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SSD Advisory – Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 Firmware Update Process Vulnerability

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 13:06:52 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes an Firmware Update Process Vulnerability found in Xiaomi Air Purifier 2. Mi Air Purifier is a High performance smart air purifier (IoT) that can be controlled remotely. According to the manufacture (Xiaomi) “Monitor your home air quality in real time from absolutely anywhere when you sync with the Mi … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 Firmware Update Process Vulnerability

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Patching Windows XP against WannaCry ransomware

Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 12:56:00 -0700

Microsoft just released a patch for Windows XP that fixes a file sharing flaw being exploited by the WannaCry ransomware. Here’s how to install it. 

You can download some versions of the patch using links at the bottom of this May 12th  Microsoft article: Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks. The full list of patch variants, including languages other than English, is in the Windows Catalog, just search for KB4012598. Windows Update does not work on XP.

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Microsoft issues first Windows XP patch in 3 years to stymie 'WannaCrypt'

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 11:00:00 -0700

Microsoft on Friday took the unprecedented step of issuing patches for long-demoted versions of Windows, including Windows XP, to immunize PCs from fast-spreading ransomware that has crippled machines worldwide.

To stymie “WannaCrypt” attacks — which encrypted files on thousands of PCs used by the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS), causing chaos in many hospitals — Microsoft published patches for Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. All had been retired from support: Windows XP in April 2014, Windows 8 in June 2016, Windows Server in July 2015.

“We are taking the highly unusual step of providing a security update for all customers to protect Windows platforms that are in custom support only, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003,” said Phillip Misner, a principal security group manager at the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRM), in a post to a company blog late Friday.

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Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26,000 So Far

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 20:10:43 +0000

As thousands of organizations work to contain and clean up the mess from this week’s devastating Wana ransomware attack, the fraudsters responsible for releasing the digital contagion are no doubt counting their earnings and congratulating themselves on a job well done. But according to a review of the Bitcoin addresses hard-coded into Wana, it appears the perpetrators of what’s being called the worst ransomware outbreak ever have made little more than USD $26,000 so far from the scam.

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MS17-010 – Windows SMB server exploitation leads to ransomware outbreak

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 15:08:03 +0000

The Microsoft Windows SMB (Server Message Block) is being actively exploited in the wild, post the Shadow Brokers (TSB) leak in April 2017. According to Microsoft’s blog, the exploits were already covered in previously released security bulletins. The Shadow Broker exploits named ‘EternalBlue’ and ‘EternalRomance’ and ‘EternalSynergy’ are addressed by…

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