alexa what did I just type? we show that when sitting up to half a meter away, a voice assistant can still hear the taps you make on your phone, even in presence of noise. Modern voice assistants ha...

Data Privacy – Now’s the Time for the US to Catch Up

The recent Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, may have highlighted to many Americans just what happens to the wealth of personal information they regularly - and willingly - share online. It may be especially concerning, then, to know that companies in the United States aren’t required by...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: Sensitive Information Leaking Through DoD Owned Website https://www.█████.mil

Summary: While checking for some vulnerabilities in dod website I came across this sensitive document which contains sensitive details such as personal mail ids, names, phone numbers, client IP, and address. Description: The above website is leaking information such as - personal mail ids, names,...

iPhones of 36 Journalists Hacked Using iMessage Zero-Click Exploit

Three dozen journalists working for Al Jazeera had their iPhones stealthily compromised via a zero-click exploit to install spyware as part of a Middle East cyberespionage campaign. In a new report published yesterday by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, researchers said personal phones of 36...

CISA Updates Alert and Releases Supplemental Guidance on Emergency Directive for SolarWinds Orion Compromise

CISA has updated AA20-352A: Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations, originally released December 17. This update states that CISA has evidence of, and is currently investigating, initial access vectors in addition to...

US Schools Are Buying Cell Phone Unlocking Systems

Gizmodo is reporting that schools in the US are buying equipment to unlock cell phones from companies like Cellebrite: Gizmodo has reviewed similar accounting documents from eight school districts, seven of which are in Texas, showing that administrators paid as much $11,582 for the controversial...

CVE-2020-26175

CVE-2020-26175 affects Tangro Business Workflow prior to 1.18.1. An attacker can manipulate the value of the PERSON parameter in requests to the /api/profile endpoint to change the profile information of other users. The root cause is an authorization/validation flaw that allows parameter tamperi...

Help Others Be "Cyber Aware" This Festive Season—And All Year Round!

Are you tired of being the cybersecurity help desk for everyone you know? Are you frustrated with spending all your time securing your corporate environment, only to have to deal with the threat that snuck in through naive end-users? Are you new to security and wondering how you ended up here? Th...

Smart toy security: How to keep your kids safe this Christmas

Christmas is coming, and so are the smart toys. The ever-present pandemic has meant a lot more staying at home this year. Videogame playing has increased considerably, because why not? Screentime for kids has gone up, because again, it’s bound to. It hasn’t brought about the end of civilisation a...

python-django-horizon: dashboard allows open redirect

A flaw was found in python-django-horizon. The "next" parameter is not correctly validated allowing a remote attacker to supply a malicious URL in the dashboard that could cause an automatic redirect to the provided malicious site. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisories for Firefox...

45 Million Medical Images Left Exposed Online

More than 45 million medical images—and the personally identifiable information PII and personal healthcare information PHI associated with them–have been left exposed online due to unsecured technology that’s typically used to store, send and receive medical data, new research has found. A team...

CVE-2020-29480

Xen CVE-2020-29480 affects Xen up to 4.14.x. Xenstore watches lack permission checks, enabling a guest administrator to observe root xenstore notifications for all created, modified, and deleted keys and domain lifecycle events. The watch data may reveal counts/identities of other VMs, domains, d...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security pages for the following products and apply the...