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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of April 10, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:36:54 +0000

Earlier this week marked the end of support for Windows Vista. This means anyone using Vista will no longer receiving new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates from Microsoft. If you’re unable to update your version of Windows, this is where virtual patching becomes very important….

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CVE-2017-0199 – Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:52:28 +0000

The newly discovered zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2017-0199) in Microsoft Office/WordPad is being actively exploited in the wild. Almost all Microsoft Office versions are affected with this bug. To fix this vulnerability, Microsoft released a security update on April 11, 2017. Vulnerable Versions According to Microsoft, the following are the affected products…

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Cerber Ransomware and Kovter Trojan Team up Together

Credit to Author: Threat Research Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:45:19 +0000

For the last 2 weeks, we have been observing a malware campaign using spam emails that look like they are from United States Postal Service (USPS) or FedEx. These emails are distributing the Cerber Ransomware along with Kovter Trojan – a lethal combination! The spam email contains a malicious script…

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IDG Contributor Network: Improve your internet privacy, with or without help from the government

Credit to Author: Robert C. Covington| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:39:00 -0700

President Trump, as part of his plan to roll back regulations put in place by President Obama, just signed legislation that eliminates the prohibition against internet service providers selling customer data without their written consent. Although the original restriction had not yet taken effect, its elimination ignited a firestorm of controversy among privacy organizations, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union (which tried to no avail to get Trump to veto the legislation at the last minute).

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