Though security researchers involved in uncovering the attack have remained mum on the attribution of Regin, privacy experts say that if one of the intelligence agencies is involved, there’s no legal basis for the operation.
Tag Archives: Web Security
Buffer Overflow Haunts Advantech WebAccess SCADA Product
The ICS-CERT is warning users about a stack buffer overflow in the Advantech WebAccess SCADA product that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Advantech WebAccess is a SCADA and human-machine interface product that’s accessible over the Web. It’s used in a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, government and the commercial sector. The vulnerability affects […]
WordPress 4.0.1 Update Patches Critical XSS Vulnerability
The latest version of WordPress, 4.0.1, patches a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in comment fields that enables admin-level control over a website.
Attackers Using Compromised Web Plug-Ins in CryptoPHP Blackhat SEO Campaign
Researchers have discovered a group of attackers who have published a variety of compromised WordPress themes and plug-ins on legitimate-looking sites, tricking developers into downloading and installing them on their own sites. The components then give the attackers remote control of the compromised sites and researchers say the attack may have been ongoing since September 2013. […]
Angler Exploit Kit Adds New Flash Exploit for CVE-2014-8440
Exploit kit authors are nothing if not opportunistic, and they know a prime opportunity when they see one. Adobe Flash bugs fit that description nicely, and the people behind the Angler exploit kit already are exploiting one of the Flash bugs patched last week in the kit’s arsenal. This is a common tactic for exploit […]
Citadel Variant Targets Password Managers
Some Citadel-infected computers have received a new configuration file, a keylogger triggered to go after the master passwords from three leading password management tools.
Tor Reins in Concerns After Academic Paper on De-Anonymization
Leaders at the Tor Project call for calm after an academic paper spells out how funded hackers could use NetFlow data from Cisco routers to de-anonymize Tor users.
Google Removes SSLv3 Fallback Support From Chrome
Google has released Chrome 39, fixing 42 security vulnerabilities and removing support for the fallback to SSLv3, the component that was the target of the POODLE attack revealed last month. When the POODLE attack was disclosed by several Google researchers in October, the company said that it had added a change to Chrome that would […]
EFF, Others Plan to Make Encrypting the Web Easier in 2015
A new coalition, Let’s Encrypt, announced today they will grant free HTTPS certificates to any site that needs one in 2015.
Google Releases Open Source Tool for Testing Web App Security Scanners
Google today released to open source security scanning tool called Firing Range, which is designed to test for cross-site scripting (XSS) and other vulnerabilities on a massive scale.