Microsoft Releases May 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 13 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege, denial of service, remote code execution, information disclosure, or security feature bypass. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...

Cisco UCS Central Software Vulnerability

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Unified Computing System UCS Central Software. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to revie...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Safari

Apple has released security updates for Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system. Available updates include: Safari 8.0.6 for OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 Safari 7.1.6 for OS X Mavericks...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 42.0.2311.135 for Windows, Mac, and Linux 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 the Google Chrome...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 4.1.2 has been released to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow a site to be compromised by a remote attacker. WordPress 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by this vulnerability. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review the WordPress Security Release and appl...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Firefox

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 37.0.2 to address a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Firefox Security Advisory and apply the necessary update. This product is provided subjec...

IC3 Warns of Cyber Attacks Focused on Law Enforcement and Public Officials

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert warning that law enforcement personnel and public officials may be at an increased risk of cyber attacks. Doxing—the act of gathering and publishing individuals’ personal information without permission—has been observed. Hacking...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 42.0.2311.90 for Windows, Mac, and Linux 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 the Google Chrome blog ent...

US-CERT Warns of Issues With DNS Zone Transfer Requests

The US-CERT is warning administrators and network operators that a misconfiguration issue with some DNS servers that has been known about for more than 15 years and can give attackers detailed information about DNS zones is coming back around thanks to new scans that show a high number of servers...

Microsoft Releases April 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released eleven updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege, denial of service, remote code execution, information disclosure, or security feature bypass. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X, iOS, Safari, and Apple TV

Apple has released security updates for OS X, iOS, Safari, and Apple TV to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system. Available updates include: OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 and Security Update...

IC3 Releases Alert on Web Site Defacements

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert addressing recently perpetrated Web site defacements. The defacements advertise themselves as associated with the Islamic State in the Levant ISIL a.k.a. Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams ISIS. However, FBI assesses that the perpetrator...

IC3 Issues Alert for Fake Government Websites

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert that warns consumers of fraudulent government-services websites that mimic legitimate ones. Scam operators lure consumers to these fraudulent websites in order to steal their personal identifiable information PII and collect fees for...

Snapchat Publishes First Transparency Report

Snapchat has released its first transparency report, covering a four-month period from November through February, and the data shows that the company didn’t receive any National Security Letters and got fewer than 400 total requests for data from the United States government. Snapchat, a Californ...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 41.0.2272.118 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 Chrome blog...

OnePlus DR-1 — World's Smallest $19.99 Drone

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus who recently announced that the company is planning to launch its latest flying drone, OnePlus DR-1, saying it would be a "Game Changer." There have already been some speculations about a drone from OnePlus circulating on the Internet, but now the company has...

Cisco Releases Semiannual IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

Cisco has released its semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. This publication includes seven Security Advisories that address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software. Exploits of these vulnerabilities could result in a denial of service DoS condition, interface queue...

Apple Releases Security Update for OS X Yosemite

Apple has released Security Update 2015-003 for OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 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 Apple Security Update...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow a remote attacker to gain access to a system account. Available updates include: Drupal core 6.35 for 6.x users Drupal core 7.35 for 7.x users US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Drupal's...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Safari

Apple has released security updates for Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or prevent users from discerning a phishing attack on an affected system. Updates include: Safari 8.0.4 for OS X Yosemite...