Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3451-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : OpenStack Swift vulnerabilities (USN-3451-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3451-1 advisory. It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled tempurls. A remote authenticated user in possession of a tempurl key authorized for PUT could...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID30910: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 11, 2017

Medium Alert ID: 55578 First Published: 2017 October 11 14:59 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 RuleID30910 may contain the following files: Name |...

USN-3451-1: OpenStack Swift vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled tempurls. A remote authenticated user in possession of a tempurl key authorized for PUT could retrieve other objects in the same Swift account. CVE-2015-5223 Romain Le Disez and Örjan Persson discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly...

USN-3451-1 swift vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled tempurls. A remote authenticated user in possession of a tempurl key authorized for PUT could retrieve other objects in the same Swift account. CVE-2015-5223 Romain Le Disez and Örjan Persson discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly...

Hackers Steal $60 Million from Taiwanese Bank; Two Suspects Arrested

A Taiwanese bank has become the latest to fall victim to hackers siphoning off millions of dollars by targeting the backbone of the world financial system, SWIFT. SWIFT, or Society for Worldwide Interbank Telecommunication, is a global financial messaging system that thousands of banks and...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID30872: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 6, 2017

Medium Alert ID: 55539 First Published: 2017 October 6 17:19 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 RuleID30872 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID30615: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on September 15, 2017

Medium Alert ID: 55243 First Published: 2017 September 15 18:01 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 RuleID30615 may contain the following files: Name ...

When Looking for SWIFT Audit Guidelines, Beware of the Customer Security Controls Framework

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ShadowBrokers Put Price on Monthly Zero Day Leaks

The threat posed by the first wave of ShadowBrokers leaks of Equation Group hacking tools was relatively benign. Some vendors had to scramble to patch zero days in older versions of products, but for the most part, the leaks and accompanying auction were more of a novelty. That obviously changed...

Shadow Brokers Launches 0-Day Exploit Subscriptions for $21,000 Per Month

As promised to release more zero-days exploits and hacking tools for various platforms starting from June 2017, the infamous hacking group Shadow Brokers is back with more information on how to subscribe and become a private member for receiving exclusive access to the future leaks. The Shadow...

ShadowBrokers Planning Monthly Exploit, Data Dump Service

Popcorn in hand, the ShadowBrokers say they’re taking in the WannaCry outbreak from the sidelines before starting in June a subscription service for new exploits and stolen data akin to a wine of the month club. In what’s become a signature periodic rant from the unknowns behind the leak of...

Shadow Brokers, Who Leaked WannaCry SMB Exploit, Are Back With More 0-Days

The infamous hacking collective Shadow Brokers – the one who leaked the Windows SMB exploit in public that led to last weekend's WannaCrypt menace – are back, this time, to cause more damage. In typically broken English, the Shadow Brokers published a fresh statement with full of frustration a fe...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID28983: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 4, 2017

Medium Alert ID: 53713 First Published: 2017 May 4 17:27 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 RuleID28983 may contain the following files: Name | Size ...

PT-2017-4159

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Swift versions 2.10.1 and earlier OpenStack Swift versions 2.11.0 through 2.13.0 OpenStack Swift version 2.14.0 OpenStack Swift versions prior to 2.15.2 Description The issue is related to the proxy-server logging full tempurl paths ...

Turns Out Microsoft Has Already Patched Exploits Leaked By Shadow Brokers

The latest dump of hacking tools allegedly belonged to the NSA is believed to be the most damaging release by the Shadow Brokers till the date. But after analyzing the disclosed exploits, Microsoft security team says most of the windows vulnerabilities exploited by these hacking tools, including...

ShadowBrokers Expose NSA Access to SWIFT Service Bureaus

The NSA used exploits to target two SWIFT Service Bureaus in order to access banking data from a number of financial institutions in the Middle East. The access was likely used to monitor funding for terrorist operations, experts said today as analysis continues of the latest ShadowBrokers dump o...

Latest Hacking Tools Leak Indicates NSA Was Targeting SWIFT Banking Network

Update: Most of the exploits made publicly available mentioned in this article by the Shadow Brokers group are already patched by Microsoft in the last month's Patch Tuesday update. So, it is always recommended that you keep your systems up-to-date in order to prevent you from being hacked. The...

CVE-2017-5887

CVE-2017-5887 affects Starscream’s WebSocket.swift prior to version 2.0.4. The vulnerability is an SSL pinning bypass caused by where pinning is performed: pinning occurs in the stream function, which is later than appropriate; pinning should be established in initStreamsWithData. This misplaceme...

Lazarus APT Spinoff Linked to Banking Hacks

SINT MAARTEN—The Lazarus Group, a nation-state level of attacker tied to the 2014 attacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment, has splintered off a portion of its operation to concentrate on stealing money to fund itself. The group, widely believed to be North Korean, has been linked to a February 201...