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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 13-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 12-10-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 13-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: n/a *** Free and Commercial Tools to Implement the SANS Top 20 Security Controls, Part 3: Secure Configurations *** --------------------------------------------- This is Part 3 of a How-To effort to compile a list of tools (free and commercial) that can help IT administrators comply with SANS Security Controls. In Part 1 we looked at Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices. In Part 2 we looked at Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software. Now well move on to Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. 3-1 Establish and ensure the use of standard secure configurations of... --------------------------------------------- https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/117076473/0/alienvault-blogs~Free-and-Commerc… *** Certificate authorities issue SSL certificates to fraudsters *** --------------------------------------------- In just one month, certificate authorities have issued hundreds of SSL certificates for deceptive domain names used in phishing attacks. SSL certificates lend an additional air of authenticity to phishing sites, causing the victims browsers to display a padlock icon to indicate a secure connection. Despite industry requirements for increased vetting of high-risk requests, many fraudsters slip through the net, obtaining SSL certificates for domain names such as banskfamerica.com (issued by... --------------------------------------------- http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/10/12/certificate-authorities-issue-… *** I am HDRoot! Part 2 *** --------------------------------------------- Some time ago while tracking Winnti group activity we came across a standalone utility with the name HDD Rootkit for planting a bootkit on a computer. During our investigation we found several backdoors that the HDRoot bootkit used for infecting operating systems. --------------------------------------------- http://securelist.com/analysis/publications/72356/i-am-hdroot-part-2/ *** Best Practices for Securing Remote Access *** --------------------------------------------- Most, if not all, of the day-to-day tasks performed in offices today rely heavily on technology, mainly computers, laptops, tablets & smart devices. As the world and the global economy become increasingly interconnected, members of the staff too are required to go mobile. Sometimes, the need arises to work from home or somewhere away from... --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/best-practices-for-securing-remote-ac… *** Social Media Security: Your Biggest Threat is Yourself *** --------------------------------------------- I set out to write this blog to explore the security threats faced by both businesses and individuals in Social Media. I had the intention of making this a rather technical blog, full of charts and statistics. However, as I began talking to people within the security and social media world, I discovered that the top threat to both individuals and businesses has nothing to do with the actual technology and network vulnerability. The biggest threat to social media security is actually ourselves. --------------------------------------------- https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/117261057/0/alienvault-blogs~Social-Media-Sec… *** Windows Exploit Suggester - An Easy Way to Find and Exploit Windows Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Introduction During our penetration testing engagements, we often come across the situations where we need to find the right exploits to escalate the privileges on a compromised host. Though there are multiple techniques to escalate the privileges, finding out missing patches could be an easy way if an exploit is publicly available. Blindly trying various... --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/windows-exploit-suggester-an-easy-way… *** Security Bulletins Posted for Adobe Acrobat, Reader and Flash Player *** --------------------------------------------- Security Bulletins for Adobe Acrobat and Reader (APSB15-24) and Adobe Flash Player (APSB15-25) have been published. These updates address critical vulnerabilities, and Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions using the instructions referenced in the relevant... --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1278 *** WiFi jamming attacks more simple and cheaper than ever *** --------------------------------------------- A security researcher has demonstrated that jamming WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee networks is not difficult to perform but, most importantly, also not as costly as one might think. According to Math... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/f-PMACEc174/secworld.php *** Best Quality and Quantity of Contributions in the New Xen Project 4.6 Release *** --------------------------------------------- I'm pleased to announce the release of Xen Project Hypervisor 4.6. This release focused on improving code quality, security hardening, enablement of security appliances, and release cycle predictability - this is the most punctual release we have ever had. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.xenproject.org/2015/10/13/xen-4-6/ *** Netgear Router: Eine Schwachstelle ermöglicht das Erlangen von Administratorrechten *** --------------------------------------------- Netgear stellt die Firmware 1.1.0.32 für die Router-Modelle JNR1010v2, WNR614, WNR618, JWNR2000v5, WNR2020, JWNR2010v5, WNR1000v4 und WNR2020v2 zur Verfügung. --------------------------------------------- https://www.cert-bund.de/advisoryshort/CB-K15-1482%20UPDATE%201 *** VU#751328: QNAP QTS is vulnerable to a path traversal attack when used with the AFP protocol and OS X *** --------------------------------------------- Vulnerability Note VU#751328 QNAP QTS is vulnerable to a path traversal attack when used with the AFP protocol and OS X Original Release date: 12 Oct 2015 | Last revised: 12 Oct 2015 Overview QNAP QTS is a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) system. The QNAP QTS is vulnerable to a path traversal attack when used with the AFP protocol and OS X. Description CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal - CVE-2015-6003When the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is enabled, any OS X user account (including the --------------------------------------------- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/751328 *** IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Stored IQ (CVE-2015-2625) *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21968526 *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affect IBM SONAS (CVE-2015-2808) *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005319 *** IBM Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM SONAS (CVE-2013-7423) *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005315 *** F5 Security Advisory: OpenJDK vulnerability CVE-2014-0428 *** --------------------------------------------- https://support.f5.com:443/kb/en-us/solutions/public/17000/300/sol17381.htm… *** Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller SSH Key Handling Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033793 *** Cisco ASR Router TACACS Implementation Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target vpnmgr Service to Restart *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033792 *** Password Safe And Repository Enterprise 7.4.4 Build 2247 Crypto Issues *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: Password Safe And Repository Enterprise 7.4.4 Build 2247 Crypto Issues Risk: Medium Text:Advisory ID: SYSS-2015-037 Product(s): Password Safe and Repository Enterprise Manufacturer: MATESO GmbH Affected Version(s)... --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015100089 *** Password Safe And Repository Enterprise 7.4.4 Build 2247 SQL Injection *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: Password Safe And Repository Enterprise 7.4.4 Build 2247 SQL Injection Risk: Medium Text:Advisory ID: SYSS-2015-034 Product(s): Password Safe and Repository Enterprise Manufacturer: MATESO GmbH Affected Version(s)... --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015100092 *** Bugtraq: CVE-2015-7683: Absolute Path Traversal in the Font WordPress Plugin *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536670 *** Bugtraq: CVE-2015-7682: Multiple Blind SQL Injections in Pie Register WordPress Plugin *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536669 *** Bugtraq: CVE-2015-7377: Unauthenticated Reflected XSS in Pie Register WordPress Plugin *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536668

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 12-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 09-10-2015 18:00 − Montag 12-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Stephan Richter *** GnuPG (GPG) 2.1.9 release announced, (Sun, Oct 11th) *** --------------------------------------------- The GnuPG group has announced the release of GPG version 2.1.9, which addresses a number of technical issues within the components of the code. The update of any encryption component should be carefully planned, as the impact is often not fully understood until some data cannot be accessed because of encryption issues. If you are running a version of GPG older than version 2.1, i strongly recommend taking a look at the changes... --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20235&rss *** Cloud DDoS Mitigation Services Can Be Easily Bypassed *** --------------------------------------------- An anonymous reader writes: A recent research paper shows that most Cloud-Based Security Providers are ineffective in protecting websites from DDoS attacks, mainly because they cannot entirely hide the origin websites IP address from attackers. As five security researchers from Belgium and the U.S. are claiming, there are eight methods through which these mitigation services can be bypassed. The techniques of obtaining a websites origin IP address rely on hackers searching through historical... --------------------------------------------- http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/kzYQm-Sz02k/cloud-ddos-miti… *** Sicherheitslücke in TeamSpeak-Desktop-Client 3.0.18 *** --------------------------------------------- Die besonders bei Gamern populäre Voice-Chat-Software TeamSpeak erlaubt Angreifern, Dateien auf Client-PCs hochzuladen. Server-Betreiber sollen alte Clients aussperren. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Sicherheitsluecke-in-TeamSpeak-Deskt… *** HP perfomance monitor can climb through Windows *** --------------------------------------------- Crimp nasty privilege escalation bug by running it in Linux instead says Rapid7 Rapid7 is advising HP SiteScope users to run the tool on Linux rather than Windows servers because of a nasty privilege escalation vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/11/hp_says_get… *** European Aviation Safety Agency - Airplane hacking is reality *** --------------------------------------------- European Aviation Safety Agency European Aviation confirmed the concerns about the Airplane hacking. Hackers could easily infiltrate critical systems. On October 8, 2015, the director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, Patrick Ky revealed he has hired consultant, which is also a commercial pilot, who was able to exploit vulnerabilities in the Aircraft Communications Addressing... --------------------------------------------- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40975/hacking/easa-airplane-hacking.html *** A Study in Bots: DiamondFox *** --------------------------------------------- DiamondFox is a multipurpose botnet with capabilities ranging from credential stealing to theft of credit card information from point of sale systems. This capable malware is being distributed in a number of hacker forums, allowing it to be operated by attackers with extremely limited capabilities to operate it. Fortunately for malware researchers, DiamondFox fails to protect itself in various ways. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.cylance.com/a-study-in-bots-diamondfox *** TLS Fingerprinting (Smarter Defending & Stealthier Attacking) *** --------------------------------------------- Previously, I have been able to demonstrate that certain clients could be differentiated from other network traffic. Specifically, that meant discriminating SuperFish, PrivDog, and GeniusBox from mainstream browsers when making HTTPS connections, and generating IDS signatures based on these findings to assist network administrators in being able to identify problematic hosts without requiring access to either endpoint. I have now expanded this technique to improve the accuracy of the... --------------------------------------------- https://blog.squarelemon.com/tls-fingerprinting/ *** Kaspersky Internet Security: Network Attack Blocker Design Flaw *** --------------------------------------------- A component of Kaspersky Internet Security that's enabled by default is called the "Network Attack Blocker", described as "protects the computer against dangerous network activity". I examined the implementation, and determined that it's actually a simple stateless packet filter with a pattern-matching signature system. It has no concept of flow reassembly or protocol decoding, which require stateful packet inspection. When the software detects an attack, it adds... --------------------------------------------- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=564 *** USB Killer 2.0 - How to easily burn a PC with a USB device *** --------------------------------------------- In March I presented the PoC of a computer-frying Killer USB pendrive designed by the Russian researcher, now the USB Killer 2.0 is arrived! Do you remember the killer USB? In March I presented the proof-of-concept computer-frying Killer USB pendrive designed by the Russian researcher with the pseudonym "Dark Purple". Dark Purple works for a company that develops and manufactures electronic components,... --------------------------------------------- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40984/hacking/usb-killer-2-0.html *** Thousands of Zhone SOHO routers can be easily hijacked *** --------------------------------------------- Two days before he is scheduled to give a talk about discovering and exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities in SOHO routers firmware, security researcher Lyon Yang has released details about a number of vu... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/94i2m6_inBI/secworld.php *** DFN-CERT-2015-1574: Foxit Reader, Foxit PhantomPDF: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial-of-Service-Angriffe *** --------------------------------------------- https://portal.cert.dfn.de/adv/DFN-CERT-2015-1574/ *** Bugtraq: ESA-2015-153 EMC SourceOne Email Supervisor Security Update for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536662

