Frank Crast, Author at Securezoo

Critical Exim vulnerability discovered and patched (update)

Messaging Security, Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 10, 2019 / Exim, Messaging, Qualys

Researchers at Qualys discovered a critical remote command execution vulnerability in Exim, a popular mail transfer agent (MTA) used on mostly Unix-like operating systems.

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Malware spam campaign targets Office vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882)

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 9, 2019 / CVE-2017-11882, LokiBot, Microsoft Office, spam, TEMP.Periscope, Zyklon

Microsoft is warning about a malware spam campaign targeting an Office vulnerability patched in 2017.

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GoldBrute botnet targets 1.5M exposed RDP servers

Configuration Management, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 7, 2019 / BlueKeep, Brute Force, CVE-2019-0708, GoldBrute, malware, Morphus Labs, RDP

A new botnet dubbed “GoldBrute” targets 1.5 million publicly exposed RDP servers on the internet via brute force attack.

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VMware patches vulnerabilities in Tools and Workstation

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 6, 2019 / VMware, VMware Tools

VMware has released security updates (VMSA-2019-0009) to address vulnerabilities in VMware Tools and Workstation products.

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Chrome 75 security updates

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 5, 2019 / Android, Chrome, Chrome 75

Google has released Chrome 75 (version 75.0.3770.80) for Windows, Mac and Linux. The company also published details for its Chrome 75 update for Android as well.

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Quest Diagnostics data breach impacts 11.9 million patients

Data Breach, Third-Party Security / Frank Crast / June 4, 2019 / AMCA, Data Breach, Optum360, Quest

Quest Diagnostics has confirmed an unauthorized user gained access to a third party billing service system to potentially access personal data on nearly 12 million patients.

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New HiddenWasp malware targets Linux systems

Malware / Frank Crast / May 31, 2019 / Azazel, HiddenWasp, Linux, malware, Mirai, Trojan

A new strain of malware called “HiddenWasp” targeting Linux-based systems has been discovered by researchers.

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Apple updates AirPort Base Station Firmware

Mobile Security, Network Security, Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / May 31, 2019 / AirPort, Apple

Apple has released AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.91 to address multiple vulnerabilities in AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base station routers.

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