Microsoft Windows PowerShell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2017-0007)

Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure to work side-by-side with Matt Graeber @mattifestation and Casey Smith @subtee in their previous job roles, researching Device Guard user mode code integrity UMCI bypasses. If you aren't familiar with Device Guard, you can read more about it here:...

Schneider Electric Interactive Graphical SCADA System Software

CVSS v3 6.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: Interactive Graphical SCADA System IGSS Software Vulnerability: DLL Hijacking AFFECTED PRODUCTS Schneider Electric reports that the vulnerability affects the following IGSS HMI desktop...

Tech support scams persist with increasingly crafty techniques

Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines. You can also read our latest blog, New tech support scam launches communication or phone call app. Millions of users continue to...

FIVE MINUTES WITH: Judy Piper, Senior Engineering Manager, Akamai's Enterprise & Carrier Division

No matter what else she does in her day, Judy Piper is, first and foremost, a people manager. Her role as a senior engineering manager in the Enterprise business unit is all about empowering others, and her curiosity and fearlessness help her succeed. Judy recently answered a few questions about...

Aviation-Related Phishing Campaigns Seeking Credentials

A wave of email-based phishing campaigns is targeting airline consumers with messages that contain malware that infects systems or links to spoofed airline websites that are personalized to trick victims into handing over personal or business credentials. “Over the past several weeks, we have see...

Unauthorized Change Of Password

loopback is vulnerable to unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability exists as loopback accepts a change of user password without having the user to confirm their old password, leading to an account takeover. The attack is possible as long as an attacker can perform some form of social...

Unvalidated DOM redirect

Web applications occasionally use DOM input values to store the address of the page to which the client will be redirected -- for example: yoursite.com//?redirect=www.yoursite.com/404.asp An unvalidated redirect occurs when the client is able to modify the affected parameter value and thus contro...

CVS/SVN User Disclosure

Concurrent Version System CVS and Subversion SVN provide a method for application developers to control different versions of their code. Occasionally, the developer's version or user information can be stored incorrectly within the code and may be visible to the end user either in the HTML or co...

Unvalidated Redirection

Web applications occasionally use parameter values to store the address of the page to which the client will be redirected -- for example: yoursite.com/page.asp?redirect=www.yoursite.com/404.asp An unvalidated redirect occurs when the client is able to modify the affected parameter value in the...

E-mail Address Disclosure

Email addresses are typically found on "Contact us" pages, however, they can also be found within scripts or code comments of the application. They are used to provide a legitimate means of contacting an organisation. As one of the initial steps in information gathering, cyber-criminals will spid...

Google’s lessons in security: bring together security engineering and incident response

Last week during Google Next conference, we have heard an interesting talk where a google security PM, Andy Chang, explained what Google has learned from preventing, detecting and responding to cyber attacks over the years. Not surprisingly, Google is paying a lot of attention to securing the...

Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX I

CVSS v3 8.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: RUGGEDCOM ROX I Vulnerabilities: Improper Authorization, Cross-Site Scripting, and Cross-Site Request Forgery AFFECTED PRODUCTS Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects the following RUGGEDCOM...

Latest Tax Scams Include Phishing Lures, Malware

Microsoft warned Monday this year’s crop of tax scams are using social engineering attacks based on fear to spread Zdowbot and Omaneat banking Trojans and collect personal info via spoofed tax sites linked to from phishing campaigns. The warning comes with less than a month before the April 18 ta...

Tax-themed phishing and malware attacks proliferate during the tax filing season

Tax-themed scams and social engineering attacks are as certain as death or tax itself. Every year we see these attacks, and 2017 is no different. These attacks circulate year-round as cybercriminals take advantage of the different country and region tax schedules, but they peak in the months...

Code injection

An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack...

CVE-2017-6955

An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack...

CVE-2017-6955

An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack...

CVE-2017-6955

The CVE-2017-6955 vulnerability affects the WordPress plugin Invite Anyone, specifically by-email/by-email.php in versions prior to 1.3.15. An authenticated or sufficient-privileges user can modify the subject and body of the invitation email, which should be immutable, facilitating social engine...

CVE-2017-6955

An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack...

IRS Warns of Last-Minute Tax Scams

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released an alert warning of phishing email scams targeting last-minute tax filers. The alert describes common features of these cyber crimes and includes recommendations to protect against them: strengthen passwords, recognize phishing attempts, and forward...