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GitHub Repojacking Bug Could've Allowed Attackers to Takeover Other Users' Repositories

Cloud-based repository hosting service GitHub has addressed a high-severity security flaw that could have been exploited to create malicious repositories and mount supply chain attacks. The RepoJacking technique, disclosed by Checkmarx, entails a bypass of a protection mechanism called popular...

Emotet Botnet Started Distributing Quantum and BlackCat Ransomware

The Emotet malware is now being leveraged by ransomware-as-a-service RaaS groups, including Quantum and BlackCat, after Conti's official retirement from the threat landscape this year. Emotet started off as a banking trojan in 2014, but updates added to it over time have transformed the malware...

It’s official, today you can say goodbye to Internet Explorer. Or can you?

Today, the Internet Explorer IE 11 desktop application goes out of support and will be retired for certain versions of Windows 10. The retirement consists of two phases. During the first phase—the redirection phase—devices will be progressively redirected from IE to Microsoft Edge over the...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2022 Edition

Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix 60 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a zero-day flaw in all supported Microsoft Office versions on all flavors of Windows thats seen active exploitation for at least two months now. On a...

hampshireretirementma.org Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2569402

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Decryptor Keys Published for Maze, Egregor, Sekhmet Ransomwares

The shackles have been broken for victims of Maze/Egregor/Sekhmet ransomware: On Wednesday, decryption keys were released for all three ransomware strains in a forum post. The liberator, using the handle “Topleak,” described themselves as the developer of the three ransomwares. It’s been lovely,...

January 25, 2022—KB5009596 (OS Builds 19042.1503, 19043.1503, and 19044.1503) Preview

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Infamous dark net carding site UniCC to close

UniCC, the largest site on the dark web that sells credit card and debit card information, will close up shop for good, taking its affiliate site, LuxSocks, with it, too. According to Elliptic, a company that offers risk solutions for cryptoassets, the unknown UniCC administrators have made an...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime Affects Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management and Application Retirement

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6 and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 used by Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management, and Application Retirement. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January, April and Ju...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilites in IBM Java Runtime Affect Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management and Application Retirement

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6 used by Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management and Application Retirement. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2017. Vulnerability Details If you run your own Java code...

Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime Affects Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management and Application Retirement

Summary There is a vulnerabilitiy in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6 and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 used by Optim Data Growth, Test Data Management and Application Retirement. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2017. Vulnerability Detail...

June Patch Tuesday: Internet Explorer Finally Laid to Rest

The June 2021 Patch Tuesday cycle offers good news to both IT and website administrators...

Getting a persistent shell on a 747 IFE

TL:DR The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the airline industry hard. One sad consequence was early retirement of most of the 747 passenger fleet. This does however create opportunities for aviation security research, as airframes are parked up before parting out in breakers yards. This 747 was flyin...

kernel: af_packet: TPACKET_V3: invalid timer timeout on error

A flaw was found in the way the afpacket functionality in the Linux kernel handled the retirement timer setting for TPACKETv3 when getting settings from the underlying network device errors out. This flaw allows a local user who can open the afpacket domain socket and who can hit the error path, ...

Maze ransomware gang announces retirement

The threat actors behind Maze ransomware have announced their retirement. On November 1, they posted the retirement announcement on the website where they would normally name and shame their victims that were unwilling to pay the ransom. image courtesy of Graham Cluley "The Project is closed. Maz...

CVE-2019-20812

A flaw was found in the way the afpacket functionality in the Linux kernel handled the retirement timer setting for TPACKETv3 when getting settings from the underlying network device errors out. This flaw allows a local user who can open the afpacket domain socket and who can hit the error path, ...

(RHSA-2019:2947) Low: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Advanced Mission Critical (AMC) Six-Month Notice

In accordance with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Errata Support Policy, Advanced Mission Critical for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 will be retired as of March 31, 2020, and active support will no longer be provided. Accordingly, Red Hat will no longer provide updated packages, including Critical...

(RHSA-2019:2896) Low: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support (EUS) Retirement Notice

In accordance with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Errata Support Policy, Extended Update Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 is retired as of August 31, 2019, and active support will no longer be provided. Accordingly, Red Hat will no longer provide updated packages, including Critical Impact...

GandCrab Operators Resurface with REvil Malware

The malware that hit 22 Texas municipalities and various dentist offices around the country recently is likely the work of the crew behind the GandCrab ransomware – indicating that the group didn’t really retire after all. In late May, the GandCrab operators said they decided to ride off into the...