The news of the week is discussed, including the ShadowBrokers’ farewell, GoDaddy’s buggy domain validation issue, MongoDB ransoms, and the latest with St. Jude Medical.
Tag Archives: GoDaddy
Buggy Domain Validation Forces GoDaddy to Revoke Certs
A bug in GoDaddy’s domain validation process forced the registrar to revoke SSL certificates and reissue certs for more than 6,000 customers.
GoDaddy Addresses Blind XSS Vulnerability Affecting Online Support
Domain registrar GoDaddy fixed a vulnerability affecting systems used by its customer support agents that could have been abused to take over, modify or delete accounts.
Domain Shadowing Latest Angler Exploit Kit Evasion Technique
The Angler Exploit Kit has begun using domain shadowing as a technique to avoid detection and blocking, researchers at Cisco Talos said.
CSRF Vulnerability Patched in GoDaddy Domain Settings
A cross site request forgery vulnerability in GoDaddy domain settings has been patched two days after it was reported to the domain registrar.