Unauthorized Microsoft Digital Certificates

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address the revocation of a number of unauthorized digital certificates. Maintaining these certificates within your certificate store may allow an attacker to spoof content, perform a phishing attack, or perform a man-in-the-middle attack. The followi...

US Trolls Al-Qaida with Anti-Terror Ads on Yemeni Tribal Sites

The US State Department has launched a digital campaign against Al Qaida in which they are replacing the terror organization’s anti-American propaganda ads on Yemeni tribal sites with anti-terror propaganda of their own, according to an Associated Press report. The report indicates that the State...

Google Releases Google Chrome 19.0.1084.52

Google has released Google Chrome 19.0.1084.52 for Linux, Mac, Windows, and 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 the...

Apple Releases QuickTime 7.7.2

Apple has released QuickTime 7.7.2 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 Apple Support Article HT5261 and apply any necessary updates ...

DoD Program Expanded, Designed to Share Threat Information

The Pentagon on Friday invited a slew of government contractors to meet and share classified information on cyber threats going forward, part of an initiative that the department hopes will reduce the risk of intrusions to government systems. The information sharing model that the Department of...

RuggedCom Telnet Password Generator

This module will calculate the password for the hard-coded hidden username "factory" in the RuggedCom Rugged Operating System ROS. The password is dynamically generated based on the devices MAC address. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Cyber Attacks on gas pipeline linked to China

Cyber Attacks on gas pipeline linked to China The spear-phishing attacks laying siege to networks in the natural gas pipeline industry apparently are being carried out by the same group that hacked RSA security last year. The attacks, which have been occurring since late this past March, have...

Apple Security Update Blocks Old Flash Versions

Apple released security updates yesterday that fix various vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and the Safari browser. According to a report written by Gregg Keizer on IT World, the patches resolve four security vulnerabilities and block outdated versions of Adobe Flash Player. Keizer notes that these ar...

Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates

Apple has released security updates for Apple OS X and Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities for the following products: Safari 5.1.7 for Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion Server v10.7.4, OS X Lion v10.7.4, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security...

Leaders from China, U.S. Meet, Agree to Rally Against Cyber Threats

In an attempt to clear the cybersecurity air, the United States and the People’s Republic of China agreed Monday to work in tandem to prevent future cyber threats. Meeting at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Liang Guanglie, China’s Minister of National Defense, insisted th...

PHP Group Set to Release Another Patch for CVE-2012-1823 Flaw

The PHP Group on Tuesday is planning to release another new version of the scripting language that’s designed to address, again, the remotely exploitable flaw that came to light last week. That bug, which requires no authentication, was supposed to have been fixed in new releases pushed out on Ma...

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...