Original release date: January 24, 2015 The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert warning companies of a sophisticated wire payment scam dubbed the Business E-mail Compromise. Scammers use fraudulent information to trick companies into directing financial transactions into…
Original release date: January 23, 2015 The FBI has released an article addressing ransomware campaigns that use intimidating messages claiming to be from the FBI or other government agencies. Scam operators use ransomware – a type of malicious software – to infect a computer and restrict access…
Original release date: January 23, 2015 Google has released Chrome 40.0.2214.91 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or obtain personal information. US-CERT encourages…
Original release date: January 22, 2015 Adobe has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Flash Player, which could potentially allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-02 and apply…
Original release date: January 20, 2015 Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for January 2015 to address 169 vulnerabilities across multiple products. This update contains the following security fixes: 8 for Oracle Database Server 36 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 10 for Oracle Enterprise…
Original release date: January 20, 2015 Ubuntu has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, and 14.10. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Users and…
Original release date: January 15, 2015 US-CERT is aware of a phishing campaign purporting to come from a U.S. Federal Government Agency. The phishing emails reference the Affordable Care Act in the subject and claim to direct users to health coverage information, but instead direct them to sites…
Original release date: January 15, 2015 The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert addressing a spear phishing scam targeting university employees and their payroll accounts. Scam operators use fraudulent e-mails and websites to entice employees to reveal login credentials. Users…
Original release date: January 14, 2015 The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Updates…
Original release date: January 13, 2015 Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player, one of which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletin…
Who is held accountable for the Sony network hack? According to Homeland Security, the FTC and other government agencies — Sony. Sony is responsible for the personal data stored on their servers. A former employee currently involved in a class-action suit against Sony said, “The real problem…
From June 2009 to June 2014 the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 6800 complaints regarding criminals targeting online consumers by posting false advertisements for high priced items such as automobiles, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, lawn mowers, tractors, and…
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