Security experts have uncovered an incident that involved the Watchbog cryptomining botnet. Attackers exploited CVE-2018-1000861 to establish a foothold on the victim’s network and install Watchbog malware on unpatched systems.
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Google has released Chrome 77 (version 77.0.3865.75) for Windows, Mac and Linux. The update includes a number of fixes and improvements in the popular browser. The company also added a Chrome browser update for Android.
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Microsoft issued the September 2019 Security Updates that include 79 unique vulnerability fixes, 17 of those rated critical. In addition, two of the patches address two 0-day Privileged Escalation vulnerabilities CVE-2019-1214 and CVE-2019-1215.
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Researchers have discovered two denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities in NETGEAR N300 home wireless routers. NETGEAR has issued firmware updates to address the issues.
NETGEAR denial-of-service vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2019-5054, CVE-2019-5055) Read More »
WordPress 5.2.3 Security and Maintenance Release is now out. The update includes 29 feature enhancements and fixes, as well as security fixes.
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Cisco has released security updates to patch high risk vulnerabilities in multiple products to include Cisco Webex Teams and Industrial Network Director (IND).
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PHP has released new versions, 7.1.32, 7.2.22, and 7.3.9, of multiple Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) that address multiple bugs and vulnerabilities. The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released a security advisory for the multiple PHP vulnerabilities with more technical details. MS-ISAC has rated the advisory High Risk to small, medium and larger companies
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Mozilla has just released Firefox 69, with multiple feature enhancements and stronger privacy protections. The update also includes security fixes for 20 vulnerabilities, one of them critical.
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A group of hackers have been using compromised websites to launch watering hole attacks against iPhone users who visit the websites. The attacks also use five different exploit chains and exploit 0-day vulnerabilities that don’t require any user interaction.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its Security Publication (SP) 800-52 Rev. 2: Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration, and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations.