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 9-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 08-10-2015 18:00 − Freitag 09-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Prenotification: Upcoming Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader (APSB15-24) *** --------------------------------------------- A prenotification security advisory (APSB15-24) has been posted regarding upcoming Adobe Acrobat and Reader updates scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2015. --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1276 *** Brute Force Amplification Attacks Against WordPress XMLRPC *** --------------------------------------------- Brute Force attacks are one of the oldest and most common types of attacks that we still see on the Internet today. If you have a server online, it's most likely being hit right now. It could be via protocols like SSH or FTP, and if it's a web server, via web-based brute force attempts againstRead More The post Brute Force Amplification Attacks Against WordPress XMLRPC appeared first on Sucuri Blog. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/10/brute-force-amplification-attacks-against-w… *** PostgreSQL: 2015-10-08 Security Update Release *** --------------------------------------------- Two security issues have been fixed in this release which affect users of specific PostgreSQL features: CVE-2015-5289: json or jsonb input values constructed from arbitrary user input can crash the PostgreSQL server and cause a denial of service. CVE-2015-5288: The crypt() function included with the optional pgCrypto extension could be exploited to read a few additional bytes of memory. No working exploit for this issue has been developed. --------------------------------------------- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/ *** PowerShell Command Line Logging *** --------------------------------------------- The problem is that, by default, Windows only logs that PowerShell was launched. No additional details about what exactly happened are preserved. The only thing we can tell is that PowerShell called additional programs and possibly opened up a few network sessions. However, there is a way to gather additional details on PowerShell sessions and the command line in general. --------------------------------------------- https://logrhythm.com/blog/powershell-command-line-logging/ *** MYSQL v5.6.24 Buffer Overflows *** --------------------------------------------- SUMMARY During a manual source code audit of MYSQL Version 5.6.24, various buffer overflow issues have been realized. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536652 *** Aktive Angriffe auf Cisco-VPN-Zugänge *** --------------------------------------------- Vornehmlich über bekannte Sicherheitsprobleme kapern Unbekannte in großem Stil Firmenzugänge über Cisco Clientless SSL VPN (Web VPN), berichtet die Sicherheitsfirma Volexity. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2841963 *** IBM Security Bulletins *** --------------------------------------------- *** Multiple vulnerabilities of Mozilla Firefox in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005332 --------------------------------------------- *** Mozilla Firefox vulnerability issues in IBM SONAS *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005333 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in Java affect the IBM FlashSystem V9000 (CVE-2015-1931, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2613, and CVE-2015-2625) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005411 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in Java affect the IBM FlashSystem V840 (CVE-2015-1931, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2613, and CVE-2015-2625) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005412 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in Java affect the IBM FlashSystem models 840 and 900 (CVE-2015-1931, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2613, and CVE-2015-2625) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005413 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Storwize V7000 Unified (CVE-2015-2613, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-2625, and CVE-2015-1931) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005342 --------------------------------------------- *** Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime Version 6 affect IBM Cognos Business Viewpoint (CVE-2015-2613, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2625, CVE-2015-1931) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967563 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in Open Source OpenSSL affects the IBM FlashSystem V840 (CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1791, and CVE-2015-3216) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005376 --------------------------------------------- *** Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM SONAS (CVE-2014-8176, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790, CVE-2015-1791, CVE-2015-1792) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005313 ---------------------------------------------

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 8-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 07-10-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 08-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** ZDI-15-461: Solarwinds Log and Event Manager Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Solarwinds Log and Event Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-461/ *** ZDI-15-460: Solarwinds Storage Manager ProcessFileUpload.jsp File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Solarwinds Storage Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-460/ *** Forscher demonstriert Lücke im PGP-Standard *** --------------------------------------------- Durch die Rückwärtskompatibilität könnten Angreifer verschlüsselte und signierte Nachrichten nachträglich manipulieren. Immerhin geben aktuelle GnuPG-Versionen dann einen Hinweis auf mögliche Probleme. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2840052 *** SHA1 algorithm securing e-commerce and software could break by year's end *** --------------------------------------------- Researchers warn widely used algorithm should be retired sooner. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/sha1-crypto-algorithm-securing-inte… *** Zero-Day Exploit Found in Avast Antivirus *** --------------------------------------------- Avast was vulnerable to malicious HTTPS connections One of Googles security experts found a zero-day exploit inside the Avast antivirus, which the company has recently patched. --------------------------------------------- http://news.softpedia.com/news/zero-day-exploit-found-in-avast-antivirus-49… *** New mystery Windows-smashing RAT found in corporate network *** --------------------------------------------- Tin foil VXer wraps new Trojan in cloak and evasion tricks Malware man Yotam Gottesman has found a somewhat mysterious remote access Trojan on a corporate network that sports highly capable evasion techniques. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/08/monker_rat/ *** Hack gegen Looppay: Samsung betont Sicherheit von Samsung Pay *** --------------------------------------------- Im Februar schluckte Samsung das Startup Looppay und integrierte dessen Technik in den mobilen Bezahldienst Samsung Pay. Kurz darauf schlichen sich Hacker in die Rechner des Startups, wie nun herauskam. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2840660 *** Wieder WLAN/SOHO router - remote root *** --------------------------------------------- Wie viele der kleinen WLAN Router (auch "SOHO" Router - small home and office router - genannt), hat auch Netgear bei der Sicherheit vom Web Interface gepatzt - so scheint es. Heute wurde bekannt, dass Netgear WNR1000v4 Router (eventuell sind auch andere Modelle betroffen) mit den folgenden Firmware .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.cert.at/services/blog/20151008163157-1605.html *** How I Hacked Hotmail *** --------------------------------------------- At Synack we really enjoy great vulnerabilities, whether in web, mobile, host or even in completely outrageous devices and systems (satellite hacking anyone?). But we always keep the great findings that we and the SRT have made for our customers confidential. So while this .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.synack.com/labs/blog/how-i-hacked-hotmail/

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 7-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 06-10-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 07-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Microsoft Edge Performance Object Lets Remote Users Detect Virtual Machines *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033749 *** Microsoft Internet Explorer Performance Object Lets Remote Users Detect Virtual Machines *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033748 *** Tripwire IP360 VnE Remote Administrative API Authentication Bypass *** --------------------------------------------- The IP350 VnE is susceptible to a remote XML-RPC authentication bypass vulnerability, which allows for specially crafted privileged commands to be remotely executed without authentication. The RPC service is available on the public HTTPS interface of the VnE by default, and cannot be disabled. --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015100053 *** Virus Bulletin : VB2015 Prague - conference slides *** --------------------------------------------- The following are the presentation slides shown by speakers at the VB2015 conference in Prague. We are still waiting for some of the slides to be supplied to us - these will be added when they are submitted to us. --------------------------------------------- https://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2015/slides/index *** Outlook Web Access als Hintertür zum Firmennetz *** --------------------------------------------- Viele Unternehmen sind sich nicht bewusst, welch verführerisches Ziel der Webdienst von Outlook darstellt. Sicherheitsforscher zeigen an einen aktuellen Fall, wie Angreifer darüber Domänen-Passwörter ausleiten können. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Outlook-Web-Access-als-Hintertuer-zu… *** HTTP Evasions Explained - Part 4 - Doubly Compressed Content *** --------------------------------------------- This is the fourth part in a series which will explain the evasions done by HTTP Evader. This article is about the products which successfully support deflate compression (where several products already fail) but fail if the content is .. --------------------------------------------- http://noxxi.de/research/http-evader-explained-4-double-encoding.html *** General HTML5 Security, Part 2 *** --------------------------------------------- In the second part of the General HTML5 Security series, we are going to discuss the enhanced security in HTML5 with features such as the CSP (Content Security Policy) and sandboxed iframes. We .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/general-html5-security-part-2/ *** Kemoge: Another Mobile Malicious Adware Infecting Over 20 Countries *** --------------------------------------------- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/10/kemoge_another_mobi.ht… *** US-Provider Verizon weitet Nutzung seines Supercookies aus *** --------------------------------------------- Mit dem Kauf von AOL will Verizon seine Kunden nun auch über dessen Werbenetzwerk weiterverfolgen. AOL erreicht mit seiner Werbung fast 600 Millionen Menschen weltweit. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2840065

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 6-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 05-10-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 06-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** ZDI-15-456: Mozilla Firefox MPEG4 saio Chunk Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Mozilla Firefox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-456/ *** Trump Hotel Collection Confirms Card Breach *** --------------------------------------------- The Trump Hotel Collection, a string of luxury hotel properties tied to business magnate and now Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said last week that a year-long breach of its credit card system may have resulted in the theft of cards used at the hotels. The acknowledgement comes roughly three months after this author first reported that multiple financial institutions suspected the hotels were compromised. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/trump-hotel-collection-confirms-card-bre… *** Google Pushes Stagefright 2.0 Patches to Nexus Devices *** --------------------------------------------- Googles latest monthly over-the-air update for its Nexus Android devices include patches for the most recent vulnerabilities in Stagefright. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/google-pushes-stagefright-2-0-patches-to-nexus-device… *** Nuclear Plants Cybersecurity Is Bad, & Hard To Fix *** --------------------------------------------- Very few nuclear plants patch software, and operations engineers dislike security pros. --------------------------------------------- http://www.darkreading.com/risk/nuclear-plants-cybersecurity-is-bad-and-har… *** I am HDRoot! Part 1 *** --------------------------------------------- Famous Chinese-speaking cybercriminal APT actor Winnti has been observed targeting pharmaceutical businesses. New threat, which Kaspersky Lab has called 'HDRoot' after the original tool's name 'HDD Rootkit', is a universal platform for a sustainable and persistent appearance in a targeted system, which can be used to launch any other tool. --------------------------------------------- http://securelist.com/analysis/publications/72275/i-am-hdroot-part-1/ *** Malware in comments *** --------------------------------------------- There are many tricks to hide malicious code. One of them is placing it to the part of legitimate files where people dont normally expect to see executable code so they dont skip such places during manual reviews. --------------------------------------------- http://labs.sucuri.net/?note=2015-10-05 *** Hintergrund: Analysiert: Google-Interna im Second-Hand-Shop *** --------------------------------------------- Ein in Deutschland gekaufter Gebraucht-Router hatte offenbar einen prominenten Vorbesitzer. Es lieferte den neuen Besitzern interessante und brisante Einblicke in die Infrastruktur von Google - einschliesslich Zugangsdaten. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2837379 *** OpenSMTPD Audit Report *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: OpenSMTPD Audit Report Risk: High Text:(Sorry for the "CVE-2015-ABCD" place-holders in the report, but OpenSMTPDs developers were ready with the patches before MITR... --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015100046 *** 2015 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) *** --------------------------------------------- The 2015 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) is a law enforcement-centric threat assessment intended to inform priority setting for the EMPACT Operational Action Plan for 2016 in the three sub-priority areas of cybercrime (cyber attacks, child sexual exploitation online and payment fraud). The .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/internet-organised-crime-threat-asses… *** Threat Spotlight: Cisco Talos Thwarts Access to Massive International Exploit Kit Generating $60M Annually From Ransomware Alone *** --------------------------------------------- Today, Cisco struck a blow to a group of hackers, disrupting a significant international revenue stream generated by the notorious Angler Exploit Kit. Angler is one of the largest exploit kit found on the market and has been making news as it has been linked to several high profile malvertising/ransomware campaigns. This is the most advanced and concerning exploit kit on the market - designed to bypass security devices and ultimately attack the largest number of devices possible. --------------------------------------------- http://talosintel.com/angler-exposed/ *** The MySpace Worm that Changed the Internet Forever *** --------------------------------------------- Samy didn't want to be everyone's hero. He didn't even want new friends. But thanks to a few clever lines of code, in less than a day, he became the 'hero', and a 'friend', to more than a million people on what was, at the time, the most popular online social network, MySpace. --------------------------------------------- http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-myspace-worm-that-changed-the-internet… *** Vigilante Malware, Dark Knight or Dangerous Joke? *** --------------------------------------------- It's hard not to like the Batman story. Bruce Wayne, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, bypasses the ineffectual and corrupt establishment to take the fight to the baddies. There's something romantic about the notion of taking matters into your own hands and getting stuff done where others can't. Now, according to research by Symantec, it seems we have our very .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.team-cymru.org/2015/10/vigilante-malware-dark-knight-or-danger…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 5-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 02-10-2015 18:00 − Montag 05-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: Robert Waldner *** Two Games Released in Google Play Can Root Android Devices *** --------------------------------------------- By Wish Wu, Ecular Xu Android malware creators have recently been mixing business with play. We found two malicious gaming apps that were published on Google Play and are capable of rooting Android devices. If the apps Brain Test and RetroTetris ring a bell, better check your devices. RetroTetris can be installed in Android versions starting from... --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/uDbQy75DLZo/ *** VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues. *** --------------------------------------------- Problem Description a. VMware ESXi OpenSLP Remote Code Execution b. VMware vCenter Server JMX RMI Remote Code Execution c. VMware vCenter Server vpxd denial-of-service vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html *** Patreon crowdfunding site hacked and data leaked online *** --------------------------------------------- The Crowdfunding website Patreon has been hacked and about 15 gigabytes of data including names, addresses and donations have been published online. The data have been available on different servers online locations, including this source. --------------------------------------------- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40665/cyber-crime/patreon-crowdfunding-… *** Samsung Decides Not To Patch Kernel Vulnerabilities In Some S4 Smartphones *** --------------------------------------------- An anonymous reader writes: QuarksLAB, a security research company, has stumbled upon two kernel vulnerabilities for Samsung Galaxy S4 devices, which Samsung has decided to patch only for recent devices running Android Lollipop, but not Jelly Bean or KitKat. The two vulnerabilities (kernel memory disclosure and kernel memory corruption) were discovered in February 2014 and reported to Samsung in August 2014, affecting the samsung_extdisp driver of Samsung S4 (GT-I9500) devices. --------------------------------------------- http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xM6Nt9ttxc4/samsung-decides… *** Virus oder Impfstoff? WiFatch befällt Router und schützt vor Malware *** --------------------------------------------- "Linux.Wifatch" infiziert Router und mit dem Internet verbundene Geräte, bindet sie in ein Botnetz ein, entfernt Malware und stärkt sie gegen weiterere Infektion. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2837158 *** Zertifikats-Schmu bei Windows Update beunruhigt Nutzer *** --------------------------------------------- Zertifikate, mit denen Microsoft die SSL-Verbindungen zur Windows-Update-Webseite absichert und Dateien des Update-Prozesses signiert, sind nicht vertrauenswürdig. Das führt zu Warnungen und fehlgeschlagenen Updates. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Zertifikats-Schmu-bei-Windows-Update… *** IBM *** --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in WSS4J affects IBM Cúram (CVE-2015-0226 & CVE-2015-0227 ) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21964133 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Information disclosure vulnerability reported in IBM Emptoris Sourcing (CVE-2015-5024) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967255 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Cross-Site scripting vulnerabilities in IBM Business Process Manager dashboards (CVE-2015-4955) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966010 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack Keystone Vulnerability (CVE-2015-3646) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1022663 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM GNU C library (glibc) vulnerabilities affect IBM SmartCloud Entry (CVE-2013-7423 CVE-2015-1781) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1022665 --------------------------------------------- *** Cisco *** --------------------------------------------- *** VoIPshield Reported Vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Server *** http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-… --------------------------------------------- *** Cisco Secure ACS Denial Of Service Vulnerability *** http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-… --------------------------------------------- *** Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Vulnerability *** http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-… ---------------------------------------------

