WASHINGTON DC — According to the Washington Post, documents supplied by Edward Snowden revealed that the United States government illegally infiltrated Google and Yahoo spying on millions of US citizens: The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that…
Original release date: October 30, 2013 Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR). These vulnerabilities, which are independent of each other, could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker…
Original release date: October 29, 2013 The Mozilla Foundation has released updates for the following products to address multiple vulnerabilities: Firefox 25.0 Firefox ESR 24.1 Firefox ESR 17.0.10 Thunderbird 24.1 Thunderbird ESR 17.0.10 Seamonkey 2.22 These vulnerabilities could allow a remote…
Original release date: October 26, 2013 | Last revised: October 28, 2013 WordPress has released WordPress 3.7 “Basie” for all previous versions. This version has been devised to automatically update with the latest maintenance and security releases, making the process more reliable and secure,…
Homeland Security suggests: The majority of cybercriminals do not discriminate; they target vulnerable computer systems regardless of whether they are part of a government agency, Fortune 500 company, small business, or belong to a home user. However, there are steps you can take to minimize your…
Original release date: October 24, 2013 Apple has released Apple Remote Desktop 3.7 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Apple Support…
Original release date: October 24, 2013 Apple has released OS X Mavericks v10.9 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial-of-service condition, or execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and…
Original release date: October 23, 2013 | Last revised: October 24, 2013 Cisco has released three security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to successfully execute arbitrary code, authentication bypass or cause a denial-of-service (DoS)…
Original release date: October 23, 2013 Apple has released security updates for Safari 6.1 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, information disclosure, or a cross-site scripting condition. Safari 6.1 Webkit updates are…
Any communication through our servers is subject to covert interception and modification by governmental agencies. Electronic communication within the USA and a substantial portion of all electronic communication outside the USA is recorded by US governmental agencies and their contractors.There is…
Original release date: October 18, 2013 | Last revised: October 21, 2013 US-CERT is aware of reports that the firmware for various D-Link routers contains a backdoor that allows unauthenticated remote users to bypass the routers' password authentication mechanism. An unauthenticated remote…
Original release date: October 17, 2013 Google has released Google Chrome 30.0.1599.101 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame operating systems to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or trigger multiple…
Original release date: October 16, 2013 Apple has released a security update for Java on Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, and OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an…
The FBI is aware of a new type of malware known as Beta Bot. Cyber criminals use Beta Bot to target financial institutions, e-commerce sites, online payment platforms, and social networking sites to steal sensitive data such as log-in credentials and financial information. Beta Bot blocks computer…
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