Alerts & Bugs

Alerts & Bugs – Provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits.

February 20, 2019

Proof-of-Concept for Container Escape Vulnerability unleashed

Tracked as CVE-2019-5736, the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal user interaction. Those willing to give it a try should ensure to take a backup of […]
February 19, 2019

FINRA warns Brokerage firms of phishing email spam campaign

The phishing emails targeting brokerage firms purport to be from a legitimate credit union attempting to notify the firms about potential money laundering. These phishing emails […]
February 12, 2019

Internet Protection Firewall Alert

Internet Protection Firewall Alert Description “Internet Protection Firewall Alert” is the heading of some fake security alert generated by the rogue anti-virus program Internet Protection. Internet Protection is nothing more […]
February 11, 2019

Formjacking attacks: An insight on how the attack works and its high-profile retail targets

Formjacking involves the use of malicious JavaScript code to steal payment card details and other information from payment forms on the checkout web pages of e-commerce […]
February 9, 2019

Linux Coin Miner Copied Scripts From KORKERDS, Removes All Other Malware and Miners

While conducting a routine log check, we noticed an interesting script from one of our honeypots downloading a binary connected to a domain. Upon further analysis, […]
February 8, 2019

New GandCrab v5.1 ransomware comes with new exploit kit distribution and TOR site features

The ransomware’s TOR site comes with a hidden private chat that can be enabled using one of the discount codes. This allows dishonest data recovery firms […]
February 7, 2019

Microsoft has acknowledged a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server that would allow an attacker to impersonate a user who already has access to the exposed server.

The company says the elevation of privilege flaw affects Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 26, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 22, […]
February 6, 2019

The newly discovered backdoor trojan ‘SpeakUp’ infects Linux and MacOS systems

The new Backdoor trojan ‘SpeakUp’ exploits known vulnerabilities in six different Linux systems and even in MacOS. The malware campaign distributing SpeakUp trojan targets servers in […]
February 5, 2019

The UK grills Google for potential data privacy violations

The search engine is now under investigation by UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) after the former failed to meet GDPR guidelines. Google may face fines as large […]
February 4, 2019

Top WordPress attacks: Insight into major attacks that involved compromise of WordPress sites

WordPress is the most popular content management system which is based on PHP and MySQL. A recent study revealed that WordPress-associated vulnerabilities have seen a 30% increase […]