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Tag Archives: Vulnerability
Update now! Microsoft’s September 2018 Patch Tuesday is here
September’s Patch Tuesday is upon Windows users – 61 CVEs, 17 flaws rated as critical, a zero-day and a flaw affecting Adobe Flash Player.
Keybase browser extension weakness discovered
Respected researcher Wladimir Palant has recommended users “uninstall the Keybase browser extension ASAP” after discovering a gap in its end-to-end encryption.
Microsoft extends security patch support for some Windows 7 users
Microsoft will provide security updates until 2023 to help business customers migrate to Windows 10 – if they pay.
Supermicro servers fixed after insecure firmware updating discovered
Researchers have sounded a warning about the security of Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) – a critical component that datacentres depend on to manage servers.
Thousands of unsecured 3D printers discovered online
With access control disabled, other people could download previous print files, or even maliciously damage the printer.
Chrome: Flash is almost, almost, almost dead
If you use Google’s Chrome browser, after 4 September, the latest update will make it even harder to use in-browser Adobe Flash.
Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds
A 20 year-old man has been indicted for computer crimes by a federal court in Alaska. Evidence suggests that he could be linked to the Satori botnet that exploited a previously unknown bug in a Huawei router.
How one man could have pwned all your PHP programs
Popular PHP package repository front end Packagist turned out to have an embarrassing command injection hole – now closed!
Google created “unnecessary risk” for Fortnite users, claims Epic boss
Google disclosed the bug “in order to score cheap PR points”, said Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney,