SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libfreebl3 (SAT Patch Number 5138)

This update updates Mozilla NSS to 3.12.11. The update marks the compromised DigiNotar Certificate Authority as untrusted For more information read : MFSA 2011-34 - update to 3.12.10 - root CA changes - filter certain bogus certs bmo642815 - fix minor memory leaks - other bugfixes - update to...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 7741)

This update brings Mozilla Firefox to 3.6.22. The purpose of this update is to blacklist the compromised DigiNotar Certificate Authority. For more information read : MFSA 2011-34 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text description of this plugin is C Novell, Inc...

Google Researchers Propose New Plan to Shore Up CA System

The security industry has no shortage of hard problems to solve, but the one that’s getting the most attention right now is finding a way to improve, or ideally, replace, the CA infrastructure. The latest in what has become a series of recent proposals to help shore up the certificate authority...

Fedora 14 : nss-3.12.10-7.fc14 (2011-15586)

This security update revokes trust in DigiCert Sdn. Bhd Intermediate Certificate Authority from NSS - rhbz751674 It was found that the Malaysia-based Digicert Sdn. Bhd. subordinate Certificate Authority CA issued HTTPS certificates with weak keys. This update renders any HTTPS certificates signed...

Tor Project Sets Up Cloud Bridge Project on Amazon EC2

The Tor Project has started a new system designed to help people start and run Tor bridges in the cloud using Amazon’s EC2 platform. The Tor Cloud runs on Amazon’s new micro-instance tier that lets people run instances for free for the first year. Tor is used by people around the world to help...

[BSA-057] Security update for nss

This update to the NSS cryptographic libraries revokes the trust in the "DigiCert Sdn. Bhd" certificate authority. More information can be found in the Mozilla Security Blog: http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/11/03/revoking-trust-in-digicert-sdn-bhd-intermediate-certificate-authority/ This...

[SECURITY] [DSA 2339-1] nss security update

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Another Dutch CA, KPN, Stops Issuing Certificates After Finding DDoS Tool On Server

Another Dutch certificate authority, KPN, has stopped issuing digital certificates after finding attack tools on a server in its Web infrastructures. The CA said that while it doesn’t have evidence right now that it’s CA infrastructure was compromised, it is taking the actions as a precaution. Th...

Malaysian CA Digicert Revokes Certs With Weak Keys, Mozilla Moves to Revoke Trust

UPDATED–A certificate authority in Malaysia has had to revoke 22 certificates it issued with weak keys and missing extensions. The problem has prompted Mozilla to revoke trust in the intermediate certificate authority from Digicert Sdn. Bhd., and Microsoft said it plans to take the same actions, ...

Palestine : Hackers have taken down phone and Internet services

Palestine : Hackers have taken down phone and Internet services The main phone network in the West Bank and Gaza has suffered a sustained attack by computer hackers, the Palestinian Authority PA says. Mashour Abou Daqqa, the Palestinian telecoms minister, said the disruptions, which began Tuesday...

Palestine : Hackers have taken down phone and Internet services

Palestine : Hackers have taken down phone and Internet services The main phone network in the West Bank and Gaza has suffered a sustained attack by computer hackers, the Palestinian Authority PA says. Mashour Abou Daqqa, the Palestinian telecoms minister, said the disruptions, which began Tuesday...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla NSS (ZYPP Patch Number 7747)

This update updates Mozilla NSS to 3.12.11. The update marks the compromised DigiNotar Certificate Authority as untrusted For more information read : - update to 3.12.10 o root CA changes o filter certain bogus certs bmo642815 o fix minor memory leaks o other bugfixes. MFSA 2011-34 - update to...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 7740)

This update brings Mozilla Firefox to 3.6.22. The purpose of this update is to blacklist the compromised DigiNotar Certificate Authority. For more information read : MFSA 2011-34 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text description of this plugin is C Novell, Inc...

Windows Manage Certificate Authority Removal

This module allows the attacker to remove an arbitrary CA certificate from the victim's Trusted Root store. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Windows Manage Certificate Authority...

Windows Manage Certificate Authority Injection

This module allows the attacker to insert an arbitrary CA certificate into the victim's Trusted Root store. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Windows Manage Certificate Authority...

There's something "Human" to Social Engineering !

There's something "Human" to Social Engineering ! At the psychological skill of Social Engineering Social engineering is the human side of breaking into corporate or personal pc's to gain information. Even companies that have an authentication process, firewalls, vpn's and network monitoring...

GLSA-201110-05 : GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-05 GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : An attacker could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to...

VeriSign demands Power to takedown non-legitimate website

VeriSign demands Power to takedown non-legitimate website VeriSign, which manages the database of all .com internet addresses, wants powers to shut down "non-legitimate" domain names when asked to by law enforcement. VeriSign should be able to shut down a .com or .net domain, and therefore its...

Interview: Crypto Legend Ron Rivest On Fixing SSL, APTs and The Future Of Security

One of the biggest talks at this year’s Black Hat Briefings was a presentation on the structural problem with digital certificate authorities by Moxie Marlinspike. The subsequent hack of Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar and a damning report on that attack only weeks later, and more recent...