CVE-2018-14650

It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the...

CVE-2018-14650

CVE-2018-14650 affects sos-collector. Root cause: newly created files in /var/tmp may have overly permissive permissions due to incorrect default settings, enabling local users to access collected data. Impact is data exposure of collected sosreports. Remediation: update to sos-collector 1.5 or a...

CVE-2018-14650

It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the...

16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple's Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple's private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison. An Australian Children's Court has given the now 19-year-old adult defendant, who was...

Miniclip: xss in miniclip.com

I know this is out of scope but I thought maybe you would like to know about it. video attached Impact Steal session cookies, install keylogger etc etc...

Node.js: Pull Request #12949 - Security Implications without CVE assignment

Summary: Pull Request 12949 has security implications but it was not assigned a CVE by the Node team. It is being reported by Qualys as a 6.8 severity issue without a CVE. Description: Here is the commit and pull request - https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/010f864426...

CVE-2018-14650

It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the...

VPNFilter Router Malware Adds 7 New Network Exploitation Modules

Security researchers have discovered even more dangerous capabilities in VPNFilter—the highly sophisticated multi-stage malware that infected 500,000 routers worldwide in May this year, making it much more widespread and sophisticated than earlier. Attributed to Russia's APT 28, also known as...

PT-2018-12642 · Ibm +2 · Sos-Collector +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sos-collector affected versions not specified Description: A flaw was discovered in sos-collector where it fails to properly set default permissions for newly created files, making them readable by any local user. A local attacker can exploit...

Ex-NSA Developer Gets 5.5 Years in Prison for Taking Top Secret Documents Home

A former NSA employee has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for illegally taking a copy of highly classified documents and hacking tools to his home computer between 2010 and 2015, which were later stolen by Russian hackers. Nghia Hoang Pho, 68, of Ellicott City, Maryland—who work...

McAfee True Key Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

McAfee True Key TK is an authentication application from the American company McAfee. The program supports features such as facial information recognition and fingerprint recognition. A security vulnerability exists in McAfee TK 4.0.0.0 and earlier versions. The vulnerability can be exploited by ...

Adwind RAT Scurries By AV Software With New DDE Variant

A newly-discovered spam campaign is spreading the Adwind 3.0 remote-access tool RAT – and using a fresh take on the Dynamic Data Exchange DDE code-injection technique for anti-virus evasion. The spam campaign features two types of droppers that leverage a new variant to the already-known DDE...

Operator of VirusTotal Like Malware-Scanning Service Jailed for 14 Years

A Latvian hacker behind the development and operation of counter antivirus service "Scan4You" has finally been sentenced to 14 years in prison. 37-year-old Ruslans Bondars, described as a Latvian "non-citizen" or "citizen of the former USSR who had been residing in Riga, Latvia," was found guilty...

Emotet on the rise with heavy spam campaign

The threat landscape is changing once again, now that the ocean of cryptocurrency miners has shrunk to a small lake. Over the last couple months, we've seen cybercriminals lean back on tried and true methods of financial theft and extortion, with the rise of a familiar Banking Trojan: Emotet...

CVE-2018-14688

An issue was discovered in Subsonic 6.1.1. The radio settings are affected by three stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the namex, streamUrlx, homepageUrlx parameters where x is an integer to internetRadioSettings.view that could be used to steal session information of a victim...

Hackers Steal Customers' Credit Cards From Newegg Electronics Retailer

The notorious hacking group behind the Ticketmaster and British Airways data breaches has now victimized popular computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. Magecart hacking group managed to infiltrate the Newegg website and steal the credit card details of all customers who enter...

Insiders Continue to be Data Theft’s Best Friend

Some of the most damaging attacks to hit organizations over the last several years weren’t caused by outside threat actors. They originated from within an organization’s corporate network. They were inside jobs. It’s not that outside attackers don’t pose a threat. Between adversaries looking to...

Apple removes top anti-malware apps from its store for “stealing data”

By Waqas Adware Doctor and Trend Micro Apps have been kicked out by Apple. Apple Inc. has always propagated its products as designed with most advanced security and privacy practices. The company has also promoted itself as the only firm that prioritizes and safeguards user privacy. The iOS and M...

Osiris Banking Trojan Displays Modern Malware Innovation

After staying dormant for few years, the Kronos banking trojan resurfaced in July in a form dubbed Osiris. A wider analysis of how the banking trojan is evolving shows innovative development on the part of its authors, with an eye to broader malware trends. Osiris first appeared in July in three...

Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users' Data

Apple has removed almost all popular security apps offered by well-known cyber-security vendor Trend Micro from its official Mac App Store after they were caught stealing users' sensitive data without their consent. The controversial apps in question include Dr Cleaner, Dr Cleaner Pro, Dr...