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 2-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 02 Oct '15

02 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 01-10-2015 18:00 − Freitag 02-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in FortiSandbox WebUI *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-in-fortisan… *** ZebOS routing remote shell service enabled *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/zebos-routing-remote-shell-service-enabl… *** Security advisory: Stored XSS in Jetpack *** --------------------------------------------- During a routine audit for our WAF, we discovered a critical stored XSS affecting the Jetpack WordPress plugin, one of the most popular plugins in the WordPress ecosystem. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/10/security-advisory-stored-xss-in-jetpack.html *** When Security Experts Gather to Talk Consensus, Chaos Ensues *** --------------------------------------------- Tension between researchers and vendors over the disclosure of software security vulnerabilities has raged for two decades. A meeting to address that tension further highlighted the tension. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/10/security-experts-gather-talk-consensus-chaos-e… *** Avast Antivirus X.509 Error Rendering Command Execution *** --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015100017 *** T-Mobile USA: Millionen Kundendaten gehackt *** --------------------------------------------- Rund 15 Millionen Kunden von T-Mobile in den USA sind von einem Hack persönlicher Daten betroffen. Die Informationen wurden nicht bei T-Mobile direkt erbeutet, sondern bei Experian, einem Dienst zur Prüfung der Bonität potenzieller Kunden. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/t-mobile-usa-millionen-kundendaten-gehackt-1510-11… *** FourQ: Microsofts kryptografischer Standard will besser sein *** --------------------------------------------- Microsoft steigt in die Elliptische-Kurven-Kryptografie ein und hat eine entsprechende Bibliothek veröffentlicht: FourQ soll teilweise deutlich schneller sein als bisherige Ansätze. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2836389 *** IoT-Malware: Freundlicher Virus verspricht mehr Sicherheit *** --------------------------------------------- Sicherheitstipps und deaktivierte Telnet-Daemons: Eine neue Malware möchte Internetnutzer erziehen. Die Entdecker raten trotzdem dazu, das Programm zu entfernen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/iot-malware-freundlicher-virus-verspricht-mehr-sic… *** Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Devices 802.11i Management Frame Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41249 *** Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service REST API Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41242 *** Omron Multiple Product Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for vulnerabilities in the Omron Corporation CX-Programmer software, CJ2M series programmable logic controller (PLC), and CJ2H series PLC. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-274-01 *** How Patreon got hacked *** --------------------------------------------- TL;DR, Patreon got hacked. We reported a specific Remote Code Execution to them due to a public debugger before they were breached. We believe this was the attack method due to the simplicity and availability of the vulnerable endpoint. This is how you prevent this from happening to you. --------------------------------------------- http://labs.detectify.com/post/130332638391/how-patreon-got-hacked-publicly…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 1-10-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 30-09-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 01-10-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Updates for multiple Apple products, including iOS and OS X *** --------------------------------------------- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205284 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205267 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205265 *** Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches SNMP Non-Existent OID Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41240 *** Mistakenly-deployed test patch leads to suspicious Windows update *** --------------------------------------------- Earlier today, various sources reporteda highly-suspicious Windows update. According to Ars Technica,a Microsoft spokesperson stated the company hadincorrectly published a test update and isin the process of removing it [1]. The update is no longer .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20201 *** User Dashboard - SQL Injection - Critical - SA-CONTRIB-2015-152 *** --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2577901 *** Apple Gatekeeper Bypass Opens Door for Malicious Code *** --------------------------------------------- Gatekeeper is Mac OS X's guardian against rogue applications and malware sneaking into Apple's famous walled garden. It's also been a favorite target of researchers and advanced attackers desperate to gain control of Apple devices. Tomorrow .. --------------------------------------------- https://threatpost.com/apple-gatekeeper-bypass-opens-door-for-malicious-cod… *** Car-Hacking Tool Turns Repair Shops Into Malware 'Brothels' *** --------------------------------------------- A new hacking device finds vulnerabilities in auto diagnostic tools that could be used to spread malware to thousands of vehicles. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/10/car-hacking-tool-turns-repair-shops-malware-br… *** Jumping through the hoops: multi-stage malicious PDF spam *** --------------------------------------------- Weve recently encountered a number of malicious spam messages with PDFs attached. The PDFs themselves are not malicious as they dont contain executable code, but they do contain images with .. --------------------------------------------- http://trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Jumping-through-the-hoops--m… *** Quaverse RAT: Remote-Access-as-a-Service *** --------------------------------------------- Quaverse RAT or QRAT is a fairly new Remote Access Tool (RAT) introduced in May 2015. This RAT is marketed as an undetectable Java RAT. As you might expect from a RAT, the tool is capable of grabbing passwords, key logging and browsing files on the victim's computer. On a regular basis for the past several months, we have observed the inclusion of QRAT in a number of spam campaigns. --------------------------------------------- http://trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Quaverse-RAT--Remote-Access-… *** VMSA-2015-0006.1 *** --------------------------------------------- VMware vCenter Server updates address a LDAP certificate validation issue --------------------------------------------- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0006.html *** Beta Bot Analysis: Part 2 *** --------------------------------------------- This article is Part 2 in a two-part series. Extracting the Botnet Configuration: The bot configuration is encrypted inside the bot and decrypted while the bot is running. In 1.0.2.5, 1.5 and 1.6 versions, BetaBot uses RC4 and some XOR encryption; you .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/beta-bot-analysis-part-2/ *** VMSA-2015-0007 *** --------------------------------------------- VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues. --------------------------------------------- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html *** HTTPS Available as Opt-In for Blogspot *** --------------------------------------------- Google announced that it has made HTTPS available as an opt-in for its Blogspot blog-publishing service. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/https-available-as-opt-in-for-blogspot/114872/ *** German Users Hit By Dirty Mobile Banking Malware Posing As PayPal App *** --------------------------------------------- Additional analysis by Joachim Capiral Mobile banking is now used by more and more users, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see banking Trojans trying to hit these users as well. We've seen spammed mails that pretend to be an update notification for an official PayPal app. These mails ask the user to click on .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/german-users-hit… *** Important Security Notice from Patreon *** --------------------------------------------- Yesterday I learned that there was unauthorized access to a Patreon database containing user information. Our engineering team has since blocked this access and taken immediate measures to prevent future breaches. I am so sorry to our creators and their patrons for this breach of trust. The Patreon team and I are working especially hard right now to ensure the safety of the community. --------------------------------------------- https://www.patreon.com/posts/important-notice-3457485

