CVE-2015-4259

The Integrated Management Controller on Cisco Unified Computing System UCS C servers with software 1.53 and 1.60.16 has a default SSL certificate, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of a private key, aka Bug...

CVE-2015-4259

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers IMC exposes a default SSL certificate, enabling MITM attacks by an attacker with knowledge of the private key. Affected product: Integrated Management Controller on UCS C servers running 1.5(3) or 1.6(0.16). Root cause: use of a default certificate that bypasses cryptog...

APT Group Embeds C&C Data on TechNet Pages

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Volatile Cedar APT Group First Operating Out of Lebanon

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Malware Communication Analyzer: Malcom

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Surveillance malware targets 350 high profile victims in 40 countries

A global cyber espionage campaign affecting over 350 high profile victims in 40 countries, appears to be the work of Chinese hackers using a Surveillance malware called "NetTraveler". Kaspersky Lab’s team of experts published a new research report about NetTraveler, which is a family of malicious...

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