flash -- remote code execution

Adobe reports: Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address a critical vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for...

Operation Ghoul Targeting Middle Eastern Industrial, Engineering Organizations

Researchers today identified a series of ongoing targeted attacks primarily designed to steal sensitive corporate financial data from industrial and engineering organizations in the Middle East. The group behind the campaign, nicknamed Operation Ghoul by researchers at Kaspersky Lab’s Global...

Malware Dropper Built to Target European Energy Company

A malware dropper with designs on specific targets was found in a private underground forum and is likely the predecessor to the Furtim malware that was uncovered in May. Researchers at SentinelOne today published a report that says the dropper sample they investigated, which they’re calling SFG,...

HummingBad Android Malware Connected to YiSpecter iOS Attacks

The same group of cybercriminals behind a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year have apparently diversified and now dabble in Android malware. The group, dubbed Yingmob, has been running a malware campaign named HummingBad that controls 10 million Android devices globally and rakes in $300,00...

Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Under Attack by APT Group

Adobe on Thursday patched a zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player that has been used in targeted attacks carried out by a new APT group operating primarily against high-profile victims in Russia and Asia. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab privately disclosed the flaw to Adobe after exploits against t...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. The critical vulnerability in Flash Player is being used in limited, targeted attack...

Platinum APT Group Abuses Windows Hotpatching

An obscure Windows feature known as hotpatching, missing in the OS since the introduction of Windows 8, is a preferred tool used by a resourced attack group called Platinum that was uncovered by Microsoft. The group has carried out targeted attacks in South and Southeast Asia since at least 2009,...

Jamie Butler on Detecting Targeting Attacks

In a conversation from RSA Conference, Mike Mimoso talks to Endgame chief technology officer Jamie Butler about what’s new–if anything–with targeted attacks, the proliferation of ransomware, and what defenders are doing about detecting attacks on their networks. Download: JamieButlerRSA.mp3 Music...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0109)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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...

libotr Off-the-Record Secure Messaging Security Patch

Users of secure messaging apps such as Pidgin, Adium and others built upon libotr, the Off-the-Record protocol, are being urged to update immediately to current versions after the discovery of a critical flaw that can be used in targeted attacks to expose encrypted communication. The OTR...

Vitaly Kamluk on the Adwind RAT

Mike Mimoso talks to Kaspersky Lab researcher Vitaly Kamluk who was critical in the discovery of the latest version of the cross-platform Adwind RAT. The remote access Trojan is unique in that it’s written in Java, giving this version—which is also known as Frutas, AlienSpy and JSocket—the...

End of Life Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 Security Support

Anxiety was high around April 8, 2014 when Microsoft officially closed the door on security support for Windows XP. Many envisioned black hats worldwide stockpiling exploits waiting for the day when XP machines would be left permanently exposed. The anticipated malware apocalypse, however, never...

KLA10727 Code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player and AIR

Type confusion, integer overflow, use-after-free and memory corruption vulnerabilities were found in Adobe products. By exploiting these vulnerabilities malicious users can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely via an unknown vectors...

Pinpointing Targets: Exploiting Web Analytics to Ensnare Victims

Over the past year, FireEye Threat Intelligence has identified suspected nation-state sponsored cyber-actors engaged in a large-scale reconnaissance effort. This effort makes use of web analytics—the technologies to collect, analyze, and report data The individuals behind this activity have amass...

88 Percent of Networks Susceptible to Privileged Account Hacks

IT professionals have long grappled with the inherent risks associated with privileged accounts. Whenever credentials that allow other employees to login to servers, routers, and so forth, are compromised, it can have a dire outcome on the rest of the network. A security firm this week is warning...

Facebook to Notify Users of Targeted Attacks

Facebook will inform users when it believes their account is being either being targeted by an attacker, or has been compromised by a nation-state campaign. Alex Stamos, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer, announced the initiative in a post on Facebook’s Security page late Friday afternoon. Users...

Facebook Will Now Notify You If NSA is Spying on You

Facebook just launched a new notification feature that will alert you if the social network strongly suspects that your account is being hijacked or targeted by hackers working in the interest of a nation-state. The message, which you can see below, recommends users to turn ON "Login Approvals," ...

Dyreza Dyre Trojan Phishing IT Supply Chain Credentials

The Dyreza Trojan long ago ceased its exclusive focus on stealing banking credentials, and has been blamed for its part in attacks against Salesforce.com customers, webhosts and registrars, online retailers and many more. Researchers at Proofpoint today published new information that indicates th...

AutoIt Used in Targeted Attacks to Move RATs

Hackers, months ago, revived macros as an attack vector to primarily hide banking malware spread by spam campaigns. Not be left out, some targeted attacks kicked off by convincing phishing emails, have been moving a few remote access Trojans and other malware via Word docs. One particular targete...

Emergency Out-of-Band Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft today released an emergency patch for all supported versions of Internet Explorer, including IE 11 running on the recently released Windows 10. Microsoft said in its advisory that the zero-day is being publicly exploited. Google security engineer Clement Lecigne is credited with reporti...