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 30-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 29-09-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 30-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Analyzing Black Hat URL Shorteners *** --------------------------------------------- Hackers are known to use URL shortening services to obfuscate their real landing pages. It's very effective in clickbait scams on social networks. Some hackers think that using URL shorteners in site injections makes it less likely to be .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/analyzing-black-hat-url-shorteners.html *** Updated PClock Ransomware Still Comes Up Short *** --------------------------------------------- In recent years, ransomware families are often glamorized as being some of the most dangerous types of malware. They've certainly caused a wealth of damage to end users with some of the .. --------------------------------------------- http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/09/updated-pclock-ransomwar… *** New Tactic Finds RAT Operators Fast *** --------------------------------------------- Low tolerance for latency makes RAT operators less likely to use proxies, easier to track back home. --------------------------------------------- http://www.darkreading.com/analytics/new-tactic-finds-rat-operators-fast/d/… *** Tricks for DLL analysis *** --------------------------------------------- Very often I get questions on how to perform analysis on DLL files. The reason being that it is easier to perform behavioral analysis on executables, either using external sandboxes or a vmware with tools like the ones from the Sysinternals .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20195 *** Honeywell Experion PKS Directory Traversal Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-272-01 *** Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC FX-Series Controllers Denial of Service *** --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-146-01 *** Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-181-01 *** RSA Web Threat Detection Bugs Let Remote Authenticated Users Obtain the AnnoDB Password and Local Users Gain Root Privileges *** --------------------------------------------- Two vulnerabilities were reported in RSA Web Threat Detection. A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system. A remote authenticated user can obtain passwords on the target system. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033672 *** RSA Certificate Manager and Registration Manager Input Validation Flaw in OneStep Component Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory to View Files on the Target System *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in RSA Certificate Manager and RSA Registration Manager. A remote user can view files on the target system. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033671 *** freeswitch Heap Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- A carefully crafted json string supplied to cJSON_Parse will trigger a heap overflow with user controlled data. The underlying vulnerability occurs in the parse_string function. --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015090190 *** Kontodaten via App ergaunert: Salzburgerin geschädigt *** --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022994264 *** WordPress Malware - VisitorTracker Campaign Update *** --------------------------------------------- For the last 3 weeks we have been tracking a malware campaign that has been compromising thousands of WordPress sites with the VisitorTracker malware code. We initially .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/wordpress-malware-visitortracker-campaign-u… *** Companies leave vulnerabilities unpatched for up to 120 days *** --------------------------------------------- Kenna studied the proliferation of non-targeted attacks and companies' ability to mitigate these threats through the timely remediation of security vulnerabilities .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18911 *** Security Advisory - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Huawei FusionServer Products *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisor… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Typo3 extensions *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.typo3.org/news/article/sql-injection-in-extension-httpbl-blockin… http://www.typo3.org/news/article/cross-site-request-forgery-in-extension-t… http://www.typo3.org/news/article/cross-site-scripting-in-extension-news-sy… http://www.typo3.org/news/article/information-disclosure-in-extension-ldap-… *** Pwn The Docs: Vulnerability in readthedocs.org *** --------------------------------------------- If youre not familiar with readthedocs.org its a really popular place for developers to post documentation on their open source code. Its a really great platform and we in fact use it regularly. Honestly, Ive struggled with whether I want to release this vulnerability because its maintained by a few dudes .. --------------------------------------------- http://alex.hyperiongray.com/posts/302352-pwn-the-docs *** The Cost of a Data Breach: How Harmful Can a Data Breach Be? *** --------------------------------------------- There is this belief that businesses that have suffered a data security breach very often do not recover. But is that really so? What does it take to actually destroy a company with a data breach? Before we go to the analysis, .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-cost-of-a-data-breach-how-harmful… *** That Big Security Fix for Credit Cards Won't Stop Fraud *** --------------------------------------------- The new chip cards and readers wont stop card fraud but will simply shift it to a different area. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/09/big-security-fix-credit-cards-wont-stop-fraud/ *** User Education, Carrot vs. Stick *** --------------------------------------------- It's a perennial problem, after hours of presentations, online training, reminder emails, poster campaigns and memos, the phone rings, and a senior member of staff has opened a malicious email attachment, .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.team-cymru.org/2015/09/user-education-carrot-vs-stick/ *** Sicherheitslücken gestopft: SAP macht HANA sicherer *** --------------------------------------------- SAP hat im Mai und April dieses Jahres zwölf Sicherheitslücken in der In-Memory-Plattform HANA geschlossen. Onapsis hat die Lücken erst jetzt gebündelt offengeleg, geht aus einer am gestrigen Dienstag veröffentlichten Sicherheitswarnung von Onapsis hervor. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2835049 *** Europol: Cyber-Kriminelle werden immer aggressiver *** --------------------------------------------- In Den Haag beraten 300 Experten von Europol und Interpol über wirksame Strategien gegen die Internet-Kriminalität. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2835263 *** Russian hacker, nabbed in Spain, cops 4+ years for Citadel botnet *** --------------------------------------------- Should have stayed under the skirt of Mother Russia. Just a thought Dimitry Belorossov - a Russian cyber-criminal who used the Citadel banking trojan - has been .. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/30/rainerfox_sentenced/ *** New 'Ghost Push' Variants Sport Guard Code; Malware Creator Published Over 600 Bad Android Apps *** --------------------------------------------- Halloween is still a month from now and yet Android users are already being haunted by the previously reported 'Ghost Push' malware, which roots .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-ghost-push-v…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 29-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 28-09-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 29-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Hacker nutzen Imgur-Lücke beim Angriff auf Reddit und 8chan *** --------------------------------------------- Eine Lücke in einem beliebten Bilder-Hoster wie Imgur kann fatale Folgen haben. Wie im vorliegenden Fall, als Hacker über Bande die Nutzer von Reddit und 8chan ins Visier nahmen. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2828142 *** Revisiting Apple IPC: (1) Distributed Objects *** --------------------------------------------- Earlier this year I gave a talk at the inaugural Jailbreak Security Summit entitled Auditing and Exploiting Apple IPC [ slides | video ]. As part of my research for that talk I wanted to find at least one bug involving each of the available IPC mechanisms on OS X/iOS; many of which remain unexplored and poorly-documented from .. --------------------------------------------- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/09/revisiting-apple-ipc-1-distri… *** Regaining Control Over Edge *** --------------------------------------------- Getting stuck in a loop is no fun especially when it makes your browser unusable. Microsoft Edge has a bigger chance of that happening due to its default settings. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/online-security/2015/09/regaining-control-ove… *** CryptoWall's 'Customer Journey' Sounds Like A Real Nightmare *** --------------------------------------------- The latest episode of Radiolab has what is without a doubt the best malware victim interview I've ever heard. Inna Simone's computer was infected by CryptoWall late last year and based on her telling of it, the worst part of the experience was trying to buy the Bitcoin she needed to pay off the extortionists. --------------------------------------------- https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2015/09/28/cryptowalls-customer-journey/ *** ZDI-15-451: InduSoft Web Studio Remote Agent Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-451/ *** VeraCrypt Patched Against Two Critical TrueCrypt Flaws *** --------------------------------------------- Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the last TrueCrypt build were discovered by James Forshaw of Google Project Zero, and patched in VeraCrypt. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/veracrypt-patched-against-two-critical-truecrypt-flaw… *** Oysters tablet comes preinstalled with Trojanized Android firmware *** --------------------------------------------- Keeping your mobile device free of malware requires intentional care, but sometimes even that is not enough. As Dr. Web researchers recently pointed out, a device you buy from .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=3115 *** NodeBB v0.8.2 - Client Side Cross Site Web Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015090182 *** Lebenswichtige medizinische Geräte ungeschützt im Internet *** --------------------------------------------- Herzschrittmacher, Infusionsgeräte, Magnetresonanztomographen: Sicherheitsforscher haben Zehntausende medizinische Geräte entdeckt, die über das Internet leicht angegriffen werden können - weil sie meist noch mit Windows XP laufen. Die Forscher setzten Defibrillatoren und MRTs als Honeypots ein. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/it-sicherheit-lebenswichtige-medizinische-geraete-… *** Abusing GDI for ring0 exploit primitives *** --------------------------------------------- Not long ago I came across a certain font related vulnerability, it was a 0day being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability was in a driver I was somewhat familiar with ATFMD.SYS. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.coresecurity.com/2015/09/28/abusing-gdi-for-ring0-exploit-prim… *** Botnet preying on Linux computers delivers potent DDoS attacks *** --------------------------------------------- XOR DDoS bombards as many as 20 targets per day, sometimes with 150 GBpS of traffic. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/botnet-preying-on-linux-computers-d… *** There is an app commandlet for that *** --------------------------------------------- Allegedly dubbed as Microsoft's post-exploitation language powershell is Microsoft attempt to provide good command-line interface for administrators, developers and power users. Despite being 8 years old it only recently started getting widespread adoption with enterprises moving on to Windows 7 and 2008 environments. --------------------------------------------- https://dfirblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/dissecting-powershell-attacks/ *** Reverse Engineering Virtual Machine Protected Binaries *** --------------------------------------------- In code obfuscation, a virtual machine is a mechanism used to execute a different instruction set than the one used by machine that runs the program. For example, a virtual machine can support executing the ARM instruction set on a 32-bit x86 architecture. Virtual machines used in code obfuscation are completely .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/reverse-engineering-virtual-machine-p… *** Disclosing Vulnerabilities, Using Data Dumps & Sharing Threat Intelligence *** --------------------------------------------- In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of information security conferences held around the world. Despite this, the weeks leading up to Black Hat in Las Vegas are still reserved for some of the most significant security announcements, advancements and hacks of .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/disclosing-vulnerabili… *** ATM Skimmer Gang Firebombed Antivirus Firm *** --------------------------------------------- Its notable whenever cybercime spills over into real-world, physical attacks. This is the story of a Russian security firm whose operations were pelted with Molotov cocktail attacks after exposing an organized crime gang that developed and sold malicious software to steal cash from ATMs. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/atm-skimmer-gang-firebombed-antivirus-fi… *** Warning: Malicious emails claiming to be from Doctor Web *** --------------------------------------------- Virus makers often use names of well-known anti-virus companies to gain their victims trust and make them install some malicious program on their computers. At the end of September, cybercriminals employed this method to distribute a dangerous Trojan designed .. --------------------------------------------- http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=9631&lng=en&c=9 *** Security Advisory 2015-01: Vulnerability in OTRS iPhoneHandle interface allows user with valid session privilege escalation *** --------------------------------------------- September 29, 2015 - Please read carefully and check if the version of your OTRS system is affected by this vulnerability. Please send information regarding vulnerabilities in OTRS to: security(a)otrs.org PGP Key pub 2048R/9C227C6B 2011-03-21 [expires at: 2016-03-02] uid OTRS Security Team GPG Fingerprint E330 4608 DA6E 34B7 1551 C244 7F9E 44E9 9C22 --------------------------------------------- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2015-01-vulnerability-in-otrs-iphone… *** Security Advisory 2015-02: Scheduler Process ID File Access *** --------------------------------------------- September 29, 2015 - Please read carefully and check if the version of your OTRS system is affected by this vulnerability. Please send information regarding vulnerabilities in OTRS to: security(a)otrs.org PGP Key pub 2048R/9C227C6B 2011-03-21 [expires at: 2016-03-02] uid OTRS Security Team GPG Fingerprint E330 4608 DA6E 34B7 1551 C244 7F9E 44E9 9C22 --------------------------------------------- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2015-02-scheduler-process-id-file-ac…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 28-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 25-09-2015 18:00 − Montag 28-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Fake online Avast scanner *** --------------------------------------------- Thanks to a tip from a friend, we came across a fake online scanner that abuses the good name of Avast. The idea to get you to visit this site is by waiting for someone to make a typo and end up at facebooksecuryti(dot)com. The site shows a .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/social-engineering/2015/09/fake-online-avast-… *** Compromised WordPress Campaign - Spyware Edition *** --------------------------------------------- The Zscaler security research team started investigating multiple WordPress related security events earlier this month and came across a new widespread compromised WordPress campaign leading to the download of unwanted applications. This has been briefly covered by dynamoo and has been reported by some users on official WordPress forums. --------------------------------------------- http://research.zscaler.com/2015/09/compromised-wordpress-campaign-spyware.… *** Cisco TelePresence Server Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco TelePresence Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack against the user of the web interface. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41128 *** Banks: Card Breach at Hilton Hotel Properties *** --------------------------------------------- Multiple sources in the banking industry say they have traced a pattern of credit card fraud that suggests hackers have compromised point-of-sale registers in gift shops and restaurants at a large number of Hilton Hotel and franchise properties across the United States. Hilton says it is investigating the claims. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/banks-card-breach-at-hilton-hotel-proper… *** Splunk Input Validation Flaw in Splunk Web Lets Remote Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033655 *** McAfee Enterprise Security Manager Filename Processing Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033654 *** Android Security Symposium - Videos online *** --------------------------------------------- The Android Security Symposium was a huge success and we are happy that the Videos are available online now. Thank you to Usmile for making this possible! --------------------------------------------- https://www.sba-research.org/2015/09/26/android-security-symposium-videos-o… *** Yahoo! Launches Free Web Application Security Scanner *** --------------------------------------------- Yahoo! has open-sourced Gryffin - a Web Application Security Scanner - in an aim to improve the safety of the Web for everyone. Currently in its beta, Project Gryffin has made available on Github under the BSD-style license that Yahoo! has been using for a .. --------------------------------------------- https://thehackernews.com/2015/09/web-application-security-scanner.html *** Android 6.0: Wie Google den Nutzern die Kontrolle zurückgeben will *** --------------------------------------------- Das neue Berechtigungsmodell von "Marshmallow" bringt signifikante Verbesserungen --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022756525 *** Git-1.9.5 ssh-agent.exe Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015090161 *** Kim Jong Un: Ein Mobilfunknetz nur für mich *** --------------------------------------------- Ein eigenes Mobilfunknetz für die nordkoreanische Führung: Was nach einem merkwürdigen Statussymbol klingt, soll die Sicherheit der Regierungskommunikation in dem abgeschotteten Land erhöhen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/kimg-jong-un-ein-mobilfunknetz-nur-fuer-mich-1509-… *** How I hacked my IP camera, and found this backdoor account *** --------------------------------------------- The time has come. I bought my second IoT device - in the form of a cheap IP camera. As it was the cheapest among all others, my expectations regarding security was low. But this camera was still able to surprise me. Maybe I will disclose the camera model used in my hack in this blog later, but first .. --------------------------------------------- http://jumpespjump.blogspot.co.at/2015/09/how-i-hacked-my-ip-camera-and-fou… *** 332M Kick Ass pirates get asses kicked by scareware ass-kickers *** --------------------------------------------- Welcome to internet technical support. Please give us your computer The worlds most popular pirate torrent site KickAss Torrents is serving scareware advertising, helping dodgy call centre operators con users into handing over remote access to their machines. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/28/332m_kick_ass_pirates_get_asses_kicked_by_… *** HTTP Evasions Explained - Part 3 - Chunked Transfer *** --------------------------------------------- This is the third article in a series which will explain the evasions done by HTTP Evader. It covers the failure of several firewalls (and some browsers) to support the Transfer-Encoding chunked in the correct way. For example it is possible to bypass .. --------------------------------------------- http://noxxi.de/research/http-evader-explained-3-chunked.html *** Mobile Ad Networks as DDoS Vectors: A Case Study *** --------------------------------------------- CloudFlare servers are constantly being targeted by DDoSes. We see everything from attempted DNS reflection attacks to L7 HTTP floods involving large botnets. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.cloudflare.com/mobile-ad-networks-as-ddos-vectors/ *** Android-Sicherheit: Fehlende Updates als Achillesferse *** --------------------------------------------- Hersteller nehmen ihre Verantwortung nicht wahr - Zeit für die Politik zu handeln --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022489460 *** Microsoft: Weniger als 1 Prozent aller Windows-PCs mit Malware infiziert *** --------------------------------------------- Dem Leiter von Microsofts Antiviren-Abteilung zufolge finden sich lediglich auf 0,6 Prozent aller vom ihm untersuchten .. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2824369 *** Saudi Arabia: They liked Hacking Team so much they tried to buy the company *** --------------------------------------------- Might be nice to avoid new spy tech export laws The Saudi Arabian government came close to buying a majority stake in Italian surveillance software firm Hacking Team last year. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/28/saudi_arabia_hacking_team/ *** Cybercrime-Bekämpfung: "Kooperation ist der Schlüssel" *** --------------------------------------------- Interpol-Direktor Noboru Nakatani sprach sich am Montag in Wien für eine bessere Zusammenarbeit zwischen Behörden und Wirtschaft bei der Bekämpfung von Cyberkriminalität aus. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/cybercrime-bekaempfung-kooperation-ist-de… *** (Angebliche) Sicherheitslücke: Remote Code Execution durch infizierte Winrar-Archive *** --------------------------------------------- Selbst entpackende Archive können mit einfachen Mitteln mit Schadcode infiziert werden, der dann auf dem Rechner der Nutzer ausgeführt wird. Die Winrar-Entwickler geben jedoch Entwarnung und kritisieren die Veröffentlichung. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/angebliche-sicherheitsluecke-remote-code-execution…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 25-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 25 Sep '15

