Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including a password issue at Github, the xDedic marketplace, and another Flash zero day.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
ScarCruft APT Group Used Latest Flash Zero Day in Two Dozen Attacks
The ScarCruft APT gang has made use of a Flash zero day patched Thursday by Adobe to attack more than two dozen high-profile targets in Russia and Asia primarily.
Cisco Won’t Patch Critical RV Wireless Router Vulnerability Until Q3
Cisco said its RV wireless routers and firewalls are vulnerable to remote code execution at root level. A Q3 2016 firmware update will patch the flaw.
FBI: Email Scams Take $3.1 Billion Toll on Businesses
Business-related inbox scams are reaching epidemic levels with the total cost to business reaching a whopping $3.1 billion.
Adobe Flash: 10 shades of vulnerabilities
The 205 vulnerabilities discovered in Adobe’s Flash software so far in 2016, are not all are created equal — but don’t wait to patch them.
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Microsoft June Patch Tuesday Fixes 44 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft pushed out 16 bulletins on Tuesday, addressing 44 different vulnerabilities in its software, including Windows, Exchange Server, Office, Edge, and Internet Explorer.
Fix Coming for Flash Vulnerability Under Attack
Adobe is expected to this week patch a Flash Player vulnerability being exploited in targeted attacks.
Netgear Router Update Removes Hardcoded Crypto Keys
Netgear on Friday released firmware updates for two of its router products lines, patching a hardcoded cryptographic key and an authentication bypass flaw that were reported six months ago.
Threatpost News Wrap, June 10, 2016
The news from the week is discussed, including how recent data breaches have fed off password reuse and how a university paid $20K after a ransomware attack.
Google Patches High Severity Browser PDF Vulnerability
Google patched a Chrome vulnerability that allowed remote code execution on targeted computers simply by viewing a specially crafted PDF.