Macro-malware attacks are on the rise, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, Microsoft has reported in a blog post.
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Microsoft Data Shows Drop in Remote Code Execution Bugs Being Exploited
SAN FRANCISCO–One of the downsides to being a software company with a huge customer base is that your products are going to be prime targets for attackers. But the flip side to that coin is that you’re going to gather a lot of data about vulnerabilities and attacks. Microsoft has been collecting that data for […]
Microsoft, Kaspersky Take Down Fast-Spreading Simda Botnet – eWeek
Threatpost News Wrap, April 17, 2015
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the Windows HTTP.sys vulnerability, Google’s decision to turn off the NPAPI in Chrome and the voting machine security disaster in Virginia.
Active DoS Exploits for MS15-034 Under Way
Public denial-of-service exploits for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of the HTTP protocol stack, HTTP.sys are under way, while remote code execution attacks may still be to come.
Tech Support Scammers with Teeth
Some support scammers and their assassination threats may seem dumb, but they’re no joke.They can cause serious damage as we discuss it in this article.
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New SMB Flaw Affects All Versions of Windows
There is a serious vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows that can allow an attacker who has control of some portion of a victim’s network traffic to steal users’ credentials for valuable services. The bug is related to the way that Windows and other software handles some HTTP requests, and researchers say it affects […]
Coordinated Takedown Puts End to Simda Botnet
A coordinated operation between international police and private technology companies shuts down the Simda botnet.
Apple Leaves CNNIC Root in iOS, OSX Certificate Trust Lists
When it was revealed late last month that a Chinese certificate authority had allowed an intermediate CA to issue unauthorized certificates for some Google domains, both Google and Mozilla reacted quickly and dropped trust in CNNIC altogether, Apple has kept the root certificates in its trusted store for both iOS and OSX. Apple on Wednesday released […]
Default Setting in Windows 7, 8.1 Could Allow Privilege Escalation, Sandbox Escape
A default setting in both Windows 7 and 8.1 could allow local users to elevate privileges and in some situations, escape application sandboxes.