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CVE-2018-18500: Heap write-after-free in Firefox, Analysis and Exploitation

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments CVE-2018-18500, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Yaniv| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:35:40 +0000

Editor’s note: This article is a technical description of a bug discovered by a member of the Offensive Research team at SophosLabs, and how the researcher created a proof-of-concept “Arbitrary Read/Write Primitive” exploit for this bug. The vulnerability was deemed critical by Mozilla’s bug tracking team and was patched in Firefox 65.0. It’s written for […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/oTcYk6i594c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Mueller Report Is Much Worse For Trump Than Barr Let On

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:06:06 +0000

The Mueller report clearly shows that Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice, regardless of what the attorney general says.

Security Wired

A Mystery Agent Is Doxing Iran’s Hackers and Dumping Their Code

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:00:06 +0000

Iranian intelligence seems to be getting its own taste of a Shadow Brokers-style leak of secrets.

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Revamp your electrical fixtures using modern electric switches and sockets accessories

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Residential, Retail

Credit to Author: Vibhor Pandit| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:35:42 +0000

The next generation modern electrical switches have revolutionised the electrical sphere. The ones that are now introduced in the market are safe and easy to use. In addition to the… Read more »

The post Revamp your electrical fixtures using modern electric switches and sockets accessories appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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List of Features And Advantages Of Modular Switches

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Retail

Credit to Author: Vibhor Pandit| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:01:03 +0000

Modular switches are at par from the traditional switches in households. The latest variety of electrical switches are relatively convenient, safe and easy to use. Having modern-day electric switches serve… Read more »

The post List of Features And Advantages Of Modular Switches appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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EcoStruxure™ for Healthcare solution gives medical center potential savings of over $1.6 million over a 15-year period

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Building Management, customer success, Customer Success Stories, EcoStruxure for Healthcare, healthcare, healthcare facility management

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:30:09 +0000

Founded in the early 1870s, the city of Wellington, occupies almost six square miles in the prairie plains of south-central Kansas. Often referred to as the Wheat Capital of the… Read more »

The post EcoStruxure™ for Healthcare solution gives medical center potential savings of over $1.6 million over a 15-year period appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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The Mueller Report Is Out. Read It Here

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:22:04 +0000

Attorney general William Barr has released the redacted Mueller report to Congress. You can read all 300-plus pages of it right here.

ComputerWorld Independent

Here's an easier way to block the IE XXE zero day security hole

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments microsoft, PCs, Security, windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:57:00 -0700

The latest Internet Explorer XXE zero-day depends on you opening an infected MHT file. MHT is an old file format that’s almost always opened by IE — no matter which browser you’re using, no matter which version of Windows. Catalin Cimpanu has a good overview of this XXE vulnerability on ZDNet.

It’s a doozy of a security hole as it affects every recent version of IE, and it infects whether you’re actively browsing with IE or not.

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Independent Krebs

Wipro Intruders Targeted Other Major IT Firms

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, Avanade, Breadcrumbs, Capgemini, Elavon, Green Dot, King Servers, Maritz Holdings Inc., PCM, Rackspace, ScreenConnect, Sears, Virustotal.com, Wipro data breach

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:42:46 +0000

The criminals responsible for launching phishing campaigns that netted dozens of employees and more than 100 computer systems last month at Wipro, India’s third-largest IT outsourcing firm, also appear to have targeted a number of other competing providers, including Infosys and Cognizant — two other large technology consulting companies, new evidence suggests.

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Protected: CVE-2018-18500: Heap write-after-free in Firefox, Analysis and Exploitation

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments CVE-2018-18500, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Yaniv| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:35:40 +0000

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Explained: like-farming

April 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments 101, Facebook, FYI, hoax, like-farming, like-harvesting, likes, shares

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Like-farming is a popular method on social media to harvest as many likes and shares as possible in order to increase the value of a site or domain. But what happens when scammers get in the game?

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Tags: facebook hoax like-farming like-harvesting likes shares

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