New reports of Critical Cisco WebEx RCE vulnerability exploits
Cisco released a new security update warning users of ongoing, limited, exploitation of a critical WebEx vulnerability that impacts multiple products.
Home router TP-Link Zero-day vulnerability
A security researcher released details on a new zero-day vulnerability that impacts the TP-Link All-in-One SR20 Smart Home Router and Hub.
Compromised WordPress, Joomla sites used to spread Shade ransomware
Cyber attackers have compromised hundreds of CMS sites running WordPress or Joomla to serve up Shade ransomware and phishing pages in the wild.
ASUS updates Live Update Software, response to APT
ASUS released a new security update in response to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors that targeted certain international organizations. A new version of ASUS Live Update was made available.
Apple security updates for iOS 12.2 and other products
Apple released security updates that address vulnerabilities in multiple products, to include iOS, macOS, Xcode, Safari, iCloud, iTunes and tvOS.
Operation ShadowHammer hijacks ASUS Live Update to install backdoor
Cyber attackers have hijacked ASUS Live Update and downloaded a back-doored version to thousands of ASUS PCs last year. The utility is pre-installed on most ASUS computers and is used to keep ASUS PCs up-to-date with latest firmware, drivers and applications.
FEMA leaks personal data records on 2.3M disaster victims
A government report revealed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not safeguard disaster survivor's personal data on up to 2.3 million people. FEMA shared the sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII) with a third party.
Firefox 60 and 66 security updates
Mozilla released security updates for Firefox 60 and newly released version Firefox 66 to address two critical vulnerabilities.
Microsoft to end Windows 7 support in January 2020
Are you still running Windows 7? If you are, here is another reason to upgrade to Windows 10 as soon as possible. Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020.
Firefox 66 is out with many new feature enhancements
Mozilla has released Firefox 66 that includes many new features, such as blocking websites from automatically playing sound. Users can also use the new Firefox to add individual sites to an exceptions list or turn off the blocking feature.