Motivation Mystery Behind WannaCry, ExPetr

If two is a coincidence and three is a trend, maybe we’re not quite there yet in officially calling WannaCry and ExPetr a new movement among APT attacks. But for now, it’s close enough. Researchers are starting to examine the real motivations behind each global outbreak and whether these attacks...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.2.2-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fixes security issues including: External entity infinite lo...

[slackware-security] httpd

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/httpd-2.4.27-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes two security issues: Read after free in...

Dasan Networks GPON ONT WiFi Router H64X Series Cross-Site Request Forgery

Summary H64xx is comprised of one G-PON uplink port and four ports of Gigabit Ethernet downlink supporting 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45. It helps service providers to extend their core optical network all the way to their subscribers, eliminating bandwidth bottlenecks in the last mile. H64xx is...

International Investigatory Group Also Target of Government Spyware

The same spyware that was used against Mexican journalists, lawyers, and even a child was also used against a group of international investigators. A collective known as the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts GIEI, was hit by the spyware while in Mexico in 2016. The group was appointe...

Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix/Spectra Cameras CSRF Enable SSH Root Access

Summary Pelco offers the broadest selection of IP cameras designed for security surveillance in a wide variety of commercial and industrial settings. From our industry-leading fixed and high-speed IP cameras to panoramic, thermal imaging, explosionproof and more, we offer a camera for any...

Threat Actors Target Chinese Language News Sites

A California-based news website covering China, called China Digital Times, was targeted in a spying campaign that involved phishing lures and the use of the NetWire remote access Trojan. The attacks began in February 2017 and were part of a wider campaign of phishing, reconnaissance and malware...

Researchers Find BlackEnergy APT Links in ExPetr Code

Researchers have found links between the BlackEnergy APT group and threat actors behind the ExPetr malware used in last month’s global attacks. According to researchers at Kaspersky Lab, there are strong similarities between older versions of BlackEnergy’s KillDisk ransomware compared to ExPetr...

June 30, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Victor Hugo” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! June 30, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black Seizes The...

Petya Is Not Ransomware, It's a 'Wiper'

The outbreak of the ExPetr malware isn’t a ransomware attack, but more precisely, it’s a wiper attack that sabotaged PCs globally, overwriting their Master Boot Record forever. That’s the analysis of security experts from Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies who shared their latest research on th...

'Little Hope' to Recover Data Lost to Petya Ransomware

Join Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies Thursday June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a webinar “The Inside Story of the Petya/ExPetr Ransomware.” Click here to attend. Fewer than 50 ExPetr/Petya ransomware victims have paid approximately $10,200 in Bitcoin so far in the hopes of unlocking...

Complex Petya-Like Ransomware Outbreak Worse than WannaCry

Join Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies Thursday June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a webinar “The Inside Story of the Petya/ExPetr Ransomware.” Click here to attend. The attackers behind today’s global ransomware outbreak are spreading the malware using a modified version of the leaked...

Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware

The sting of mobile ransomware grew more painful in 2017 with attacks increasing a whopping 3.5 times in the first quarter compared to the same time a year ago. Behind those attacks were a quarter million Trojan installation packages targeting Android devices that sought to extort between $100 to...

Microsoft Skype - v7.x Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Microsoft Skype - v7.x Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2084 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUx2TSJ36-g Advisory: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2071...

Microsoft Skype - v7.x Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Microsoft Skype - v7.x Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2084 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUx2TSJ36-g Advisory: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2071...

On GhostHook, Fireball, WannaCry, and more

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including Citizen Lab’s latest report, WannaCry hitting Honda, GhostHook, and Fireball. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapJune232017.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves Show notes: GhostHook attack bypasses Windows 10 PatchGuard Say Goodbye to SMBv1 in...

Google Removes Two Ztorg Trojans from Play Marketplace

Google, for the second time this month, has removed malicious apps from Google Play that could have laid the groundwork for an attacker to root infected devices. A researcher with Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday described how attackers managed to evade settings set in place by Google Play’s VerifyApps...

Ztorg: from rooting to SMS

I've been monitoring Google Play Store for new Ztorg Trojans since September 2016, and have so far found several dozen new malicious apps. All of them were rooting malware that used exploits to gain root rights on the infected device. Then, in the second half of May 2017 I found one that wasn't...

WonderCMS 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications document.forms0.submit; !-- Disclosure Timeline: --------------------- 2017-06-16: Vulnerability found. 2017-06-17: Reported to vendor. 2017-06-17: Vendor responded and send a new version for test in it. 2017-06-17: Test new version and...

WonderCMS 2.1.0 Cross Site Request Forgery

document.forms0.submit; !-- Disclosure Timeline: --------------------- 2017-06-16: Vulnerability found. 2017-06-17: Reported to vendor. 2017-06-17: Vendor responded and send a new version for test in it. 2017-06-17: Test new version and vulernability patched successfully. 2017-06-18: Vendor...