25 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 24-09-2015 18:00 − Freitag 25-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Google's Three Tips for Sabotaging the Cybercrime Economy *** --------------------------------------------- In a broad study, a team of Googlers and academic researchers suggest attacking the cybercrime supply chain.The post Google's Three Tips for Sabotaging the Cybercrime Economy appeared first on WIRED. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/09/google-offers-3-lessons-crippling-online-crime… *** Facebook-Betrüger locken mit Dislike-Button *** --------------------------------------------- Klicken Sie hier, wenn Sie als Erster den neuen Dislike-Knopf testen wollen: So funktioniert eine neue Betrugsmasche auf Facebook. Auf den Link sollten Sie aber nicht klicken. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/facebook-betrueger-locken-mit-dislike-but… *** Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in FortiManager GUI *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-in-fortiman… *** Microsoft puts a bullet in blundering D-Links leaked key that made malware VIPs on PCs *** --------------------------------------------- Private code-signing cert revoked at last Microsoft has finally revoked D-Links leaked code-signing key, which gave malware the red carpet treatment on millions of Windows PCs. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/24/dlink_key_revoked/ *** SSL Malvertising Campaign Targets Top Adult Sites *** --------------------------------------------- A long running malvertising campaign hits major adult sites with a carefully crafted advert. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/09/ssl-malvertising-campa… *** Cryptowar: Hintertür für verschlüsselte Smartphone-Daten gesucht *** --------------------------------------------- Experten haben im Auftrag der US-Regierung darüber nachgedacht, wie Behörden Zugang zu verschlüsselten Daten auf Smartphones bekommen können - und vier Optionen entwickelt. Doch alle bringen große technische Probleme mit sich. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/cryptowar-hintertuer-fuer-verschluesselte-smartpho… *** Security: Cookies können Sicherheitslücke sein *** --------------------------------------------- Alle gängigen Browser sind über manipulierte Cookies angreifbar. Angreifer können mit einem Man-in-the-Middle-Angriff vertrauliche Nutzerdaten auslesen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/security-cookies-sind-eine-sicherheitsluecke-1509-… *** Windows 10 IoT: Verschlüsselung für das Internet der Dinge *** --------------------------------------------- Nutzer von IoT-Core können ihre Daten künftig mit Bitlocker verschlüsseln und Elektromotoren steuern. Ausserdem kann das Betriebssystem jetzt im Paket mit dem Raspberry-Pi 2 bestellt werden. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/windows-10-iot-verschluesselung-fuer-das-internet-… *** Aktuelle Masche: Spam über Bande *** --------------------------------------------- Durch den Missbrauch von Beschwerde-Formularen oder Bug-Tracking-Systemen umgehen Spammer die Spam-Filter - auch die mühsam antrainierten der Anwender. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2826159 *** Endress+Hauser Fieldcare/CodeWrights HART Comm DTM XML Injection Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for two vulnerabilities within the Endress+Hauser HART DTM software libraries. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-267-01 *** Belkin vergisst PGP-Schlüssel in Lichtschalter-Firmware *** --------------------------------------------- Ein Lichtschalter mit Linux-Firmware. Praktisch, dachte sich Linux-Kernelentwickler Matthew Garrett und warf einen Blick auf die Software. Was er fand, überraschte ihn allerdings sehr: Den PGP-Key, mit dem Belkin seine Firmware unterschreibt. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2826218 *** l+f: Ormandy auf Killing Spree *** --------------------------------------------- Nach NOD32 und Kaspersky ist nun Avast an der Reihe. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2826654

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 24-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 23-09-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 24-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SSH Version 2 RSA-Based User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the SSH version 2 (SSHv2) protocol implementation of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass user authentication. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-… *** Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux and Mac OS X Privilege Escalation Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the code responsible for the self-updating feature of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux and the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Mac OS X could allow an authenticated, local .. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41135 *** Bidding for Breaches, Redefining Targeted Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- A growing community of private and highly-vetted cybercrime forums is redefining the very meaning of "targeted attacks." These bid-and-ask forums match crooks who are looking for access to specific data, resources or systems within major corporations with hired muscle who are up to the task or who already have access to those resources. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/bidding-for-breaches-redefining-targeted… *** Custom Sidebars 2.1.0.1 - XSS *** --------------------------------------------- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8196 *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Kaseya Virtual System Administrator *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-450/ http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-449/ http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-448/ *** Healthcare Organizations Twice As Likely To Experience Data Theft *** --------------------------------------------- Bad guys very willing to invest in attacking medical data, but healthcare not very willing to invest in defending it. --------------------------------------------- http://www.darkreading.com/risk/healthcare-organizations-twice-as-likely-to… *** Chinese Actors Use '3102' Malware in Attacks on US Government and EU Media *** --------------------------------------------- On May 6 and May 11, 2015, Unit 42 observed two targeted attacks, the first against the U.S. government and the second on a European media company. Threat actors delivered the same document via .. --------------------------------------------- http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/09/chinese-actors-use-3102-… *** An Update on Nuclear (Reverse) Engineering *** --------------------------------------------- Although Angler continues to be the leading exploit kit, Nuclear is a significant threat to web surfers and seems to have been very active lately. ThreatLabZ recently encountered a Nuclear campaign originating from a variety of compromised .. --------------------------------------------- http://research.zscaler.com/2015/09/an-update-on-nuclear-reverse-engineerin… *** Quaverse RAT: Remote-Access-as-a-Service *** --------------------------------------------- Quaverse RAT or QRAT is a fairly new Remote Access Tool (RAT) introduced in May 2015. This RAT is marketed as an undetectable Java RAT. As you might expect from a RAT, the tool is capable of grabbing passwords, .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Quaverse-RAT--Remote-Ac… *** UltraEdit 22.20 Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015090142 *** Fingerabdrücke von Millionen US-Bediensteten gestohlen *** --------------------------------------------- Eine China zugeschriebene Hacker-Attacke auf die US-Bundespersonalbehörde OPM war noch schwerer als ohnehin schon gedacht. Demnach verschafften sich die Cyber-Angreifer neben .. --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022711754 *** Tracking Administrator Sessions in Windows Environments *** --------------------------------------------- Tracking users with privileged access is a critical task in your security policy (SANS Critical Security Control #12). If the key point is to restrict the number of 'power users' to the lowest, it's not always easy. Most of them .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.rootshell.be/2015/09/24/tracking-administrator-sessions-in-win… *** Exploiting Corporate Printers *** --------------------------------------------- Printer exploitation and vulnerability in printers are serious problems, similar to those faced with computers and other hard drive devices, since they are connected to the network like other devices. Nowadays, most corporate offices or organizations .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/exploiting-corporate-printers/ *** General HTML5 Security *** --------------------------------------------- HTML5 is a living standard and new features are being added as we speak. New features will continue to arrive and browsers will keep becoming better and better at supporting them. However, those new features also bring with them new opportunities for .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/general-html5-security/ *** XcodeGhost: Apple veröffentlicht "Top 25" der infizierten Apps *** --------------------------------------------- Apple hat die 25 populärsten unter den kompromittierten Apps genannt, für manche ist bereits ein Update erhältlich. Die Einschätzungen zur Gesamtzahl der durch XcodeGhost betroffenen iOS-Programme variieren weiterhin deutlich. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2824927 *** Kovter malware learns from Poweliks with persistent fileless registry update *** --------------------------------------------- A variant of the Kovter malware is the first to use Trojan.Poweliks' pioneering tricks by residing only in the registry to evade detection. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/kovter-malware-learns-poweliks-persis… *** One Year After Shellshock, Are Your Servers and Devices Safer? *** --------------------------------------------- Security researchers were the first to respond during the Shellshock attacks of 2014. After news of the fatal flaw in the prevalent Bash (Bourne Again Shell)- found in most versions of the Unix and Linux operating systems as well as in Mac OSX - was released, .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-year-after-s…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 23-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 22-09-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 23-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136 *** Bypass Developed for Microsoft Memory Protection, Control Flow Guard *** --------------------------------------------- A researcher at Bromium is expected at DerbyCon to disclose a memory corruption mitigation bypass of Microsoft Control Flow Guard. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/bypass-developed-for-microsoft-memory-protection-cont… *** Hack Brief: Mobile Manager's Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones *** --------------------------------------------- The vulnerability in the SAP Afaria mobile management system affected all mobile phones used by 6,300 companies. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/09/hack-brief-popular-mobile-phone-manager-open-l… *** Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41128 *** Making our users unlearn what we taught them, (Wed, Sep 23rd) *** --------------------------------------------- Remember back in the ancient days, when macro viruses were rampant, and we security geeks instructed our flock of virus scared users to never click on a .DOC attachment in an email, but that a .PDF was perfectly fine? Fast forward a couple .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20177 *** Hackers upload bot code to Imgur in 8Chan attack *** --------------------------------------------- A nasty vulnerability in Imgur was used by attackers to hide malicious code in images, commandeer visitors browsers, and hose the 4Chan and 8Chan image .. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/23/imgur_attack/ *** New security features in HPs printers can detect rogue BIOS and firmware modifications *** --------------------------------------------- HP refers to this capability as "self-healing security," but its actually a set of code integrity checking mechanisms that security researchers have asked embedded .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.infoworld.com/article/2985389/printers/hp-adds-protection-agains… *** Kaspersky: Mo Unpackers, Mo Problems. *** --------------------------------------------- As well as fuzzing, I've been auditing and reviewing the design, resulting in identifying multiple major flaws that Kaspersky are actively working on resolving. These issues affect everything from network intrusion detection, ssl interception .. --------------------------------------------- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.de/2015/09/kaspersky-mo-unpackers-mo-prob… *** PHP Malware Finder *** --------------------------------------------- PHP-malware-finder does its very best to detect obfuscated/dodgy code as well as files using PHP functions often used in malwares/webshells. ... Detection is performed by crawling the filesystem and testing files against a set of YARA rules. Yes, its that simple! --------------------------------------------- https://github.com/nbs-system/php-malware-finder *** .htaccess Tricks in Global.asa Files *** --------------------------------------------- As you might know a lot of hacks use Apache configuration .htaccess files to override default web site behavior: add conditional redirects, create virtual paths (e.g mod_rewrite), auto-append code to PHP scripts, etc. In the world of IIS/ASP there is also an equivalent - Global.asa .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/htaccess-tricks-in-global-asa-files.html *** XCodeGhost iOS app infection toll rises to FOUR THOUSAND *** --------------------------------------------- The number of XCodeGhost-infected iOS apps, initially pegged at 39, has exploded to more than 4,000. ... The Register has asked FireEye for the names of some of the prominent affected .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/23/xcodeghost_ios_app_infection_toll_r… *** iOS 9: Erneut Umgehung der Gerätesperre möglich *** --------------------------------------------- Neues Betriebssystem, neuer Trick: Erneut wurde ein Lockscreen-Bug entdeckt, mit dem der Zugriff auf Daten von iPhone & Co. auch ohne Eingabe von PIN-Code oder Fingerabdruckfreigabe möglich ist. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2824001 *** Security: Lenovo sammelt seit fast einem Jahr Nutzerdaten *** --------------------------------------------- Ein dritter Fall von fraglichem Umgang mit Nutzerdaten ist bei Lenovo bekanntgeworden. Auf Geräten der Thinkpad-, Thinkcentre- und Thinkstation-Modellreihen kann sich Lenovo-Software befinden, die seit fast einem Jahr das Nutzerverhalten beobachtet. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/security-lenovo-sammelt-nutzerdaten-seit-fast-eine… *** Firefox 41 ist da: Mehr Sicherheit und Instant Messaging *** --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022666280 *** Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in iTop *** --------------------------------------------- High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in iTop, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks against web application users. iTop is a critical application, which is used to cover the entire set of ITIL processes. Successful attack on this web .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23268 *** ENISA Cyber Europe 2014 - After Action Report *** --------------------------------------------- ENISAs After Action Report of the pan-European cybersecurity exercise Cyber Europe 2014 (CE2014) was approved by the EU Member States and gives a high-level overview of the complex cybersecurity exercise that was carried out in 2014. The full after action report includes an engaging action plan which ENISA and Member States are committed to implement. --------------------------------------------- https://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/Resilience-and-CIIP/cyber-crisis-coo… *** Open-Xchange Security Advisory 2015-09-23 *** --------------------------------------------- Vulnerability Details: Dialogs for printing content were vulnerable to execute injected script code at object properties that get printed. Risk: Malicious script code can be executed within a users context. This can lead to session hijacking .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536523 *** Apple will betroffene Nutzer über XcodeGhost-Apps informieren *** --------------------------------------------- Der iPhone-Hersteller hat eine 'Top 25'-Liste der infizierten Apps angekündigt und will Angriffen in XcodeGhost-Manier die Grundlage entziehen. Nutzer sollen zudem in Kenntnis gesetzt werden, wenn sie kompromittierte Apps heruntergeladen haben. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2824328

