Thunderstrike 2 Mac OS X Firmware Worm

A new attack against Intel firmware running in Apple computers is expected to be unveiled at this week’s Black Hat conference. The research is an extension of the Thunderstrike Mac OS X firmware bootkit disclosed this spring that enables the undetectable installation of malicious firmware that...

Linux Australia Breached by Hackers

Linux Australia, a consortium in charge of organizing Linux conferences Down Under, acknowledged over the weekend it was breached by attackers who were able to secure access to one of its servers, and with it, potential user information. In a detailed email to users on Saturday, the group’s...

Gap Widens Between Attackers, BIOS Forensics, Research

Vendors have made important strides in locking down operating systems, patching memory-related vulnerabilities and other bugs that could lead to remote code execution or give hackers a stealthy presence on a machine. As the hurdles get higher for the bad guys, the better ones will certainly look...

Undocumented Test Interface in Cisco Small Business Devices

A vulnerability in the Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point, Cisco WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router, and the Cisco RVS4000 4-port Gigabit Security Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level access to an affected device. Note: Additional research...

Default Password (debug) for 'user' Account

The account 'user' on the remote host has the password 'debug'. An attacker may use it to gain further privileges on this system. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. account = "user"; password = "debug"; include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if description...