Hackers Cause World's First Power Outage with Malware

SCADA system has always been an interesting target for cyber crooks, given the success of Stuxnet malware that was developed by the US and Israeli together to sabotage the Iranian nuclear facilities a few years ago, and "Havex" that previously targeted organizations in the energy sector. Now once...

IRS Releases Seventh Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the seventh in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. This tip describes methods users can follow to...

IRS Releases Sixth Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the sixth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. This tip describes the types of fraud alerts...

Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA 16 Cross Site Scripting

Nordex NC2 XSS Vulnerability AFFECTED PRODUCTS Nordex Control 2 NC2 SCADA V16 and prior versions. Nordex is a company based in Germany that maintains offices in countries around the world. The affected product, Nordex Control 2, is a web-based SCADA system for wind power plants. According to...

Microsoft Bans Superfish SSL Interception Adware

Microsoft has taken steps to impede the next Superfish from impacting users. Superfish was pre-installed adware found on new Lenovo laptops earlier this year. The software exposes users to man-in-the-middle attacks because of the way it injects advertisements into the browser. It comes with a...

IRS Releases Fifth Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the fifth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. This tip focuses on guarding personal information for family members who are susceptible to cyber threats. Recommendations include keepin...

Joomla Releases Security Update for CMS

Joomla has released version 3.4.7 of its content management system CMS software to address two vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected website. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Joomla Release New...

Schneider Electric Patches Buffer Overflow in PLC Line

Automation and energy management company Schneider Electric patched a vulnerability in a product line this week that was leaving a handful of programmable automation controllers at risk of being hacked. Thirteen different builds of the Modicon M340 PLC are affected by the vulnerability, a buffer...

XZERES 442SR Wind Turbine Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Independent researcher Maxim Rupp has identified a cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerability in XZERES’s 442SR turbine generator operating system OS. XZERES has produced a patch that mitigates this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED PRODUCTS The...

Critical Flaws Found in Network Management Systems

Update Four leading network management system providers are busying patching and preparing fixes for a half-dozen critical cross-site scripting and SQL injection vulnerabilities disclosed Wednesday by Rapid7. Two Three of the affected vendors, Spiceworks, Ipswitch and Opsview, have already patche...

Juniper Releases Out-of-band Security Advisory for ScreenOS

Juniper has discovered unauthorized code in ScreenOS which could allow an attacker to take control of NetScreen devices and to decrypt VPN connections. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review Juniper Security Bulletin 2015-12 and update all affected ScreenOS versions. This product...

Joomla Releases Security Update for CMS

Joomla has released version 3.4.6 of its content management system CMS software to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected website. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Joomla...

Symantec Releases Security Update

Symantec has released Symantec Endpoint Encryption 11.1.0 to address a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Security Advisory from Symantec and apply the necessary update. This product is provided...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox and Firefox ESR

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Firefox 43 Firefox ESR 38.5 US-CERT encourages...

Cimon CmnView DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Ivan Sanchez of Wise Security has identified a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the CIMON CmnView.exe application. CIMON, Inc. has produced a patch that mitigates this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely with social engineering and requires local user input...

Elipse E3 Process Control Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Ivan Sanchez from Nullcode Team has identified a process control vulnerability in the Elipse E3 application. The process control vulnerability is a result of a third-party DLL, developed by Telerik, which is used in the Elipse E3 application. Elipse has released a new version that...

Netgear G54/N150 Wireless Router WNR1000v3 uses insufficiently random values for DNS queries

Overview Netgear G54/N150 Wireless Router WNR1000v3, firmware version 1.0.2.68 and possibly earlier, uses insufficiently random values for DNS queries and is vulnerable to DNS spoofing attacks. Description CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values - CVE-2015-8263The Netgear G54/N150 Wireless...

ReadyNet WRT300N-DD Wireless Router contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview ReadyNet WRT300N-DD Wireless Router, firmware version 1.0.26, uses default credentials, is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, and uses insufficiently random values for DNS queries. Description CWE-255: Credentials Management - CVE-2015-7280The ReadyNet WRT300N-DD Wireless Router...

Honeywell Midas gas detector is exposed to serious vulnerabilities, and then to industrial safety Alarm bell-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! Well-known high-tech manufacturing company Honeywell recently released a firmware update package to fix Midas gas detector of two high-risk vulnerabilities. This is a turnover of 3 0 0 the multi-billion-dollar diversified technology and manufacturing company in the world has its business...

Microsoft Releases December 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 12 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-124 throug...