The US-CERT issued a security advisory to warn of a zero-day memory corruption vulnerability in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol that can be exploited by a remote attacker. The US-CERT is warning of a zero-day memory corruption vulnerability in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol that can be exploited to cause a denial of service condition or […]
CyberZeist claims that he hacked the FBIâs website exploiting a zero-day flaw in Plone, but the Plone security team declared the FBI hack is a hoax. Security Affairs was probably the first blog to spread the news of the alleged FBI hack. I was contacted by the notorious hacker CyberZeist, he is very popular in the […]
Adobe issued security patches that address multiple flaws in 9 products, including fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities that has been exploited in the wild. Adobe has issued security updates to fix vulnerabilities in nine products, including patches for zero-day flaws that has been exploited in targeted attacks. The version 24.0.0.186 of Flash Player addresses 17 vulnerabilities, some of them can […]
The effects of cyber-attacks against SCADA/ICS are well known, however, there is a great confusion when dealing with mitigation techniques. The Majority are aware of the impact cyber-attacks can have on Industrial Control Systems however, the reality in terms of mitigation techniques are shrouded with confusion and a reactive approach. Recent 0-day vulnerability dubbed as […]
Microsoft has issued a security patch that fixes the zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-7255 exploited by Russian hackers. Microsoft has issued security patches that fixed also the zero-day vulnerability exploited by Russian hackers. One of the zero-days tracked as CVE-2016-7255Â has been patched in the MS16-135 bulletin that also addresses two information disclosure and three […]
Google has disclosed a Windows zero-day vulnerability after 7-day deadline it gives vendors when the flaw is actively exploited in the wild by hackers. Google has once again publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability affecting current versions of Windows operating system  and Microsoft still hasn’t issued a patch. Yes, you’ve got it right! There is a […]
Security researchers at CRITIFENCE cyber security labs publicly announced this morning (November 1, 2016) major cyber security vulnerabilities affecting one of the worldâs largest manufacturers of SCADA and Industrial Control Systems, Schneider Electric. Â The zero-day vulnerabilities dubbed PanelShock, found earlier this year by Eran Goldstein, CTO and Founder of CRITIFENCE, a leading Critical Infrastructure, […]
Tencent Team Keen won $215k at PWN2OWN Mobile by hacking Nexus 6p and using two exploits for the iPhone iOS 10.1 … all in just 5 minutes each round. Yesterday I was writing about the possibility to hack an Apple device just by opening an image or a PDF, today I desire to inform you […]
Experts from Kaspersky have discovered a new APT dubbed FruityArmor APT using a zero-day vulnerability patched this month by Microsoft. A new APT group, dubbed FruityArmor, targeted activists, researchers, and individuals related to government organizations. According to experts at Kaspersky Lab, the FruityArmor APT conducted targeted attacks leveraging on a Windows zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-3393, recently […]
Information Security experts have discovered an SQL injection zero-day vulnerability in Joomla component ja-k2-filter-and-search. Information Security Researchers Dimitrios Roussis and Evangelos Apostoloudis have discovered an SQL injection vulnerability in component ja-k2-filter-and-search (https://www.joomlart.com/joomla/extensions/ja-k2-search) of Joomla, a popular open-source Content Management System (CMS). This component has been used in various Joomla sites. Through the use of the […]