Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in NZXT computer monitoring software

Carl Hurd of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. NZXT’s CAM computer monitoring software contains multiple vulnerabilities an attacker could use to carry out a range of malicious actions. CAM provides users information on their machines, such as fan speeds, temperature...

Mac ThiefQuest malware may not be ransomware after all

Editor's note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name from 2012. The new name, ThiefQuest, is also more fitting for our updated understanding of the malware. The ThiefQuest malware, which was discovered last week, may not actually ...

Over 100 New Chrome Browser Extensions Caught Spying On Users

Google recently removed 106 more extensions from its Chrome Web Store after they were found illegally collecting sensitive user data as part of a "massive global surveillance campaign" targeting oil and gas, finance, and healthcare sectors. Awake Security, which disclosed the findings late last...

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: sysstat-12.3.1-1.fc31

The sysstat package contains the sar, sadf, mpstat, iostat, tapestat, pidstat, cifsiostat and sa tools for Linux. The sar command collects and reports system activity information. The information collected by sar can be saved in a file in a binary format for future inspection. The statistics...

CUJO Smart Firewall static DHCP hostname command injection vulnerability

Summary An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the DHCP daemon configuration of the CUJO Smart Firewall. When adding a new static DHCP address, its corresponding hostname is inserted into the dhcpd.conf file without prior sanitization, allowing for arbitrary execution of system...

Imperva Makes Major Expansion in Application Security

When Imperva announced in 2018 it would acquire the application security solution provider Prevoty, a company I co-founded with Julien Bellanger, I knew it would be a win-win for our industry. Prevoty’s flagship product, Autonomous Application Protection, is the most mature, market-tested runtime...

Threat Roundup for Oct. 26 to Nov. 2

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 26 and Nov. 02. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden On Servers Used By US Companies

A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According to a lengthy report published today by Bloomberg, a tiny surveillance chip, not much bigger than a gra...

Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity

Do you know that any app you have installed on your Android phone can monitor the network activities—even without asking for any sensitive permission—to detect when other apps on your phone are connecting to the Internet? Obviously, they cant see the content of the network traffic, but can easily...

Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity

Do you know that any app you have installed on your Android phone can monitor the network activities—even without asking for any sensitive permission—to detect when other apps on your phone are connecting to the Internet? Obviously, they cant see the content of the network traffic, but can easily...

Multiple Apple Products Kernel Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Apple iOS, macOS High Sierra, tvOS, and watchOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system for mobile devices; macOS High Sierra is a specialized operating system for Mac computers; tvOS is a smart TV operating system; and watchOS is a smart watch operating system. kernel is a...

CVE-2017-13873

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive network-activity information about arbitrary...

CVE-2017-13873

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive network-activity information about arbitrary...

Design/Logic Flaw

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive network-activity information about arbitrary...

CVE-2017-13873

CVE-2017-13873 is a kernel information-disclosure issue affecting Apple devices (iOS before 11, macOS before 10.13, tvOS before 11, watchOS before 4). An attacker could craft an app to obtain sensitive network-activity information about other apps, via exploitation of a memory/logic issue in the ...

CVE-2017-13873

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive network-activity information about arbitrary...

Linux Expl0rer - Easy-To-Use Live Forensics Toolbox For Linux Endpoints

Easy-to-use live forensics toolbox for Linux endpoints written in Python & Flask. Capabilities ps View full process list Inspect process memory map & fetch memory strings easly Dump process memory in one click Automaticly search hash in public services VirusTotal AlienVault OTX users users list...

SimpleWall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)

Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform WFP which can configure network activity on your computer. The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows Vista and higher operating systems. You can download either the installer or portable version. For...

The Latest on WannaCry, UIWIX, EternalRocks and ShadowBrokers

Ransomware has gained global attention over the course of the last two weeks due to the huge spread of WannaCry. Following the initial attacks, we’ve seen UIWIX, Adylkuzz and now EternalRocks come onto the scene leveraging the same core set of vulnerabilities. The common thread between the three...

SIEM Security Tools: Four Expensive Misconceptions

Why modern SIEM security solutions can save you from data and cost headaches. If you want to reliably detect attacks across your organization, you need to see all of the activity thats happening on your network. More importantly, that activity needs to be filtered and prioritized by risk -- acros...