Windows 7 Service Pack 1: 39 Security Fixes, Few Major Changes

With Microsoft set to release the first Service Pack for its Windows 7 Operating System to the general public on Tuesday, businesses and consumers are preparing for an update that fixes hundreds of security and functional problems, but this Service Pack is more housekeeping than a radical home...

Anonymous Hackers Release Stuxnet Worm Online !

The group of anonymous "hacktivists" that made headlines for online cyberattacks in December just released a bombshell online: a decrypted version of the same cyberworm that crippled Iran's nuclear power program. The ones and zeroes that make up the code called the Stuxnet worm -- described as th...

ASPR #2011-02-11-1: Remote Binary Planting in Adobe Reader

=====BEGIN-ACROS-REPORT===== PUBLIC ========================================================================= ACROS Security Problem Report 2011-02-11-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASPR 2011-02-11-1: Remote Binary Planting in Adobe Reader...

Exposed : HBGary wanted to suppress Stuxnet research !

It is no secret that in recent days, Anonymous Operatives have released a cache of HBGary Federal internal emails to the public. Crowdleaks has discovered that within these communications, Aaron Barr received a copy of Stuxnet a computer worm that targets the types of industrial control systems I...

Twitter Worm Redirects Users !!

Kaspersky Lab, a leading solutions for secure content and threat management, warns users about a new worm that exploits rapid Twitter Google goo.gl shortened links. Shortened URLs are easy and popularly used in the micro-blogging which limits the length of messages to users of services like...

Conficker Working Group: Efforts To Fight Botnet A Mixed Bag

A new report from the Conficker Working Group concludes that coordinated efforts to stomp out the botnet were a mixed bag: helping to thwart the worm’s efforts to register Web domains that it used to spread, but failing to remove the worm from infected Windows computers. The report released this...

SEO Poisoned Sites Still Slipping By Google

Attacks that use search engine optimization to push malicious pages into the top rankings on search engine results are on the rise in 2011, but new research from zScaler suggests that efforts to identify and block the pages are paying meager dividends. A blog post by Web security firm zScaler not...

Hardcoded credentials

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 do not properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table during the loading of keyboard layouts from disk, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a...

CVE-2010-2743

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 do not properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table during the loading of keyboard layouts from disk, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a...

Twitter Worm Uses Google URL Shortener to Spread Scareware

A fast-moving Twitter worm is in circulation, using Google’s goo.gl redirection service to push unsuspecting users to a notorious scareware fake anti-virus malware campaign. At 8:45 a.m EST today, this Twitter search shows thousands of Twitter messages continuing to spread the worm. According to...

Malware and phishing increasing via social networks !

By mid-2010, Facebook recorded half a billion active users, making it not only the largest social networking site, but also one of the most popular destinations on the web. Unsurprisingly, this massive and committed user base is heavily targeted by scammers and cybercriminals, with the number and...

Fake Microsoft security update spreads Autorun worm !

Have you received an email seemingly from Microsoft's security team telling you to "Update your Windows"? Have you been sent a file called KB453396-ENU.zip and told to run it on your Windows computer? Well, think twice before following the instructions. Cybercriminals are up to their old tricks,...

2011 will be Stuxnet-like viruses year !

Known to successfully slow down the Iranian nuclear program, the Stuxnet cyber worm is now expected to spawn variations that are predicted to disrupt non-traditional IT targets, from power grids to electronic voting stations. The Stuxnet cyber worm is a very complex, efficient and stealthy string...

ASPR #2010-12-14-1: Remote Binary Planting in Windows Address Book

=====BEGIN-ACROS-REPORT===== PUBLIC ========================================================================= ACROS Security Problem Report 2010-12-14-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASPR 2010-12-14-1: Remote Binary Planting in Windows Address Book...

Introduction to Cyber Law of India !

In Simple way we can say that cyber crime is unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or a target or both Cyber crimes can involve criminal activities that are traditional in nature, such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief, all of which are subject to the Indian Penal...

stuxnet-detect NSE Script

Detects whether a host is infected with the Stuxnet worm . An executable version of the Stuxnet infection will be downloaded if a format for the filename is given on the command line. See also: smb-vuln-ms10-061.nse Script Arguments stuxnet-detect.save Path to save Stuxnet executable under, with ...

Discuz 7.2 存储型XSS

简要描述： Discuz 7.2 存储型XSS，可编写蠕虫传播。 详细说明： discuz 7.2 个人空间发表博客，默认管理员可编辑源码，但管理员可在后台设置权限允许普通用户编辑。 该处存在XSS弱点，可编写蠕虫进行传播。每个用户的表单hash值可在html获得，不需要考虑salt，获得cookie即可。 漏洞证明： discuz 7.2 进行表单提交时每个用户的表单hash值不一样，但是固定的，该值可在访问用户的html中获得。如图： 然后将hash代入组包，编写蠕虫即可。 var...

U.S. Adopts Military Tactics for Rising Cyberwar Threats

The increasing threats of cyberwar are keeping U.S. officials busy alongside ongoing wars on terror and drugs. Recent incidents highlight the rising cyberwarfare concerns: Google reported espionage attacks originating from China, mysterious Internet traffic activities related to China, the Stuxne...

Stuxnet Worm Detection (uncredentialed check)

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Search Engine Finds Vulnerable SCADA Systems

UPDATED: ICS-CERT, the emergency response team for industrial control systems, has warned companies that run SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition software that the systems running it may be easily discovered using a free Web based search engine dubbed Shodan. The warning came in the for...