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 22-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 21-09-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 22-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Leaked D-Link security key allows hackers to disguise malware as legit *** --------------------------------------------- A leak of a major technology companys security key has been discovered, allowing hackers to convince Windows that their malware is legit. ... While the key expired in early September, that still means that potential cyber-criminals had six months with which to sign their malware with D-Link's leaked key and bypass Microsoft Windows security measures by masquerading as a trusted piece of software. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/leaked-d-link-security-key-allows-hackers-to-disg… *** Apple watchOS2 Includes Host of Code-Execution Patches *** --------------------------------------------- Apple watchOS2 arrived with a host of security patches, including fixes for more than a dozen code-execution bugs. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/apple-watchos2-includes-host-of-code-execution-patche… *** How Exploit Kit Operators are Misusing Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange *** --------------------------------------------- Feedback from the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network has allowed us to discover that the notorious Angler and Nuclear exploit kits have included the latest Flash vulnerability (CVE-2015-5560) in their regular update. This means that systems with Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.209 and earlier are vulnerable; however users running the latest version of Flash (18.0.0.232) are not affected. --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/XRj7PRLQnjU/ *** Swiss Advertising network compromised and distributing a Trojan *** --------------------------------------------- On September 11, 2015, MELANI / GovCERT.ch got informed by security researcher Kafeine about a popular advertising network in Switzerland that obviously got compromised by cybercriminals, leading to an exploit kit called Niteris. ... While investigating the incident, we noticed that the Exploit Kit that was injected into the Ad network was only serving malware when the visitor had a German or French User-Agent (HTTP Header Accept-Language). --------------------------------------------- http://www.govcert.admin.ch/blog/13/swiss-advertising-network-compromised-a… *** Xen Security Advisory 142 - libxl fails to honour readonly flag on disks with qemu-xen *** --------------------------------------------- Callers of libxl can specify that a disk should be read-only to the guest. However, there is no code in libxl to pass this information to qemu-xen (the upstream-based qemu); and indeed there is no way in qemu to make a disk read-only. ... Malicious guest administrators or (in some situations) users may be able to write to supposedly read-only disk images. --------------------------------------------- http://lists.xenproject.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2015-09/msg00003.html *** NCSC publishes revised ICT security guidelines for web applications *** --------------------------------------------- In February 2012 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published the ICT security guidelines for web applications, a guide to developing, administering and providing web applications and the associated infrastructure more securely. The guidelines are broadly applicable to ICT solutions based on web applications. --------------------------------------------- https://www.ncsc.nl/english/current-topics/news/ncsc-publishes-revised-ict-… *** Cisco Spark Mobile Application Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the Cisco Spark mobile application could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against the affected device. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41127 *** HOW TO: Setting up Encrypted Communications Channels in Oracle Database *** --------------------------------------------- In this article, I will explain how to set up an encrypted communications channel in Oracle Database. This is the third in a series of blog posts Ive published about encryption as it relates to databases. --------------------------------------------- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/HOW-TO--Setting-up-Encr… *** IBM Security Bulletins *** --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Tivoli Workload Scheduler (CVE-2015-0478 and others) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966551 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects IBM Algorithmics One Core, Algo Risk Application, and Counterparty Credit Risk (CVE-2015-2808) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21965555 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in NTP, Hivex, glibc, libuser, BIND affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning for IBM Software Virtual Appliance *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966274 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities affect IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Platform, Emptoris *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966754 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: OpenSSH vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967077 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability with Diffie-Hellman ciphers may affect IBM Algorithmics One Core, Algo Risk Application, and Counterparty Credit Risk (CVE-2015-4000) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21965554 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Struts affects SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family (CVE-2015-1831) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005335 --------------------------------------------- *** Security Bulletin: Venom vulnerability affects IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) (CVE-2015-3456) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5098681 --------------------------------------------- *** IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family (CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2015-1916, CVE-2015-0204) *** http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005334

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 21-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 21 Sep '15

21 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 18-09-2015 18:00 − Montag 21-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: Robert Waldner *** Unconventional Malvertising Attack Uses New Tricks *** --------------------------------------------- Cyber criminals are creative when using their creative, as seen in this malvertising campaign experimenting with new obfuscation tricks. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/09/unconventional-malvert… *** Cisco Unity Connection Web Interface SQL Injection Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Unity Connection (UC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to impact the confidentiality of the system by executing arbitrary SQL queries. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41074 *** Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the DHCP version 6 (DHCPv6) server implementation of Cisco IOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41101 *** DSA-3361 qemu - security update *** --------------------------------------------- Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu, a fast processoremulator. --------------------------------------------- https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361 *** Insistent router botnet *** --------------------------------------------- Not so long ago, monitoring attackers in our telnet honeypots helped reveal an interesting botnet composed of ASUS brand home routers. A botnet trying to log into our SSH honeypot running on Turris routers most frequently in the last two weeks is a botnet whose IP addresses, according to Shodan, often have one common characteristic: they respond with cookie AIROS_SESSIONID on port 80. This cookie points at AirOS running on Ubiquiti airRouter. --------------------------------------------- http://en.blog.nic.cz/2015/09/18/insistent-router-botnet/ *** Harman-Kardon Uconnect Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory is a follow-up to the ICS-ALERT titled ICS-ALERT-15-203-01 FCA Uconnect Vulnerability that was published July 22, 2015, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. This advisory provides mitigation details for an unauthorized remote access to Fiat-Chrysler Automobile US (FCA US) LLC Uconnect telematics infotainment system. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-260-01 *** Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation DCSO gegründet *** --------------------------------------------- Vier deutsche DAX-Konzerne wollen sich in Deutschland um die Cyber-Sicherheit kümmern. Volkswagen, Allianz, BASF und Bayer gründen einen eigenen Sicherheits-Dienstleister. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2821882 *** AVG Antivirus Plans to Collect & Sell Your Personal Data to Advertisers *** --------------------------------------------- We at The Hacker News are big fans of Security Software - The first thing we install while setting our Computers and Devices. Thanks to Free Security Software that protects Internet users without paying for their security. But, Remember: Nothing comes for FREE "Free" is just a relative term, as one of the worlds most popular anti-virus companies is now admitting. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2015/09/avg-antivirus.html *** Certificate Transparency: Symantec stellt falsches Google-Zertifikat aus *** --------------------------------------------- Offenbar zu Testzwecken ist von Symantec unberechtigterweise ein gültiges TLS-Zertifikat für Google.com ausgestellt worden. Entdeckt hat Google das über die Logs des Certificate-Transparency-Systems. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/certificate-transparency-symantec-stellt-falsches-… *** Brief survey on methods for attacking Tor hidden service *** --------------------------------------------- cently, MIT published an article for their recent work of identifying the hidden service of Tor by circuit fingerprinting with website fingerprinting to eventually trace down the hidden service users. This paper has been discussed on reddit and many other forums, and the question that whether Tor can be compromised becomes hot again. Here I want to have a brief overview of recent research on the methods and attempts for attacking Tor hidden services over the past years. --------------------------------------------- http://translate.wooyun.io/2015/09/19/Brief-survey-on-methods-for-attacking… *** SYNful Knock *** --------------------------------------------- Introduction On 15 September 2015, FireEye published information about potentially compromised Cisco routers under the name SYNful Knock. As soon as Shadowserver became aware of these potential compromises, Shadowserver and Cisco worked together and cooperated to scan the internet to detect this affected routers to allow a more accurate notification of the affected end-users. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.shadowserver.org/2015/09/21/synful-knock/ *** Inside Target Corp., Days After 2013 Breach *** --------------------------------------------- In December 2013, just days after a data breach exposed 40 million customer debit and credit card accounts, Target Corp. hired security experts at Verizon to probe its networks for weaknesses. The results of that confidential investigation -- until now never publicly revealed -- confirm what pundits have long suspected: Once inside Targets network, there was nothing stop attackers from gaining direct and complete access to every single cash register in every Target store. --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KrebsOnSecurity/~3/yLzOrODU9Vc/ *** BitPay Hacked, 5 000 Bitcoins Stolen *** --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin payments processor BitPay Inc. is the latest victim in a series of massive hacking scandals that have rocked the cryptocurrency community. The Atlanta-based Bitpay was hacked on three separate occasions in December of 2014. More than 5 000 bitcoins were stolen. Subsequent to this, BitPay sent a claim to its insurer Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, and the latter declined to pay. The matter is now in court. --------------------------------------------- https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitpay-hacked-5-000-bitcoins-stolen/ *** App Store: Apple bestätigt "XcodeGhost"-Infektionen *** --------------------------------------------- Der Konzern hat laut eigenen Angaben infizierte Apps aus einem Onlineladen entfernt. Ob es alle sind, weiß niemand. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2822207 *** Risiko Firmware *** --------------------------------------------- Firmware ist nur was für Profis? Von wegen: Heute hängen alltägliche Dinge im Internet und lassen sich darüber fernsteuern. Wenn die Heizungsanlage durchdreht und der DSL-Router für Angreifer offen steht, ist nicht selten veraltete Firmware schuld. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Risiko-Firmware-2822449.html?wt_mc=r… *** Typo3 über XSS-Lücke verwundbar *** --------------------------------------------- In Typo3 klafft eine Schwachstelle, über die Angreifer JavaScript in das Content Management System schmuggeln können. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Typo3-ueber-XSS-Luecke-verwundbar-28… *** Cisco Wireless LAN Controller RADIUS Packet of Disconnect Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the RADIUS implementation of the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition by disconnecting user sessions. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41102 *** Security Updates Available for Adobe Flash Player (APSB15-23) *** --------------------------------------------- A security bulletin (APSB15-23) has been published regarding security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1273

