Mount Locker Ransomware Offering Double Extortion Scheme to Other Hackers

A relatively new ransomware strain behind a series of breaches on corporate networks has developed new capabilities that allow it to broaden the scope of its targeting and evade security software—as well as with ability for its affiliates to launch double extortion attacks. The MountLocker...

Reverse Engineering Tools: Evaluating the True Cost

When sourcing software for business needs, what criteria should you follow? Price typically tops the list. And sure, free software, like the Linux OS, delivers cost savings, stability, flexibility and ongoing development. No argument there. But when it comes to decompilers, which are used for...

Don't Let DDoS Extortionists Deliver a KO Punch

Since mid-August, a variety of threat actors and copycats alike have been targeting organizations across all industries globally, threatening impending DDoS attacks unless Bitcoin is paid out. It's apparent, as the campaign rages on, that some businesses must be paying the extortion demands, --...

Computing at the Edge

Welcome to the Akamai October 2020 Update - a week of product updates, new features, and innovations. We'll be highlighting a different area of our portfolio each day this week. In today's post, we look at our enhanced edge computing capabilities and how they help developers more effectively and...

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: python-django-3.0.10-3.fc33

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: lua-5.4.0-7.fc33

Lua is a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language. Lua is free software. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and...

Rapid Storage Technology Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the Rapid Storage Technology implementation is related to errors in the use of standard permissions. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

Fedora: Security Advisory for python-django (FEDORA-2020-6941c0a65b)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: python-django-3.0.10-3.fc32

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

Fedora: Security Advisory for lua (FEDORA-2020-c83556709c)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: lua-5.3.5-8.fc32

Lua is a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language. Lua is free software. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and...

Intel Server Board M10JNP2SB Code Issue Vulnerability

Intel Server Board is a server motherboard from Intel Corporation USA. A code issue vulnerability exists in the installer of the RSTe Software RAID Driver for Intel Server Board M10JNP2SB versions prior to 4.7.0.1119. A local attacker could exploit the vulnerability to elevate privileges...

Rapid SCADA Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Rapid SCADA is a free, open source, full-featured SCADA data acquisition and monitoring system software. A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file in Rapid SCADA 5.8.0. The vulnerability can be exploited to gain administrator privileges by placin...

CVE-2020-22722

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA 5.8.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can obtain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in the application and renaming it ScadaAgentSvc.exe, which would result in executing t...

CVE-2020-22722

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA 5.8.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can obtain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in the application and renaming it ScadaAgentSvc.exe, which would result in executing t...

Privilege escalation

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA 5.8.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can obtain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in the application and renaming it ScadaAgentSvc.exe, which would result in executing t...

CVE-2020-22722

CVE-2020-22722 affects Rapid SCADA 5.8.0. A local privilege escalation affects the ScadaAgentSvc.exe binary: an attacker can place a malicious .exe in the application and rename it to ScadaAgentSvc.exe, causing the service to execute as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM and grant full system access. Attacks de...

CVE-2020-22722

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA 5.8.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can obtain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in the application and renaming it ScadaAgentSvc.exe, which would result in executing t...

PT-2020-15500

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA version 5.8.0 Description The issue allows for local privilege escalation due to a vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can gain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in...

CVE-2020-22722: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA 5.8.0 is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ScadaAgentSvc.exe executable file. An attacker can obtain admin privileges by placing a malicious .exe file in the application and renaming it ScadaAgentSvc.exe, which would result in executing t...