Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day Affecting All Versions of Windows

A security researcher has publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating system including server editions after the company failed to patch a responsibly disclosed bug within the 120-days deadline. Discovered byLucas Leong of the...

Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day Affecting All Versions of Windows

A security researcher has publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating system including server editions after the company failed to patch a responsibly disclosed bug within the 120-days deadline. Discovered by Lucas Leong of the...

Unpatched Microsoft Zero-Day in JET Allows Remote Code-Execution

A Microsoft zero-day has been uncovered that could allow remote code-execution; and as of now, it remains unpatched. According to Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative ZDI, the flaw is an out-of-bounds OOB write in the Microsoft JET Database Engine, which underlies the Microsoft Access and Visual Bas...

Critical Out-of-Band Patch Issued for Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe released patches for seven flaws in an unscheduled update for its Acrobat Reader and DC product, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. The patches, released Wednesday, come one week after Adobe’s regularly-scheduled September update. The flaws addressed include one “critical”...

Dangerous Pegasus Spyware Has Spread to 45 Countries

The infamous Pegasus spyware, which targets iPhones and Android devices, has allegedly infiltrated 45 different countries across the globe — and six of those countries have used surveillance malware in the past to abuse human rights, a group of researchers claimed Tuesday. Researchers from The...

Zero-Day Bug Allows Hackers to Access CCTV Surveillance Cameras

Between 180,000 and 800,000 IP-based closed-circuit television cameras are vulnerable to a zero-day vulnerability that allows hackers to access surveillance cameras, spy on and manipulate video feeds or plant malware. According to a Tenable Research Advisory issued Monday, the bugs are rated...

Security firm uses Twitter to disclose critical zero-day flaw in Tor Browser

By Waqas Zerodium, an infosec and premium zero-day acquisition platform tweeted about the flaw in Tor browser on Monday. The infamous exploit vendor and buyer/seller of popular software vulnerabilities, Zerodium has revealed a critical flaw in Tor browser software. According to a tweet posted by...

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Bug as Part of Patch Tuesday

UPDATE Microsoft has patched an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability it said is actively being exploited by hackers. The fix was part of Microsoft’s scheduled September Patch Tuesday release, which also included fixes for two other bugs found being used in the wild, including the zero-day found i...

Patch Tuesday, September 2018 Edition

Adobe and Microsoft today each released patches to fix serious security holes in their software. Adobe pushed out a new version of its beleaguered Flash Player browser plugin. Redmond issued updates to address at least 61 distinct vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related programs, includi...

Bad Actors Sizing Up Systems Via Lightweight Recon Malware

Well-known financial crime gang Cobalt Group and other threat actors have recently shifted tactics to incorporate lightweight modular downloaders that “vet” target machines for their attractiveness before proceeding with a full-fledged attack. The emergence of the AdvisorsBot and Marap malwares, ...

British Airways Hack Triggers GDPR Concerns, as World Awaits Windows 0-Day Patch

A swipe of confidential data from almost 400,000 British Airways customers. A string of app takedowns at the Mac App Store after exfiltration findings. A gargantuan data breach at a Chinese hotel chain. An unpatched zero-day Windows bug exploited in the wild. These are some of the security news...

Tor Browser Zero-Day Exploit Revealed Online – Patch Now

Zerodium, the infamous exploit vendor that earlier this year offered $1 million for submitting a zero-day exploit for Tor Browser, today publicly revealed a critical zero-day flaw in the anonymous browsing software that could reveal your identity to the sites you visit. In a Tweet, Zerodium share...

Tor Browser Zero-Day Exploit Revealed Online – Patch Now

Zerodium, the infamous exploit vendor that earlier this year offered $1 million for submitting a zero-day exploit for Tor Browser, today publicly revealed a critical zero-day flaw in the anonymous browsing software that could reveal your identity to the sites you visit. In a Tweet, Zerodium share...

Active Spy Campaign Exploits Unpatched Windows Zero-Day

The recently discovered Windows zero-day – which still doesn’t have a patch – has been used in the wild for the last week, with an active info-stealing campaign emerging just two days after its disclosure on Twitter. The flaw is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Task...

GLEG Agora SCADA+ Exploit Pack

OVERVIEW On March 15, 2011, GLEG Ltd. announced the Agora SCADA+ Exploit Pack for Immunity’s CANVAS system. CANVAS is a penetration testing framework that is extensible using CANVAS Exploit Packs. On March 25, 2011, GLEG announced it would be adding exploits for the 35 vulnerabilities released by...

Primary Stuxnet Advisory

OVERVIEW ICS-CERT has been actively investigating and reporting on the Stuxnet vulnerability. To date, ICS-CERT has released ICSA-10-201-01 - Malware Targeting Siemens Control Software including Updates B & C and ICSA-10-238-01 - Stuxnet Mitigations including Update B. Stuxnet uses four zero-day...

Threatpost News Wrap Podcast For Aug. 31

The Threatpost team breaks down the biggest news for the week ending on August 31. Topics covered are a Microsoft Windows zero-day, Yahoo’s recent acknowledgement that it scans emails to target ads to a report that mobile app SDKs capture private data when an Android or iOS app crashes. Download...

Microsoft Windows Zero-Day Found in Task Scheduler

A zero-day flaw recently disclosed in Microsoft’s Windows task scheduler could enable a bad actor to gain elevated privileges. The flaw, which was disclosed Monday on Twitter, does not yet have a patch. The issue exists in the Advanced Local Procedure Call ALPC interface of Microsoft Windows task...

Hackers Publish PoC of Zero-day Vulnerability in Windows on Twitter

By Waqas New Privilege Escalation Bug Identified in Windows OS. Recently a Twitter user, using the handle SandboxEscaper, disclosed that the Microsoft Windows OS has a zero-day vulnerability, which is yet unknown to the company. Tweeting on the microblogging platform, the user stated: "Here is th...

Hacker Discloses Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability (With PoC)

A security researcher has publicly disclosed the details of a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft's Windows operating system that could help a local user or malicious program obtain system privileges on the targeted machine. And guess what? The zero-day flaw has been...