Microsoft Releases May Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, .NET Framework, and Silverlight as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or operate with elevated privileges. US-CE...

Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has released a Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player to address a vulnerability affecting the following software versions: Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.233 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.7 and earlier versions for Andro...

Microsoft Releases Advanced Notification for May Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advanced Notification indicating that its May release will contain seven bulletins. These bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and important and will be for Microsoft Windows, Office, .NET Framework, and Silverlight. Releases of these...

Malware Poses as US Department of Justice Violation Notice

Posing as the US Department of Justice DoJ, a new variant of the Citadel Malware called Reveton is responsible for a ransomware campaign that attempts to extort $100 from its victims. The infections are occurring after users are lured to a drive-by download site where a dropper installs the Citad...

Google Releases Chrome 18.0.1025.168

Google has released Chrome 18.0.1025.168 for Linux, Macintosh, Windows, and Google Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...

Iran Preparing For Cyberwar Against U.S

Iran Preparing For Cyberwar Against U.S Security professionals in both the U.S. government and in private industry have long feared the prospect of a cyberwar with China or Russia, two states capable of launching destructive attacks on the computer networks that control critical assets such as th...

Backdoor In Equipment Used For Traffic Control, Railways Called "Huge Risk"

UPDATE: Security researchers are warning about the risk posed by an embarrassing security hole in industrial control software by the firm RuggedCom. A hidden administrative account could give remote attackers easy access to critical equipment that is used to manage a wide range of critical...

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System Vulnerability

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System ROS, used in RuggedCom network infrastructure devices, contains a hard-coded user account with a predictable password. This user account cannot be manually disabled. An attacker who successfully guesses the password may be able to gain complete administrative...

RuggedCom Devices - Backdoor Access

Title: Undocumented Backdoor Access to RuggedCom Devices Author: jc Organization: JC CREW Date: April 23, 2012 CVE: CVE-2012-1803 Background: RuggedCom is one of a handful of networking vendors who capitalize on the market for "Industrial Strength" and "Hardened" networking equipment. You'll find...

RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say...

Title: Undocumented Backdoor Access to RuggedCom Devices Author: jc Organization: JC CREW Date: April 23, 2012 CVE: CVE-2012-1803 Background: RuggedCom is one of a handful of networking vendors who capitalize on the market for "Industrial Strength" and "Hardened" networking equipment. You'll find...

DNSChanger Malware

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group DCWG website. Computers testing positive for infection of DNSChanger malware will need to be cleaned of the...

Iran Replicating Captured U.S. Drone RQ-170 Sentinel

Iran Replicating Captured U.S. Drone RQ-170 Sentinel Iranian military aerospace chief General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted having said:"The Americans should be aware to what extent we have infiltrated the plane." Iran has broke the encryption codes and begun construction of a replica of the Unit...

US-based website covering China's Bo Xilai scandal hacked

US-based website covering China's Bo Xilai scandal hacked A US-based website that has reported extensively on the Bo Xilai scandal in Chongqing says it has been crippled by a concerted hacker attack. The site was rendered inaccessible for much of Thursday, depriving readers of coverage of the...

MI6, CIA and Department of Justice Tango Down !

MI6, CIA and Department of Justice Tango Down ! Hacker group Anonymous claimed it took down the CIA website for the second time in two months following a new DDoS attack on the U.S. secret service which lasted 45 minutes. Anonymous is reportedly on a DDoS rampage today, downing the CIA, Departmen...

Apple Releases Flashback Malware Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address Flashback malware in the following products: OS X Lion v10.7.3 OS X Lion Server v10.7.3 Mac OS X v10.6.8 Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 Apple has released a malware removal tool for the most common variant of the Flashback malware. If the malware is...

HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switches Security Bulletin

Hewlett-Packard HP has released a security bulletin to address a security vulnerability affecting HP 5400 zl series switches purchased after April 30, 2011. These switches contain a compact flash card that may be infected with malware. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review HP...

Samba Releases Updates for 3.0.x - 3.6.3

Samba has released an update to address a vulnerability in Samba versions 3.6.3 and all previous versions. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to use anonymous connections to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader X 10.1.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier versions for Linux, and Adobe Acrobat X 10.1.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh. Exploitation of these...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for WebEx Player

Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco WebEx Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Security Advisory...

Apple Update for Java for OS X Lion and Mac OS X

Apple has released a Java update for the following products to address multiple vulnerabilities: OS X v10.6.8 OS X server v10.6.8 OS X Lion v10.7.3 Lion Server v10.7.3 These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or disclose sensitive...