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 18-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 17-09-2015 18:00 − Freitag 18-09-2015 17:55 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Important security notice regarding signing key and distribution of Red Hat Ceph Storage on Ubuntu and CentOS *** --------------------------------------------- Last week, Red Hat investigated an intrusion on the sites of both the Ceph community project (ceph.com) and Inktank (download.inktank.com), which were hosted on a computer system outside of Red Hat infrastructure. download.inktank.com provided .. --------------------------------------------- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2015/09/17/important-security-notice-regard… *** Analyzing Proxy Based Spam Networks *** --------------------------------------------- We are no strangers to Blackhat SEO techniques, we've actually spent a great deal of time working and sharing various bits of information related to Blackhat SEO techniques over the years. What we haven't shared, however, is the idea of Proxy-based Spam Networks (PSN). It's not because it wasn't interesting, it's .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/analyzing-proxy-based-spam-networks.html *** Cisco Prime Network Registrar Privilege Escalation Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the default configuration of the Cisco Prime Network Registrar (CPNR) virtual appliance (OVA) which could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root privileges. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41041 *** WordPress Malware - Active VisitorTracker Campaign *** --------------------------------------------- We are seeing a large number of WordPress sites compromised with the 'visitorTracker_isMob' malware code. This campaign started 15 days ago, but only in the last few days have we started to see it gain traction; really affecting a large number of .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/wordpress-malware-active-visitortracker-cam… *** WP Shop <= 3.4.3.18 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & CSRF *** --------------------------------------------- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8192 *** Researchers seek ransomware samples for their generic solution *** --------------------------------------------- VB2015 presentation to include demonstration of technique against recent samples.The scary hack thats on the rise is how Wireds Kim Zetter described ransomware in an overview article posted yesterday. Indeed, encrypting your files and demanding a ransom to decrypt them has become a very lucrative cybercriminal .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2015/09_18.xml *** Router Security / SYNful Knock *** --------------------------------------------- Wir bekamen Anfragen zum Thema SYNful Knock. Uns war das keine Warnung wert, daher fasst dieser Blogpost unseren Standpunkt zusammen:Management Summary Der SYNful Knock Angriff ist keine neue Kategorie von Bedrohungen. Es gibt .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.cert.at/services/blog/20150918112023-1598.html *** Sicherheitslücke: D-Link vergisst private Code-Signing-Schlüssel im Quellcode *** --------------------------------------------- Dem Hardwarehersteller D-Link ist ein peinlicher Fehler unterlaufen. Im Quellcode der Firmware für eine Überwachungskamera vergaßen die Entwickler private Code-Signing-Schlüssel. Der Hersteller hat bereits reagiert. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/peinlich-d-link-vergisst-private-code-signing-schl… *** Pwnage Per Port - 22/open/tcp//ssh *** --------------------------------------------- Hello and welcome to the first installment of Pwnage Per Port! Today we will be discussing the oh-so-important SSH service which runs (most commonly) on TCP port 22. Not sure what Pwnage Per Port is? Head on over here for a quick rundown on what you can expect! --------------------------------------------- http://l.avala.mp/blog/pwnage-per-port-22opentcpssh/ *** Triaging PowerShell Exploitation with Rekall *** --------------------------------------------- David recently published his article Spotting the Adversary so I figured Id continue the trend and focus on Blue Team tactics in this post. --------------------------------------------- http://www.redblue.team/2015/09/triaging-powershell-exploitation-with.html *** Cisco ASA Software Version Information Disclosure Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the SSL VPN code of Cisco ASA Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to obtain information about the Cisco ASA Software version. This information could be used for reconnaissance attacks. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=35946 *** Kritische Sicherheitslücke: Bug in Bugzilla *** --------------------------------------------- Die Bugverwaltung von Firefox gibt schon zum zweiten Mal im September vertrauliche Daten preis - doch diesmal sind auch andere Projekte betroffen. Ein Patch steht bereit. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/kritische-sicherheitsluecke-bug-in-bugzilla-1509-1…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 17-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 16-09-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 17-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** A Brief Introduction to #totalhash *** --------------------------------------------- #totalhash is Team Cymru's malware analysis database, providing static and dynamic analysis of malware samples free for non-commercial use. Haven't tried #totalhash yet? Here's a brief video with a few highlights on how to upload samples, search our database, and go down the rabbit hole .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.team-cymru.org/2015/09/a-brief-introduction-to-totalhash/ *** Bugtraq: [security bulletin] HPSBGN03393 rev.2 - HP Operations Manager i, Remote Code Execution *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536478 *** Stagefrightened? *** --------------------------------------------- There's been a lot of attention recently around a number of vulnerabilities in Android's libstagefright. There's been a lot of confusion about the remote exploitability of the issues, especially on modern devices. In this blog post we will demonstrate an exploit for one of the libstagefright vulnerabilities .. --------------------------------------------- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/09/stagefrightened.html *** ZDI-15-444: Symantec Web Gateway Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Symantec Web Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/ *** ZDI-15-443: Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary PHP File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Symantec Web Gateway. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, however it can be bypassed via reflected cross-site scripting. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443/ *** ZDI-15-445: (0Day) Avira Management Console Update Manager Service HTTP Header Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Avira Management Console. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-445/ *** CMS Updater - Moderately Critical - Multiple vulnerabilities - SA-CONTRIB-2015-150 *** --------------------------------------------- The module does not sufficiently protect the settings page allowing any user with the permission "access administration pages" to change settings. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2569599 *** Drupal 7 driver for SQL Server and SQL Azure - Moderately Critical - SQL Injection - SA-CONTRIB-2015-148 *** --------------------------------------------- Certain characters aren't properly escaped by the Drupal database API. A malicious user may be able to access restricted information by performing a specially-crafted search. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2569577 *** Who's Behind Bluetooth Skimming in Mexico? *** --------------------------------------------- In the previous two stories, I documented the damage wrought by an organized crime gang in Mexico that has been systematically bribing ATM technicians to install Bluetooth skimming components that allow thieves to steal card and PIN data wirelessly. What follows is a look at a mysterious new ATM company in Mexico that sources say may be tied to the skimming activity. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/whos-behind-bluetooth-skimming-in-mexico/ *** iTunes 12.3: Mehr Sicherheit, weniger Fehler und ein grosser Download *** --------------------------------------------- Zusammen mit iOS 9 hat Apple auch eine neue Version von iTunes freigegeben. Apple beseitigte insbesondere unter Windows Sicherheitslücken, die sogar das Abgreifen von verschlüsselten Zugangsdaten im Netzwerk erlaubten. Zudem erhöht Apple die Sicherheit bei der Verwendung von Apple IDs. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/itunes-12-3-mehr-sicherheit-weniger-fehler-und-ein… *** Behind the scenes at BruCON, a European hacker conference *** --------------------------------------------- Setting up a local conference seems to be a popular way for infosec pros that havent got the time or means to travel to bring the people they want to meet and the knowledge they want to attain .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18863 *** Seven years of malware linked to Russian state-backed cyber espionage *** --------------------------------------------- F-Secure report details "The Dukes" malware family and its Russian connections. For the past seven years, a cyber-espionage group operating out of Russia .. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/seven-years-of-malware-linked-to-ru… *** Throwback Thursday: Virus Writer and Distributors Attributable Viruses *** --------------------------------------------- This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to July 1990, when VB looked at virus origins and some of the rare cases of attributable viruses.This week saw the confession of a former teenage virus writer: the author of the Leprosy .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2015/09_17.xml *** Studie: In den USA droht ein Wahlmaschinen-Debakel *** --------------------------------------------- on den 50 US-Staaten werden 43 im kommenden Jahr besonders fehleranfällige Wahlcomputer einsetzen, die mindestens zehn Jahre alt sind, heißt es in einer Analyse der New York University. Dies berge große Risiken. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2820268 *** MMD-0042-2015 - Polymorphic in ELF malware: Linux/Xor.DDOS *** --------------------------------------------- The threat of Linux/XOR.DDoS, a China-made ELF backdoor ddoser malware, its still on going. I received a good question from (I assumed from a victim of infection) asked about why the found malware is not the same as what was firstly executed ELF malware binary. This writing is short and covering .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.malwaremustdie.org/2015/09/mmd-0042-2015-polymorphic-in-elf.html *** HTTP Evasions Explained - Part 2 - Deflate Compression *** --------------------------------------------- This is the second article in a series which will explain the evasions done by HTTP Evader. It covers the failure of several firewalls to support content some compressions supported by all or most browsers, notable the deflate compression. In short, it is possible to bypass the malware inspection of several firewalls by simply sending a response compressed by deflate: --------------------------------------------- http://noxxi.de/research/http-evader-explained-2-deflate.html

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 16-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 15-09-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 16-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** CoreBot Adds New Capabilities, Transitions to Banking Trojan *** --------------------------------------------- As many researchers expected it would, CoreBot, the credential-stealing malware that first surfaced last month, has added a bevy of new capabilities and reinvented itself as a robust banking Trojan. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/corebot-adds-new-capabilities-transitions-to-banking-… *** Hacking Team looks to hire hacker *** --------------------------------------------- Following the compromising of nearly all its databases and emails, and then the subsequent release of those company details, Hacking Team posted a job listing for a "hacker/developer." --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/hacking-team-looks-to-expand-team-after-breach/ar… *** WordPress Brute Force Attacks - 2015 Threat Landscape *** --------------------------------------------- One of the first server-level compromises I had to deal with in my life was around 15 years ago, and it was caused by an SSH brute force attack. A co-worker set up a test server and chose a very weak root password. A few days later, the box was compromised .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/wordpress-brute-force-attacks-2015-threat-l… *** Malicious spam with zip attachments containing .js files, (Wed, Sep 16th) *** --------------------------------------------- On 2015-07-29, the ISC publisheda diary covering malicious spam (malspam) with zip archives of javascript (.js) files [1]. Since then, weve received notifications from others who have found this type of malspam. Lets revisit the spam filters, search for this type of email, and see if anything .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20153 *** "Unternehmen wollen Sicherheitslösungen aus Europa" *** --------------------------------------------- SBA Research hat den ersten österreichischen Inkubator für Cybersicherheits-Start-ups ins Leben gerufen. Die futurezone hat die Geschäftsführer des Kompetenzentrums befragt. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/thema/start-ups/unternehmen-wollen-sicherheitsloesunge… *** In Search of SYNful Routers *** --------------------------------------------- On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Mandiant and FireEye disclosed SYNful Knock, a router implant discovered on fourteen Cisco routers in India, Mexico, the Philippines, and Ukraine. The implant consists a modified version of the Cisco firmware that provides attackers with unrestricted access to the router including the ability to load additional modules. The attack is .. --------------------------------------------- https://zmap.io/synful/ *** Can an inevitable evil be conquered? *** --------------------------------------------- Scanning an object (a file or web resource) with an Internet security program essentially comes down to making a binary decision: dangerous or safe? An antivirus engine puts forward the hypothesis that an object is malicious and then checks .. --------------------------------------------- http://securelist.com/blog/opinions/72180/can-an-inevitable-evil-be-conquer… *** Enthüllungsplattform Cryptome: PGP-Schlüssel kompromittiert *** --------------------------------------------- Mit Zugang zu den Schlüsseln der Plattform und des Gründers John Young könnten Angreifer verschlüsselte Mails lesen und sich als Betreiber der Webseite ausgeben. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2817797 *** Cyberkriminalität in Österreich: Fragen und Antworten *** --------------------------------------------- Das Bundeskriminalamt präsentiert gemeinsam mit der futurezone den Cybercrime-Report 2014. Wir laden am Montagabend zur Diskussion über Trends in der Cyberkriminalität. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/cyberkriminalitaet-in-oesterreich-fragen-… *** Android-Passwortsperre lässt sich zum Teil leicht austricksen *** --------------------------------------------- Bei Nexus-Geräten demonstriert, unklar ob andere Geräte betroffen sind – Google liefert bereits Update --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022284907 *** Schneider Electric StruxureWare Building Expert Plaintext Credentials Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a cleartext transmission vulnerability in Schneider Electric's StruxureWare Building Expert product. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-258-01 *** 3S CODESYS Gateway Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH's CODESYS Gateway Server. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-258-02 *** GE MDS PulseNET Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for two vulnerabilities in GE's MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise Network Management Software. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-258-03 *** Advantech WebAccess Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantech's WebAccess application. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-258-04 *** Attacks over DNS *** --------------------------------------------- DNS is a naming system used for all devices connected to the Internet or a network. DNS is easy to remember instead of IP addresses for users. It is a method in which domain names are translated into an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. The DNS works .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/attacks-over-dns/ *** SYNful Knock - A Cisco router implant - Part II *** --------------------------------------------- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/synful_knock_-_acis0.h… *** Trojan.MWZLesson.a Trojan for POS terminals *** --------------------------------------------- For many years POS terminals remain one the most favorite targets for virus makers. Due to the fact that this technology is used by a large number of sales organizations around the world to process payments made using bank cards, cybercriminals just .. --------------------------------------------- http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=9615&lng=en&c=9 *** Einstweilige Verfügung: Fireeye geht juristisch gegen Sicherheitsforscher vor *** --------------------------------------------- Ein Team von Sicherheitsforschern wollte auf einer Konferenz über Sicherheitslücken in Fireeye-Produkten berichten. Fireeye sah durch die Präsentation Geschäftsgeheimnisse bedroht und hat eine einstweilige Verfügung erwirkt. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/einstweilige-verfuegung-fireeye-geht-juristisch-ge… *** TeslaCrypt 2.0: Cyber Crime Malware Behavior, Capabilities and Communications *** --------------------------------------------- As part of our normal course of operations as a cyber threat intelligence provider, we monitor the cyber crime underground and provide analysis to our clients on new and emerging threats. As you can imagine, we naturally run into large quantities of malware on a daily basis. From time to time, we .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.isightpartners.com/2015/09/teslacrypt-2-0-cyber-crime-malware-be… *** Free and Commercial Tools to Implement the SANS Top 20 Security Controls, Part 2 *** --------------------------------------------- This is Part 2 of a How-To is an effort to compile a list of tools (free and commercial) that can help an IT administrator comply with the Security Controls. In Part 1 we looked at Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices. The controls (ordered 1-20) are in order of importance. In other words, completing .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/free-and-commercial-to…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 15-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 15 Sep '15

