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Patch Tuesday squashes 89 bugs-including a SophosLabs find

June 11, 2019 admin adobe, Chakra, ChakraCore, Edge, Exploits, Flash Player, Hyper-V, microsoft, Patch Tuesday, polar bears, SandboxEscaper, SophosLabs Uncut, Updates, VBScript, Vulnerability, windows

Credit to Author: SophosLabs Offensive Security| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:20:51 +0000

No bugs known to be exploited in the wild, but plenty of serious flaws that need updates<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/l4pze2u2S-k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hidden Bee: Let’s go down the rabbit hole

May 31, 2019 admin exploit kits, Exploits, hidden bee, loader, mellifera, reverse engineering, security research, Threat analysis, Underminer, Underminer EK

Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 17:32:57 +0000

The complex and sophisticated custom malware, Hidden Bee, is a Chinese cryptominer that recently released an updated sample. We unpack the sample to look at the functionality of its loader and compare it against earlier versions.

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Tags: exploit kits exploits hidden bee loader mellifera reverse engineering security research Underminer Underminer EK

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Microsoft pushes patch to prevent ‘WannaCry level’ vulnerability

May 23, 2019 admin cybercrime, exploit, Exploits, patching, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, Vulnerability, WannaCry, Windows 7, Windows 8, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, Windows XP, worm

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:16 +0000

This month marks two years since the infamous WannaCry attack. Now a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerability has been discovered that could be used in a similar large-scale attack—though Microsoft has released a patch. Have you updated yet?

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Tags: exploit patching rdp remote desktop protocol vulnerability WannaCry windows 7 windows 8 windows server 2003 windows server 2008 windows xp worm

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Microsoft pushes patch to prevent ‘WannaCry’ level vulnerability

May 15, 2019 admin cybercrime, exploit, Exploits, patching, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, Vulnerability, WannaCry, Windows 7, Windows 8, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, Windows XP, worm

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:16 +0000

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Tags: exploit patching rdp remote desktop protocol vulnerability WannaCry windows 7 windows 8 windows server 2003 windows server 2008 windows xp worm

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Exploit kits: spring 2019 review

May 14, 2019 admin EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Magnitude, RIG, Router EK, Spelevo, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 15:57:05 +0000

In this edition, we review active and unique exploit kits hitting consumers and businesses over the spring season.

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Tags: EKs exploit kits Fallout Magnitude RIG Router EK Spelevo Underminer

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One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance

May 14, 2019 admin Exploits, messengers, news, Pegasus, spyware, Threats, vulnerabilities, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 12:27:07 +0000

A newly discovered vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on WhatsApp users, read their chats, and install spyware just by calling them. Update the app now!

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