CVE-2014-5780

The Bouncy Bill aka mominis.GenericAndroid.BouncyBill application 1.9.1 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID11181: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 19, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 35343 First Published: 2014 August 19 15:54 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID11181 may contain the following files: Name |...

Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Limiting NSA Surveillance

The House Judiciary Committee met yesterday in a hearing to discuss, amend and approve the USA FREEDOM Act, which aims to rein in the National Security Agency’s surveillance powers and place new limits on authority granted under the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Invoice Email Messages on May 3, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 34098 First Published: 2014 May 5 12:28 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bill invoice for the recipient. The email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the attachment and...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Payment Notification Email Messages on May 1, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 34034 First Published: 2014 May 2 14:13 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to German-language spam email messages that claim to contain a bill payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince t...

White House Proposal Would End NSA Metadata Program

Privacy advocates are cautiously applauding the reports that the Obama administration will unveil a legislative proposal to end the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ bulk phone records, but are concerned what the fine print on that proposal might hold. “Given all the various way...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Overdue Bill Notice Email Messages on March 5, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 33198 First Published: 2014 March 5 19:13 GMT Last Updated: 2014 March 6 15:10 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an overdue payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Statement Email Messages on March 3, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 33159 First Published: 2014 March 3 15:56 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bill statement from Amazon for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient ...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Payment Notification Email Messages on April 22, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 33025 First Published: 2014 February 25 20:37 GMT Last Updated: 2014 April 24 13:31 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to German-language spam email messages that claim to contain bill payment notification for the recipient. The text i...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Online Bill Payment Notification Email Messages on January 20, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 32495 First Published: 2014 January 21 16:10 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an online bill payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Electricity Bill Notification Email Messages on January 19, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 32484 First Published: 2014 January 21 15:51 GMT Last Updated: 2014 January 22 15:12 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an electricity bill for the recipient. The text in the email message...

Syrian Electronic Army kept their promise; Microsoft's Office blog hacked

Yesterday Night Microsoft has faced another targeted attack by the Syrian Electronic Army SEA, a group supposed to be aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The SEA group is popular for its advance phishing attack and using the same technique they also hacked into the Official Twitter...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Account Bill Statement Email Messages on January 1, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 32309 First Published: 2014 January 3 16:45 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an order receipt notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipie...

New Zealand Government Forcing Internet Companies and Network Operators to provide Interception capability

In August the New Zealand has passed a bill that radically expands the powers of The Government Communications Security Bureau GCSB, an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government, equivalent of the National Security Agency NSA. The bill demands the companies and other network operators lik...

New Zealand Government Forcing Internet Companies and Network Operators to provide Interception capability

In August the New Zealand has passed a bill that radically expands the powers of The Government Communications Security Bureau GCSB, an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government, equivalent of the National Security Agency NSA. The bill demands the companies and other network operators lik...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill of Lading Notification Email Messages on July 19, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30160 First Published: 2013 July 22 22:19 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claims to contain a bill of lading document for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Privacy Advocates File Complaint Over Jay-Z's 'MCHG' App,

Privacy advocates called out rapper/entrepreneur Jay-Z this week, filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over an app he released earlier this month that many critics feel goes overboard in the amount of the information it requests from users. Citing “deceptive business practices,”...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Payment Notification Email Messages on July 6, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 29967 First Published: 2013 July 8 14:57 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Payment Request Email Messages on June 20, 2013

Low Alert ID: 29741 First Published: 2013 June 21 14:26 GMT Last Updated: 2013 June 24 13:10 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to Portuguese-language spam email messages that claim to contain a bill payment request for the recipient. The text in the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bill Payment Notification Email Messages on April 8, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 29611 First Published: 2013 June 10 13:36 GMT Last Updated: 2014 April 10 14:04 GMT Version: 5 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to Italian-language spam email messages that claim to contain a payment notification for the recipient. The text in the...