Siemens SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact (Update A)

CVSS v3 8.6 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact Vulnerabilities: Improper Input Validation, Missing Authorization, Improper Authentication UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original...

Siemens Reyrolle

CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Reyrolle Vulnerabilities: Missing Authorization, Improper Input Validation, Improper Authentication AFFECTED PRODUCTS Siemens reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following Reyrolle...

FTC Releases Alert on Charity Scams

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert on charity scams. Recent acts of fraud include solicitations from scammers requesting payment to claim a sweepstakes prize. Anytime someone asks you to pay to obtain a prize, it is a scam. US-CERT encourages consumers to refer to the FTC Aler...

IRS Launches 'Don't Take the Bait' Series

As part of its Security Summit effort, the Internal Revenue Service IRS will be launching a new educational series called "Don't Take the Bait" on July 11, 2017. As part of the "Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself" campaign, this series will provide information about phishing scams targeting t...

Joomla! Releases Security Update

Joomla! has released version 3.7.3 of its Content Management System CMS software to address several vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected website. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Joomla! Security...

Siemens Patches Critical Intel AMT Flaw in Industrial Products

Siemens patched two critical vulnerabilities that affected its industrial products this week. One, tied to a recently disclosed flaw in Active Management Technology – a function of certain Intel processors – could have allowed an attacker to gain system privileges. Another vulnerability could hav...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released a security advisory to address Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP vulnerabilities in its IOS and IOS XE software. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco...

ICSA-17-180-01A_Siemens SIMATIC Industrial PCs, SINUMERIK Panel Control Unit, and SIMOTION P320 (Update A)

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMATIC Industrial PCs, SINUMERIK Panel Control Unit PCU, SIMOTION P320 Vulnerability: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls UPDATED INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the...

Siemens SIMATIC Industrial PCs, SINUMERIK Panel Control Unit, and SIMOTION P320

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMATIC Industrial PCs, SINUMERIK Panel Control Unit PCU, SIMOTION P320 Vulnerability: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls AFFECTED PRODUCTS Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects...

Siemens Viewport for Web Office Portal

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Viewport for Web Office Portal Vulnerability: Improper Authentication AFFECTED PRODUCTS Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects the following ViewPort for Web Office Portal products: ViewPort...

Multiple Petya Ransomware Infections Reported

US-CERT has received multiple reports of Petya ransomware infections in many countries around the world. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users' access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Individuals and organizations are...

NIST Releases New Digital Identity Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has released the Digital Identity Guidelines document suite. The four-volume suite offers technical guidelines for organizations that use digital identity services. US-CERT encourages information security practitioners in industry, governmen...

IRS Warns of Summertime Scams

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released an alert warning of various types of scams targeting taxpayers this summer. The alert describes common features of these cyber crimes, including robocalls, demands for immediate payment, and threats to have taxpayers arrested immediately. Taxpayers an...

FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert on technical-support scams. In these schemes, deceptive tech-support operations offer to fix problems that don't exist, placing calls or sending pop-ups to make people think their computers are infected with viruses. Users should not give...

Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access RNA modules Vulnerability: Improper Authentication AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of the SIMATIC CP 44x-1 RNA, which connect SIMATIC S7-400 CPUs t...

Siemens XHQ

CVSS v3 6.5 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: XHQ Vulnerability: Improper Access Control AFFECTED PRODUCTS Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects the following versions of the XHQ operations intelligence product line: XHQ 4: All version...

ECAVA IntegraXor <= 5.2.1231.0 SQLi Vulnerability

ECAVA IntegraXor is prone to a SQL injection SQLi vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:ecava:integraxor...

IC3 Issues Internet Crime Report for 2016

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released its 2016 Internet Crime Report, describing the numbers and types of cyber crimes reported to IC3. Business Email Compromise BEC, ransomware attacks, tech support fraud, and extortion are all common schemes affecting people in the U.S. and aroun...

ISC Releases Security Updates for BIND

The Internet Systems Consortium ISC has released updates that address several vulnerabilities in BIND. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: BIND version 9.11.1-P1 BIND version 9.10.5-P1 BIND version 9.9.10-P1 ISC...

Samsung Magician fails to update itself securely

Overview Samsung Magician fails to securely check for and retrieve updates, which an allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. Description Samsung Magician is a management utility for Samsung SSDs. Prior to version 5.0, Samsung Magician checks for an...