Microsoft Addresses New Watering Hole Attack in the November, 2013 Security Bulletin Release

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November, 2013. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of privilege, information disclosure or denial of...

Philippines Typhoon Disaster Email Scams and Phishing Attack Warning

After a natural disaster phishing emails and websites requesting donations for bogus charitable organizations begin to appear. Users should be aware of potential email scams and phishing attacks regarding the recent Philippines Typhoon disaster. Email scams may contain links or attachments which...

Huawei Datacard Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This module exploits an unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability in Huawei SOHO routers. The module will gather information by accessing the /api pages where authentication is not required, allowing configuration changes as well as information disclosure, including any stored SMS...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for November Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that its November 2013 release will contain eight bulletins. These bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and important and will be for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office. These bulletins...

US-CERT Warns of More CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections

CryptoLocker is a devious evolution of now-familiar ransomware schemes in which the malware encrypts files it finds on a number of network resources and demands a ransom for the decryption key. US-CERT issued an advisory today warning businesses and consumers of the risks presented by CryptoLocke...

Security Advisory for Microsoft Graphics Component

Microsoft has released a Security Advisory regarding a vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics component that affects Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Lync. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to preview or open a specially crafted email message, op...

British Baptist Minister's son charged with hacking US Army and Nasa Computer Systems

Son of a Baptist Minister, 28-year-old British man named Lauri Love has been charged with hacking into the computer systems of the US army, NASA and other federal agencies. He was arrested Friday at his home in Stradishall, England by the National Crime Agency and according to the indictment...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory

Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers ASR. These vulnerabilities, which are independent of each other, could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition...

British Baptist Minister's son charged with hacking US Army and Nasa Computer Systems

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Crypto Party, Anti-Surveillance Rally in DC

WASHINGTON — Saturday marked the 12-year anniversary of the initial signing of the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, the anti-terrorism bill signed into law shortly after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, sections of which have allegedly given federal law enforcement the authority to...

WordPress Releases Update for WordPress 3.7

WordPress has released WordPress 3.7 “Basie” for all previous versions. This version has been devised to automatically update with the latest maintenance and security releases, making the process more reliable and secure, with dozens of new checks and safeguards. WordPress 3.7 also updates the...

Apple Releases Security Update for Safari on OS X

Apple has released security updates for Safari 6.1 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, information disclosure, or a cross-site scripting condition. Safari 6.1 Webkit updates are available for the following versions: O...

Apple Releases Security Update for Java on OS X

Apple has released a security update for Java on Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, and OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code wi...

BlackBerry Releases Security Advisory

BlackBerry has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability that affects the BlackBerry Universal Device Service installed by default with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service BES versions 10.0 to 10.1.2. This vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to obtain escalation of privileg...

Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update

Apple has released an OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update to address a vulnerability. This vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to bypass authentication controls. US-CERT encourages users and administrator to review Apple Security Article HT5964 and apply any necessar...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for October Security Bulletin

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

Google Releases Google Chrome 30

Google has released Chrome 30 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition, spoof the address bar, or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and...

Measuresoft ScadaPro Server DLL Code Execution Vulnerability

Measuresoft ScadaPro Server is prone to a code execution vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Adobe Customer Information and Source Code Compromises

US-CERT is aware of the public acknowledgement of a compromise of up to 3 million Adobe customers' information, including names and detailed account information. The source code for multiple Adobe products may also have been compromised. US-CERT advises that Adobe customers be aware of possible...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco IOS XR

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software version 4.3.1. If successful, this exploitation could result in complete packet memory exhaustion, rendering critical services on the affected device unable to allocate packets, resulting in a denial of...