Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Be extra careful the next time you visit a suspicious-looking eBay store page. According to Help Net Security, researchers from the Check Point security firm have discovered a vulnerability in the eBay platform that allows criminals to distribute malware by bypassing the…
Trend Micro ‘virtual shield’ protects against unpatched exploits
Trend Micro has broadened its cloud-based security infrastructure so that its products can receive actionable threat intelligence that lets the security software act like a “virtual shield” against many web-based threats. View full post on Techworld.com security For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full…
Un-Patched PHP-CGI remote code execution vulnerability can expose Source Codes
Un-Patched PHP-CGI remote code execution bug can expose Source Codes A serious remote code execution vulnerability in PHP-CGI disclosed. PHP-CGI-based setups contain a vulnerability when parsing query string parameters from php files. The developers were still in the process of … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
GlobalSign Breach Stemmed From Unpatched Server
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Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability
Instructions on how to exploit an unpatched Oracle Database Server vulnerability in order to intercept the information exchanged between clients and databases were published by a security researcher who erroneously thought that the company had patched the flaw. View full post on Computerworld Security News View full post on National…
Mac malware exploits unpatched drive-by Java vulnerability
Malware striking Mac computers is making the headlines again, this time exploiting a drive-by vulnerability in Java that has left Apple users dangerously exposed to attack. The new Mac malware exploits a Java vulnerability (known as CVE-2012-0507), that Apple users are still not patched against. Apple users won’t feel any…
Flashback malware evolves to exploit unpatched Java vulnerabilities
The Flashback Trojan horse is a fairly recent malware package developed for OS X that attempts to steal personal information by injecting code into Web browsers and other applications on an OS X system. When these programs are then launched, the malicious code attempts to contact remote servers and upload…
New OS X malware variant attacks unpatched Macs
@Predrag Vasic “A fully-patched Windows XP computer (with no additional software, such as anti-virus) is compromised within minutes of being put on the internet; meanwhile, vast majority of Macs out there do not even run any antivirus, and have been exposed to the internet for years, without compromise. And almost…
Unpatched Apache flaw allows access to internal network
IDG News Service – A yet-to-be-patched flaw discovered in the Apache HTTP server allows attackers to access protected resources on internal networks if some rewrite rules are not defined properly. The vulnerability affects Apache installations that operate in reverse proxy mode, a type of configuration used for load balancing, caching…
Unpatched WordPress blogs distribute malware
WordPress bloggers have a reason to be a little happier in the world with the introduction of its latest version, WordPress 3.2, which comes with a much steeper security update than previous versions. But Chester Wisniewski, of the security site Sophos, still cautions that, “As big a step forward as this is,…