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...

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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...

CVE-2018-15374: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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...

ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise

The systems that power the manufacturing, power and water plants, the oil and gas industry, and many other sectors are increasingly in the crosshairs of cyber-attackers: A full 41.2 percent of industrial control system ICS were attacked by malicious software at least once in the first half of 201...

CVE-2018-15869

An Amazon Web Services AWS developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image A...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33317: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58703 First Published: 2018 August 15 15:55 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33317 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33320: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58706 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:57 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33320 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33318: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58704 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:57 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33318 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33379: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58752 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:45 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33379 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33375: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58751 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:45 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33375 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33321: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58713 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:44 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33321 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33369: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58748 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:21 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33369 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33373: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 13, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58747 First Published: 2018 August 15 13:21 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33373 may contain the following files: Name |...