2 Million IoT Devices Vulnerable to Complete Takeover

Over 2 million IP security cameras, baby monitors and smart doorbells have serious vulnerabilities that could enable an attacker to hijack the devices and spy on their owners — and there’s currently no known patch for the shared flaws. The attack stems from peer-to-peer P2P communication technolo...

'Highly Critical' Unpatched Zero-Day Flaw Discovered In Oracle WebLogic

A team of cybersecurity researchers today published a post warning enterprises of an unpatched, highly critical zero-day vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic server application that some attackers might have already started exploiting in the wild. Oracle WebLogic is a scalable, Java-based multi-tier...

'Highly Critical' Unpatched Zero-Day Flaw Discovered In Oracle WebLogic

A team of cybersecurity researchers today published a post warning enterprises of an unpatched, highly critical zero-day vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic server application that some attackers might have already started exploiting in the wild. Oracle WebLogic is a scalable, Java-based multi-tier...

IoT Zero-Days – Is Belkin WeMo Smart Plug the Next Malware Target?

ARCHIVED STORY IoT Zero-Days – Is Belkin WeMo Smart Plug the Next Malware Target? By Steve Povolny · April 18, 2019 Effective malware is typically developed with intention, targeting specific victims using either known or unknown vulnerabilities to achieve its primary functions. In this blog, we...

How Not to Acknowledge a Data Breach

I'm not a huge fan of stories about stories, or those that explore the ins and outs of reporting a breach. But occasionally I feel obligated to publish such accounts when companies respond to a breach report in such a way that it's crystal clear they wouldn't know what to do with a data breach if...

Windows Zero-Day Emerges in Active Exploits

A just-patched vulnerability in the Windows operating system that was previously unknown up until last week is being actively exploited in the wild; it opens the door for full system takeover. Discovered by Vasily Berdnikov and Boris Larin of Kaspersky Lab on St. Patrick’s Day this year, the flaw...

New zero-day vulnerability CVE-2019-0859 in win32k.sys

In March 2019, our automatic Exploit Prevention EP systems detected an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Further analysis of this event led to us discovering a zero-day vulnerability in win32k.sys. It was the fifth consecutive exploited Local Privilege...

Patch Tuesday Lowdown, April 2019 Edition

Microsoft today released fifteen software updates to fix more than 70 unique security vulnerabilities in various flavors of its Windows operating systems and supported software, including at least two zero-day bugs. These patches apply to Windows, Internet Explorer IE and Edge browsers, Office,...

Microsoft Releases April 2019 Security Updates — Two Flaws Under Active Attack

Microsoft today released its April 2019 software updates to address a total of 74 CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products, 13 of which are rated critical and rest are rated Important in severity. April 2019 security updates address flaws in Windows OS,...

Microsoft Releases April 2019 Security Updates — Two Flaws Under Active Attack

Microsoft today released its April 2019 software updates to address a total of 74 CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products, 13 of which are rated critical and rest are rated Important in severity. April 2019 security updates address flaws in Windows OS,...

PT-2019-1798 · Microsoft · Windows

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to errors in handling hard links in the Windows AppX Deployment Service AppXSVC, which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a...

TP-Link Routers Vulnerable to Zero-Day Buffer Overflow Attack

Two models of TP-Link’s budget routers are vulnerable to zero-day flaws that allow attackers to take control of both. The routers in question are models TP-Link WR940N and TL-WR941ND, according IBM Security, which found the bugs and posted a technical analysis on its discoveries on Monday. “In th...

Unpatched Zero-Days in Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Disclosed Publicly

Exclusive — A security researcher today publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for two 'unpatched' zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft's web browsers after the company allegedly failed to respond to his responsible private disclosure. Both unpatched vulnerabilities—one of whic...

Unpatched Zero-Days in Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Disclosed Publicly

Exclusive — A security researcher today publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for two 'unpatched' zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft's web browsers after the company allegedly failed to respond to his responsible private disclosure. Both unpatched vulnerabilities—one of whic...

Zero-Day Bug Lays Open TP-Link Smart Home Router

A zero-day bug has been uncovered in the TP-Link SR20 smart hub and home router, which would allow a local adversary to execute arbitrary commands on the device without authentication and establish a persistent backdoor for remote access. The SR20 is an all-in-one router that can also work as an...

Wordpress Plugin Patched After Zero Day Discovered

UPDATE A popular WordPress plugin is urging users to update as soon as possible after it patched a vulnerability that was being exploited in the wild. If users cannot update, developers recommended they disable the plugin. The plugin, Social Warfare, lets users add social media sharing buttons to...

CVE-2019-6728

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the...

Counter-Strike 1.6 game client 0-day exploited to spread Belonard trojan

By Waqas Dr. Web’s cybersecurity researchers have identified an attacker is trying to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in Counter-Strike 1.6 game specifically to distribute Belonard Trojan. Reportedly, about 39% of all the active servers of the game on Steam have been manipulated and compromised ...

Zero-Days in Counter-Strike Client Used to Build Major Botnet

A proprietor of a Counter-Strike gaming server promotion service has used multiple zero-days in the Counter-Strike client to create a large botnet. The network is made up of fake game servers for the popular online multiplayer game. The attacker has had quite a bit of success. In a recent analysi...

Zero-Day Flaws in Counter-Strike 1.6 Let Malicious Servers Hack Gamers' PCs

If you are a Counter-Strike gamer, then beware, because 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers available online are malicious that have been set-up to remotely hack gamers' computers. A team of cybersecurity researchers at Dr. Web has disclosed that an attacker has been using malicio...