Attackers Targeting Critical SAP Flaw Since 2013

Three dozen global enterprises have been breached by attackers who exploited a single, mitigated vulnerability in SAP business applications. The attacks were carried out between 2013 and are ongoing against large organizations owned by corporations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany,...

British Hacker Wins Legal Battle Over Encryption Keys

In Brief Britain's top crime fighting force has failed in a legal attempt to force alleged hacker Lauri Love to hand over his hard disk's encryption keys. In a landmark case, District Judge Nina Tempia said the investigative agency should have used the normal police powers rather than a civil...

FCC, FTC Investigate Mobile Security Update Practices

The glowing lack of public, real-world Stagefright exploits didn’t stop the U.S. government from using last summer’s blockbuster Android vulnerability as an illustration of the dangers facing mobile device users. Under the context of Stagefright exposing up to 1 billion devices to attack, the...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in ColdFusion, Acrobat, and Reader. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletins...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd (April 2015) Affecting Cisco Products (cisco-sa-20150408-ntpd)

Multiple Cisco products incorporate a version of the ntpd package. Versions of this package are affected by one or more vulnerabilities that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication controls or to create a denial of service DoS condition. On April 7, 2015, NTP.org...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 4.5.1 and prior versions are affected by two vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the WordPress Security Release and upgrade to WordPress...

Cisco Issues Critical Security Warning Tied to TelePresence Hardware

Cisco Systems said it has patched a critical flaw tied to its TelePresence hardware that allowed unauthorized third-parties to access the system via an API bug. The networking behemoth also alerted customers to a duo of denial of service attack vulnerabilities that represent a high risk for its...

OpenSSL Releases Security Updates

OpenSSL has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in previous versions. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: OpenSSL 1.0.2h for 1.0.2 users OpenSSL 1.0.1t for 1.0.1 users US-CERT...

FBI Releases Article on Ransomware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article addressing the proliferation of ransomware campaigns. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users' access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Individuals and organizations are...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 50.0.2661.94 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Releas...

Pro-ISIS Hackers release 'Kill List' Of 43 United States Officials

In Brief A group of pro-ISIS hackers calling themselves the United Cyber Caliphate UCC has issued a "Kill List" containing the names of dozens of U.S. government personnel at the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and several other federal agencies. Meanwhile, the US...

​DARPA Wants To Build Ultra Secure Messaging App for US Military

Just last month, DARPA launched a project dubbed "Improv," inviting hackers to transform simple household appliances into deadly weapons. Now, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is finding someone in the private sector to develop a hacker-proof "secure messaging and transaction platfor...

Drop support Windows Quicktime plugin from Confluence multimedia plugin

The US Govt is recommending users should uninstall Quicktime for Windows http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/04/us-cert-to-windows-users-dump-apple-quicktime/ In order to assist users transition we need to drop support for Quicktime plugin from Multimedia plugins and use the "video" tag instead...

Drop support Windows Quicktime plugin from Confluence multimedia plugin

The US Govt is recommending users should uninstall Quicktime for Windows http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/04/us-cert-to-windows-users-dump-apple-quicktime/ In order to assist users transition we need to drop support for Quicktime plugin from Multimedia plugins and use the "video" tag instead...

Symantec Releases Security Updates

Symantec has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its Messaging Gateway SMG Appliance software. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Symantec...

Microsoft Sues US Govt Over Unconstitutional Secret Data Requests

Microsoft is suing the Department of Justice DoJ to protest the gag order that prevents technology companies from telling their customers when their cloud data is handed over to authorities. In layman's terms, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ECPA allows the government to issue gag order...

Qbot Malware is Back: 54K Infections in One Month

The Qbot malware is back and hard at work again with infections reported on 54,517 machines, according to researchers at BAE Systems—with 85 percent of those impacted systems residing in the United States. Qbot’s latest incarnation has learned new tricks since its early days in 2009, and is rilin...

British Authorities Order Hacker Lauri Love to hand Over Encryption Keys

The National Crime Agency NCA of United Kingdom is forcing the British citizen, and political hacktivist Lauri Love accused of hacking to hand over encryption keys to equipment seized from his home. Love, 31, is currently fighting extradition to the United States where he faces up to 99 years in...

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Cisco Unified Computing System UCS Central Software. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and RoboHelp Server. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...