3 New CIA-developed Hacking Tools For MacOS & Linux Exposed

WikiLeaks has just published a new set of classified documents linked to another CIA project, dubbed 'Imperial,' which reveals details of at least three CIA-developed hacking tools and implants designed to target computers running Apple Mac OS X and different flavours of Linux operating systems. ...

Adware the series, the final: Tools section

So far in this series, we have handed you some methods to recognize and remediate adware. We used this diagram as a guideline. During this journey, we have touched upon several free tools that we used to get some insight on what type of infection we were dealing with and where the adware could be...

Schneider Electric Pelco VideoXpert Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Schneider Electric Pelco VideoXpert is vulnerable to an elevation of privileges vulnerability which can be used by a simple user that can change the executable file with a binary of choice. The vulnerability exist due to the improper permissions, with the 'F' flag full for the 'Users' group, for...

Wikileaks Unveils CIA Implants that Steal SSH Credentials from Windows & Linux PCs

WikiLeaks has today published the 15th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing two alleged CIA implants that allowed the agency to intercept and exfiltrate SSH Secure Shell credentials from targeted Windows and Linux operating systems using different attack vectors. Secure Shell or...

Adware the series, part 6

In this series of posts, we will be using the flowchart below to follow the process of determining which adware we are dealing with. Our objective is to give you an idea of how many different types of adware are around for Windows systems. Though most are classified as PUPs, you will also see the...

Second Global Ransomware Outbreak Under Way

Join Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies Thursday June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a webinar “The Inside Story of the Petya/ExPetr Ransomware.” Click here to attend. A global WannaCry-like ransomware outbreak–which began in Russia and Ukraine and spread across Europe–is being reported...

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 BIOS Privilege Vulnerability

The CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 are both mini-PC devices from CompuLab Israel. the BIOS is a ROM on-chip application. A BIOS privilege vulnerability exists in CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 using versions of BIOS prior to 2017-05-21, which stems from the program's failure to apply write...

CVE-2017-8083

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges...

CVE-2017-8083

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges...

Design/Logic Flaw

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges...

CVE-2017-8083

CVE-2017-8083 affects CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 BIOS prior to 2017-05-21. The BIOS does not apply CloseMnf write-protection to flash memory regions, allowing a local attacker with administrative privileges to install a firmware rootkit. No remediation details are provided in the connected...

CVE-2017-8083

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges...

PT-2017-18110

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 Description The issue concerns the lack of the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions in certain devices. This allows local users with...

CVE-2017-8083: Missing Authorization

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges...

Insecure Defaults

chef is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The library has a local socket mode on port 8889 that is open by default. This can allow a malicious user to connect to that socket and upload an arbitrary file such as the rootkit cookbook...

Over 1 Million Google Accounts Hacked by 'Gooligan' Android Malware

If you own an Android smartphone, Beware! A new Android malware that has already breached more than 1 Million Google accounts is infecting around 13,000 devices every day. Dubbed Gooligan, the malware roots vulnerable Android devices to steal email addresses and authentication tokens stored on...

Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones

Here's some bad news for Android users again. Nearly 3 Million Android devices worldwide are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle MITM attacks that could allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges, turning over full control of the devices to hackers. According to a new...

MSRT November 2016: Unwanted software has nowhere to hide in this month’s release

We came across a browser modifier that sports rootkit capabilities. Not only does the threat, detected as BrowserModifier:Win32/Soctuseer, cross the line that separates legitimate software from unwanted, it also takes staying under the radar to the next level. Rootkit capabilities, which make it...

GMER Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

GMER is a program for detecting and removing rootkits. GMER suffers from a stack buffer overflow vulnerability due to the program failing to adequately validate user-supplied data. Allowing an attacker to exploit the vulnerability would allow execution of arbitrary code within the context of the...

Here's How Hackers Can Disrupt '911' Emergency System and Put Your Life at Risk

What would it take for hackers to significantly disrupt the US' 911 emergency call system? It only takes 6,000 Smartphones. Yes, you heard it right! According to new research published last week, a malicious attacker can leverage a botnet of infected smartphone devices located throughout the...