Joomla exploit doing rounds, users advised to update
Users who run their sites own sites and use the Joomla CMS but haven’t updated it in a while should do so immediately if they don’t want to see their sites …
Tor users targeted with spyware following anonymous Web-host shutdown
The news that the alleged owner of Freedom Hosting, the internet host for a great number of Tor hidden services, has been arrested and is accused of distributing and promoting …
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator exploitation tool
US-CERT’s latest advisory focuses on an exploit tool for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator. The tool targets two vulnerabilities found in ePO versions 4.6.5 and earlier. In …
POC code for critical Android bug published
Last week, researchers from Bluebox Security have made a disconcerting revelation: Google’s Android mobile OS carries a critical bug that allows attackers to modify the …
Malwarebytes acquires ZeroVulnerabilityLabs
Malwarebytes, a provider of anti-malware software, announced the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, a vulnerability, exploit and security research and development firm …
F-Secure advances fight against exploits
Exploitation of software vulnerabilities has become one of the most popular ways to gain access to users’ machines, but F-Secure is reinforcing its exploit defenses with …
Rogue employees, malware exploits and unauthorized software
While IT security professionals recognize the threat posed by unwitting employees, many still admit to allowing administrative privileges to go unmanaged, making organizations …
Google researcher publishes Windows 0-day exploit
Less than two weeks after Google researcher Tavis Ormandy released information about a new Windows zero-day vulnerability on the Full Disclosure mailing list and asked for …
Google defines disclosure timeline for actively exploited bugs
The debate regarding responsible vulnerability disclosure and full vulnerability disclosure has been started many times in the past, and it’s an issue that will continue …
Ruby on Rails bug is being exploited in the wild, researcher warns
Administrators of servers running Ruby on Rails are advised once again to upgrade to the latest versions of the framework (3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19, and 2.3.15), as a …
Microsoft releases Fix it for critical IE8 0-day
Microsoft has released a one-click Fix it for mitigating the effect of the IE 8 zero-day vulnerability that is being used in watering hole attacks in the wild. Given that a …
Multi-stage exploit attacks for more effective malware delivery
Most drive-by exploit kits use a minimal exploit shellcode that downloads and runs the final payload. This is akin to a two-stage ICBM (InterContinental Ballistic Missile) …
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