CVE-2019-0797: Zero-day exploits keep coming
Credit to Author: Pavel Shoshin| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:35:39 +0000
Our proactive technologies detected yet another Windows exploit that was used in APT attacks.
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What you need to know for Patch Tuesday, March 2019
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:00:46 +0000
By SophosLabs Offensive Security Research Microsoft released their monthly security updates for March this past Tuesday. This month’s fixes address 64 vulnerabilities that affect Windows and a range of software that runs on Windows, mainly the Internet Explorer and Edge browsers. In addition, there was a patch released for one critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash. […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Vlj59LNV68Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreGoogle Chrome zero-day: Now is the time to update and restart your browser
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:13:15 +0000
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| A particularly dangerous Google Chrome zero-day is already being used in real-world attacks. Despite Google’s auto update feature, users will need to close and restart their browser in order to be protected. Categories: Tags: 0daychromeexploitexploitsGooglevulnerabilityzero day |
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Read MoreSpectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:43:37 +0000
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| A recently released paper by Google has resurrected the spirit of Spectre, a seemingly never-ending threat to most makes of processor. We take a look at what this means, and what the Universal Read Gadget means for most technology users. Categories: Tags: CPUexploitGoogleMeltdownmeltdown and spectreSpectreuniversal read gadgetvulnerability |
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Read MoreA week in security (February 18 – 24)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:52:20 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from February 18–24 covering our most recent blogs and happenings in the world of infosec, including ATM hacking, Facebook location settings, spear phishing, and more. Categories: Tags: AndroidatmbabysharkexploitfacebookwinRAR |
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Read MoreNew critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000
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| A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild? Categories: Tags: CVE-2018-16858exploitlibreofficeopenofficepythonrce |
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Read MoreNew critical vulnerability in open-source office suites
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000
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| A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild? Categories: Tags: CVE-2018-16858exploitlibreofficeopenofficepythonrce |
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Read MoreImproved Fallout EK comes back after short hiatus
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:51:27 +0000
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| The Fallout exploit kit is back with some noteworthy improvements. Categories: Tags: CVE-2018-15982EKexploitexploit kitsFalloutpowershell |
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