Flaws in Emergency Alert System Hardware Allow Remote Login, Zombie Alert Insertion

There are a set of easily exploited vulnerabilities in the appliances used in the emergency alert system EAS that could be used by attackers to log in to these boxes remotely and send fake emergency alerts like the one that interrupted a TV broadcast in Montana on Monday. The vulnerabilities...

Research In Motion Releases Security Update for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Research In Motion RIM has released a security advisory for BlackBerry Enterprise Server to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or allow elevation of privileges. RIM has released updates for the following...

Defence develop Software that can track people on Social media

A multinational security firm 'Raytheon' has secretly developed software called 'RIOT', capable of tracking people's movements and predicting future Behavior by mining data from social networking websites. The multi billion dollar company, didn't want its concept video revealed, but the Guardian...

Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has released a security advisory for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or take control of the affected system. Adobe has released updates for the following versions: Adob...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for February Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that its February release will contain eleven bulletins. These bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and important, and will be for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Server Software, and .NET Framework. The...

Microsoft Releases February 2013 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Server Software, Office, and .NET Framework as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for February 2013. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, allow elevation of privileg...

Cool PDF Reader 3.0.2.256 - Buffer Overflow

Exploit Title: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.2.256 buffer overflow Vulnerability Disclosed to US-CERT by Chris Gabriel: 11-20-2012 Emailed vendor: 12-4-2012 Francis Provencher discovered vulnerability and reported to Secunia: 12-19-2012 Vulnerability Discovery: Francis Provencher Protek Research Lab's...

Former military adviser urged Obama to pardon Gary McKinnon

John Arquilla, a professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and former military adviser has urged President Barack Obama to pardon the British computer hacker Gary McKinnon and to recruit master hackers to US Cyber Command. Gary McKinnon faced extradition for hacking into Pentagon and Nasa systems, and...

Portable UPnP SDK - 'unique_service_name()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'Portable UPnP SDK uniqueservicename...

Apple Releases Security Update for OS X Server

Apple has released a security update for OS X Server v2.2.1 for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Apple Support Article HT5644 an...

Portable UPnP SDK unique_service_name() Remote Code Execution

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'Portable UPnP SDK uniqueservicename...

Oracle Releases Out-of-Band Patch to Address Java 7 Vulnerabilities

Oracle has released an out-of-band patch to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment JRE 7 Update 11 and earlier. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the bulletin and follow...

CERT Releases UPnP Security Advisory

Multiple vulnerabilities have been announced in libupnp, the open source portable SDK for UPnP devices. Libupnp is employed by hundreds of vendors for UPnP-enabled devices. Information is also available in CERT Vulnerability Note VU922681. US-CERT recommends that affected UPnP device vendors and...

Twitter Complied with 69% of US Government Requests for Account Data

Government requests for user account information made to Twitter pale in comparison to the number made to Google, but nonetheless, the number is on the rise according to Twitter’s Transparency Report, released today. Twitter’s report said government requests are generally made in conjunction with...

Anonymous hackers deface United States Sentencing Commission website

Anonymous hackers deface the official website of U.S. Sentencing Commission website ussc.gov on Friday under a new campaign called "Operation Last Resort" in memory of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz and also threatening to release a massive WikiLeaks-style exposure of sensitive U.S. government...

Google Complied With 88 Percent of U.S. User Data Requests

Google received more than 8,000 requests for user data from the U.S. government in the second half of 2012, and nearly all of them were the result of a subpoena or search warrant. The number of those requests that the company complied with by producing some or all of the data in question is still...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Cisco WLC product family is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition, allow unauthorized access, or allow an attacker to execute code remotely. Cisco has released software updates that address these...

Shylock banking malware spreads via Skype

The banking Trojan known as Shylock has been updated with new functionality, including the ability to spread over Skype. The program was discovered in 2011 that steals online banking credentials and other financial information from infected computers. Shylock, named after a character from...

Shylock banking malware spreads via Skype

The banking Trojan known as Shylock has been updated with new functionality, including the ability to spread over Skype. The program was discovered in 2011 that steals online banking credentials and other financial information from infected computers. Shylock, named after a character from...

Malware Infects US Power Plants through USB Drives

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team has released a report, which stated that two American electrical power plants were compromised late last year and has identified a number of glaring electronic vulnerabilities. Some unknown malware infected two power plants...