‘Rescuing Pets Is Rescuing People,’ Says Animal Rescue Worker in Texas
Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000
Animal shelters across the state are being cleared out to make room for displaced family pets.
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The ‘Fair Trade’ Smartphone Now Has an Upgradeable, Modular Camera
Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000
We all know that’s the main reason to upgrade.
Read MoreTwitter Bots Use Likes, RTs for Intimidation
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:59:49 +0000
I awoke this morning to find my account on Twitter (@briankrebs) had attracted almost 12,000 new followers overnight. Then I noticed I’d gained almost as many followers as the number of re-tweets (RTs) earned for a tweet I published on Tuesday. The tweet stated how every time I tweet something related to Russian President Vladimir Putin I […]
Read MoreBeware of Hurricane Harvey Relief Scams
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:55:10 +0000
U.S. federal agencies are warning citizens anxious to donate money for those victimized by Hurricane Harvey to be especially wary of scam artists. In years past we’ve seen shameless fraudsters stand up fake charities and other bogus relief efforts in a bid to capitalize on public concern over an ongoing disaster. Here are some tips to help ensure sure your aid dollars go directly to those most in need.
Read MoreHere Are the 41 Websites You Can’t Access in Cuba
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:34:42 +0000
A new report looks at how the internet is censored on the island nation.
Read MoreSSD Advisory – Oracle Java and Apache Xerces PDF/Docx Server Side DoS
Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:11:43 +0000
Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes two (2) vulnerabilities found in Oracle Java JDK/JRE (1.8.0.131 and previous versions) packages and Apache Xerces (2.11.0) The vulnerabilities are: Oracle JDK/JRE Concurrency-Related Denial of Service java.net.URLConnection (with no setConnectTimeout) Concurrency-Related Denial of Service Credit An independent security researcher has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Oracle Java and Apache Xerces PDF/Docx Server Side DoS
Read MoreSSD Advisory – Remote Command Execution in Western Digital with Dropbox App
Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:39:13 +0000
Vulnerability summary The following advisory describes an unauthenticated Remote Command Execution vulnerability in My Cloud products with that has Dropbox App installed. The My Passport, My Book, and My Cloud (Single-Bay) drives allow users to backup their data to an existing Dropbox account using WD SmartWare Pro, WD Backup. The My Cloud Dropbox App (Available … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Remote Command Execution in Western Digital with Dropbox App
Read MoreMicrosoft patch alert: Outstanding problems with recent updates
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:36:00 -0700
August has seen a flurry of buggy patches:
Win10 1607 – KB 4033637, which arrived last Friday via Auto Update, is still undocumented. A Reddit thread credits Microsoft as saying it’s a July security patch for Flash. Abbodi86 on AskWoody has a different view: it’s an update to the Compatibility Appraiser, which is the software that scans a PC to see whether it’s ready to move to the next version. Günter Born concurs with Abbodi86. (I wonder if it’s a precursor to the Fall Creators Update.) There’s no explanation about why Microsoft refuses to document it, or talk about it.
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