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IC3 Issues Alert on DDoS Extortion Campaigns
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert to U.S. businesses about a rise in extortion campaigns. In a typical incident, a business receives an e-mail threatening a Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack to its website unless it pays a ransom. Businesses are warned against...
Cisco Releases Security Updates
Cisco has released software updates to address a vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...
‘Stagefright’ Android Vulnerability
Android devices running Android versions 2.2 through 5.1.1r5 contain vulnerabilities in the Stagefright media playback engine. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to access multimedia files or potentially take control of a vulnerable device. Users and administrators are...
Microsoft Releases Security Update
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical vulnerability in Windows. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-078 and apply the...
Microsoft Releases July 2015 Security Bulletin
Microsoft has released 14 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution or elevation of privileges. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-058 and MS15-065...
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Firefox 39 Firefox ESR 38.1 Thunderbird 38.1 US-CERT...
Cisco Releases Security Update
Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in versions of the Unified Communications Domain Manager Platform Software prior to 10.x. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system. US-CERT recommends that users review the...
Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID15980: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 7, 2015
Medium Alert ID: 39551 First Published: 2015 June 30 13:19 GMT Last Updated: 2015 October 7 19:54 GMT Version: 14 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID15980 and...
Stolen U.S. Government Credentials Found Online
Credentials stolen in breaches and sundry hacks belonging to close to 100 unique U.S. government domains are scattered among a number of paste sites and are searchable in other locations online. Analysts at Recorded Future said on Wednesday that through open source intelligence gathering and...
IC3 Issues Alert on CryptoWall Ransomware
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert warning that U.S. individuals and businesses are still at risk of CryptoWall ransomware fraud. Scam operators use ransomware—a type of malicious software—to infect a device and restrict access until a ransom fee is paid. Individuals an...
Samsung Flaw Lets Hacker Easily Take Control of Your Galaxy Mobile Remotely
More than 600 Million users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones, including the newly released Galaxy S6, are potentially vulnerable to a software bug that allows hackers to secretly monitor the phone's camera and microphone, read text messages and install malicious apps. The vulnerability is due to a...
Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud CC and Bridge CC to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe...
US Navy Soliciting Zero Days
The National Security Agency may find and purchase zero days, but that doesn’t mean it’s sharing its hoard with other government agencies such as the U.S. Navy, which apparently is in the market for some unpatched, undisclosed vulnerabilities of its own. A request for proposal posted last...
IC3 Issues Alert on Gift Card Scams
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert warning consumers of fraud around the resale of gift cards. The secondary gift card market has grown in recent years, and criminal activity has been identified on sites facilitating such exchanges. When purchasing gift cards, look for...
Ubuntu Releases Security Update
Ubuntu has released 10 security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS, and 12.04 LTS. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to revi...
Microsoft Releases June 2015 Security Bulletin
Microsoft has released eight updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution or elevation of privileges. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-056 through...
Is China Behind the Massive Data Theft of 4 Million U.S. Officials?
The US federal agency has notified its 4 Million current and former government employees that their private data has been compromised in a massive data breach. Hackers managed to break into US government computer systems in the Office of Personnel Management OPM and steal records of Millions of...
IC3 Issues Internet Crime Report for 2014
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released its Internet Crime Report for 2014, indicating that scams relating to social media—including doxing, click-jacking, and pharming—have increased substantially over the past five years. US-CERT encourages users to review the IC3 Alert for details...
Google Releases Security Update for Chrome
Google has released Chrome version 43.0.2357.65 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple 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 Google Chrom...
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or steal sensitive information. Available updates include:...