Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - April 2019 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “Orcus RAT,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. Its author maintains Orcus is a legitimate Remote Administration Tool that is...

MS-ISAC Releases Security Primer on LockerGoga Ransomware

The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC has released a Security Primer on LockerGoga Ransomware—a type of malicious software, or malware, designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Ransomware can be devastating to an individual or an...

The vulnerability of the Cisco NX-OS network operating system for Cisco routers arises from incorrect verification of the cryptographic signature. This allows a perpetrator to load malicious software onto the system.

The vulnerability of the Cisco NX-OS network operating system for Cisco routers is related to improper verification of the cryptographic signature. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a perpetrator to load malicious software into the system...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - March 2019 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - March 2019 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2019 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

CVE-2019-1615 Cisco NX-OS Software Image Signature Verification Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signature...

CVE-2019-1615 Cisco NX-OS Software Image Signature Verification Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signature...

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A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signature...

GHSA-W364-8VFV-GVF5 Downloads Resources over HTTP in phantomjs-cheniu

Affected versions of phantomjs-cheniu insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on t...

DDoSing Hospital Networks Landed This Hacktivist in Jail for Over 10 Years

A simple DDoS attack could land you in jail for 10 years or even more. A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for launching DDoS attacks against the computer network of two healthcare organizations in 2014 to protest the treatment of a teenager at the centers. Beyond...

The vulnerability of the Cisco IOS operating system’s ROM Monitor, related to the presence of a hidden command that allows attackers to bypass signature checks and load malicious software images.

The vulnerability of the Cisco IOS ROM Monitor is related to the presence of a hidden command. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass signature checks and load malicious software...

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A Remote Browser's Agent XSS is a piece of software that allows a remote "operator" to control a browser as if he has physical access to that system. While desktop sharing and remote administration have many legal uses, "XSS" software is usually associated with criminal or malicious activity...

Secure Critical Infrastructure Top of Mind for U.S.

When it comes to cyber-threats and defense, the U.S. government says that critical infrastructure threats are a growing concern. Rob Joyce, senior advisor of cybersecurity strategy for the National Security Agency NSA, said that while attacks targeting the systems that power the manufacturing,...

U.S Charges Two Iranian Hackers for SamSam Ransomware Attacks

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday charges against two Iranian nationals for their involvement in creating and deploying the notorious SamSam ransomware. The alleged hackers, Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah, 27, have been charged on several counts of computer hackin...

CVE-2018-15374

A vulnerability in the Image Verification feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install a malicious software image or file on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly verifying digital signatures for software image...

Design/Logic Flaw

A vulnerability in the Image Verification feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install a malicious software image or file on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly verifying digital signatures for software image...

Cisco IOS XE Software Digital Signature Verification Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Image Verification feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install a malicious software image or file on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly verifying digital signatures for software image...

Hacker gets 14 years jail time for operating Scan4You malware scanning service

By Waqas Scan4You was a VirusTotal like platform used for malicious purposes. A 37-year old male from Riga, Latvia has received 14 years sentence for creating and running Scan4You, a counter antivirus service that aided malware developers to check detection rates of their malicious software. The...