15 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 14-09-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 15-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Enabling QR codes in Internet Explorer, or a story of a cross-platform memory disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- Posted by Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Project ZeroIn the previous series of posts (parts #1 #2 #3 #4), we discussed the exploitation process of a serious 'blend' vulnerability (CVE-2015-0093 / CVE-2015-3052), which was special .. --------------------------------------------- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/09/enabling-qr-codes-in-internet… *** Mapping How Tor's Anonymity Network Spread Around the World *** --------------------------------------------- Germany has overtaken the US in total nodes, with France, the Netherlands, and Russia coming close behind.The post Mapping How Tor's Anonymity Network Spread Around the World appeared first on WIRED. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2015/09/mapping-tors-anonymity-network-spread-around-w… *** Large Malvertising Campaign Goes (Almost) Undetected *** --------------------------------------------- A very stealthy malvertising campaign has gone under everybodys noses and exposed a large amount of people to malware. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/09/large-malvertising-cam… *** Tracking Bluetooth Skimmers in Mexico, Part II *** --------------------------------------------- I spent four days last week in Mexico, tracking the damage wrought by an organized crime ring that is bribing ATM technicians to place Bluetooth skimmers inside of cash machines in and around the tourist areas of Cancun. Today's piece chronicles the work of this gang in coastal regions farther south, following a trail of hacked ATMs from Playa Del Camen down to the ancient Mayan ruins in Tulum. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/tracking-bluetooth-skimmers-in-mexico-pa… *** SYNful Knock - A Cisco router implant - Part I *** --------------------------------------------- Router implants, from any vendor in the enterprise space, have been largely believed to be theoretical in nature and especially in use. However, recent vendor advisories indicate that these have been seen in the wild. Mandiant can confirm the existence of at least 14 such router implants spread across four different countries: Ukraine, Philippines, Mexico, and India. --------------------------------------------- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/synful_knock_-_acis.ht… *** Hey, Oracle, whats in that VirtualBox security update? *crickets* *** --------------------------------------------- Debian team bit miffed about secretive vuln fixes in hypervisor software Its not just Microsoft keeping schtum on exactly whats inside its software updates. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/15/oracle_virtualbox_security_updates/ *** Von Flugzeugen bis Mars-Rovern: Lücke im Echtzeitbetriebssystem VxWorks *** --------------------------------------------- Das Echtzeitbetriebssystem VxWorks ist verwundbar und Angreifer können eigenen Code ausführen. Das System kommt in rund 1,5 Milliarden Geräten zum Einsatz - darunter auch im Mars-Rover Curiosity. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2812783 *** Another LinkedIn Sockpuppet *** --------------------------------------------- According to LinkedIn, 11 of my connections can introduce me to someone who 'knows' Anna. I'm not so sure about that. According to IMDb, Anna Sentina is really Anna Akana. Maybe LinkedIn should start charging to 'verify' recruiter .. --------------------------------------------- https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2015/09/15/another-linkedin-sockpuppet/ *** Our First Certificate Is Now Live *** --------------------------------------------- Let's Encrypt passed another major milestone by issuing our first certificate. You can see it in action here. --------------------------------------------- https://letsencrypt.org/2015/09/14/our-first-cert.html *** KCI Attacks against TLS *** --------------------------------------------- Protection of Internet communication is crucial in todays hyperconnected world. The industry standard for encrypting private and sensitive communication data over potentially adversarial controlled network cables and radio signals is TLS. ESSE, the security team of RISE GmbH, discovered a .. --------------------------------------------- https://kcitls.org/ *** Hunting Asynchronous Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- As the video of my 44Con presentation Hunting Asynchronous Vulnerabilities probably wont be available for a while, I thought Id provide a mildly abridged (and less vendor-neutral) writeup of the core technical content. You can download the slides here. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.portswigger.net/2015/09/hunting-asynchronous-vulnerabilities.ht… *** WordPress 4.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release *** --------------------------------------------- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ *** VB2015 last-minute papers announced *** --------------------------------------------- Ten talks covering hot research added to the VB2015 programme.There are just over two weeks to go until more than 400 security professionals descend on Prague for VB2015, the 25th Virus Bulletin International Conference.With the addition of ten last-minute papers, the conference programme is now almost complete: two keynotes (by Ross Anderson and Costin Raiu), seven Small Talks and 51 regular presentations mean the three conference days are packed with interesting talks and discussions on a --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2015/09_15.xml?rss *** Finding Vulnerabilities in Core WordPress: A Bug Hunter�s Trilogy, Part III - Ultimatum *** --------------------------------------------- In this series of blog posts, Check Point vulnerability researcher Netanel Rubin tells a story in three acts - describing his long path of discovered flaws and vulnerabilities in core WordPress, leading him from a read-only 'Subscriber' user, through creating, editing and deleting posts, and all the way to performing SQL injection and persistent XSS attacks on 20% of the popular web. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/09/15/finding-vulnerabilities-in-core-wordp…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 14-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 11-09-2015 18:00 − Montag 14-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** FireEye wegen Umgang mit Sicherheitsforschern in der Kritik *** --------------------------------------------- Ein deutscher Forscher, der Lücken in Sicherheits-Gateways der Firma FireEye entdeckt hat, wurde per einstweiliger Verfügung dazu gezwungen, seinen Vortrag zu zensieren. Sein Firmenchef spricht von unprofessionellem Verhalten seitens FireEye. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2811690 *** Tracking a Bluetooth Skimmer Gang in Mexico *** --------------------------------------------- -Sept. 9, 12:30 p.m. CT, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: Halfway down the southbound four-lane highway from Cancun to the ancient ruins in Tulum, traffic inexplicably slowed to a halt. There was some sort of checkpoint ahead by the Mexican Federal Police. I began to wonder whether it was a good idea to have .. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/tracking-a-bluetooth-skimmer-gang-in-mex… *** Neuer Android-Trojaner erpresst mit Lock-Screen-Sperre *** --------------------------------------------- Versucht über Trick Device-Admin-Rechte einzuholen – Nur jenseits des Play Stores verbreitet --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022182737 *** How Command and Control Servers Remain Resilient *** --------------------------------------------- One of the ways that malware activity on a network is spotted is via the activity of their network activity. However, in many cases this can be difficult to detect: there have been incidents where command-and-control (C&C) servers were able to stay .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/adapting-to-chan… *** "Die Gefahr ist real": Auto-Hacks schrecken Branche auf *** --------------------------------------------- IT-Forscher übernahmen mehrmals Kontrolle über Fahrzeuge --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022195679 *** Österreichische Forscher entdecken TLS-Schwachstelle *** --------------------------------------------- Facebook vergibt Bug Bounty-Award an Rise – "Sicherheits-Desaster" verhindert --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022197161 *** Bundestag-Hack war ein Phishing-Angriff über un.org *** --------------------------------------------- Die Angreifer auf den Bundestag haben wohl Mails mit gefälschter Absendeadresse verschickt, die einen Link auf Malware enthielten. Nicht nur der Bundestag, sondern mehrere internationale Organisationen seien gleichzeitig angegriffen worden. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2811847 *** The Wordpress Plugins Playground *** --------------------------------------------- This morning, I had a quick look at my web serverlog file and searched for malicious activity. Attacks like brute-force generate a lot of entries and thuscan be easily detected.Other scanners are working below the radar and search for very specific vulnerabilities. In this case, a single request is often .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20147 *** The Shade Encryptor: a Double Threat *** --------------------------------------------- A family of ransomware Trojans emerged in late 2014/early 2015, and quickly established itself among the top three most widespread encryptors. This threat has been assigned the verdict Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Shade according to Kaspersky Labs classification. The original name given to the encryptor by its creator is not known. --------------------------------------------- http://securelist.com/analysis/publications/72087/the-shade-encryptor-a-dou… *** HTTP Evasions Explained - Part 1 - Evading Using HTTP 0.9 *** --------------------------------------------- This is the first article in a series which will explain the evasions done by HTTP evader. It covers the case that most firewalls only block what they detected as explicitly bad and simply pass what they dont understand. The main technique used in this part is the old but still working HTTP 0.9 protocol. --------------------------------------------- http://noxxi.de/research/http-evader-explained-1-http09.html *** Exploiting CSRF against search with Lucene *** --------------------------------------------- Cross domain timing attacks can be used against Lucene to reliably extract information contained within its index. By repeatedly timing HTTP requests using JavaScript Lucene search boxes can be exploited in a similar way to time based blind-sql injection. --------------------------------------------- https://www.idontplaydarts.com/2015/09/cross-domain-timing-attacks-against-… *** Brief analysis of a SQL injection in Cacti 0.8.8b *** --------------------------------------------- Back in September 2013 I wanted to practice some code auditing and picked the latest version of Cacti (v0.8.8b at the time). I spent a few hours looking into the code and also assessing a running instance of Cacti and this exercise resulted in a few vulnerabilities. I was motivated to finally put together this .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.whatever.io/2015/09/12/brief-analysis-of-a-sql-injection-in-cac… *** Addressing the Delayed Message Attack in Wireless IoT Environments *** --------------------------------------------- While many years have passed while we're waiting for IoT to take over the world, there are some recent signs that it might indeed eventually happen. With this in mind, issues related to IoT security tend to become more and more important. In this article, we won't be talking about current IoT security .. --------------------------------------------- http://ithare.com/addressing-the-delayed-message-attack-in-wireless-iot-env…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 11-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 10-09-2015 18:00 − Freitag 11-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Bundeslagebild Cybercrime: Crime-as-a-Service wächst weiter *** --------------------------------------------- Das Bundeskriminalamt hat auf seiner Cybercrime-Konferenz C³ das Lagebild Cybercrime veröffentlicht. Demnach steigt die Bedrohung auf allen Gebieten der computerunterstützen Kriminalität. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2810254 *** VMSA-2015-0003.11 *** --------------------------------------------- Oracle JRE is updated in VMware products to address a critical security issue that existed in earlier releases of Oracle JRE. VMware products running JRE 1.7 Update 75 or newer and JRE 1.6 Update 91 or newer are not vulnerable to CVE-2014-6593, .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0003.html *** OpenLDAP Bug in ber_get_next() Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in OpenLDAP. A remote user can cause the target service to crash. A remote user can send a specially crafted packet to cause the target slapd service to crash. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534 *** Yokogawa Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple Yokogawa products. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-253-01 *** Von T-Systems: Der Bundestag bekommt eine neue IT-Infrastruktur *** --------------------------------------------- Als Reaktion auf den Hackerangriff werden im Bundestag nun mehr als 10.000 Webseiten dauerhaft gesperrt. Außerdem soll T-Systems ein neues Netzwerk aufbauen. Bundestags-Mitarbeiter müssen ihre USB-Sticks bald zu Hause lassen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/von-t-systems-der-bundestag-bekommt-eine-neue-it-i… *** Google veröffentlicht erstes monatliches Sicherheitsupdate *** --------------------------------------------- Nach der Entdeckung der Stagefright-Sicherheitslücke hatte Google angekündigt, einen monatlichen Patchday mit Sicherheitsupdates einzuführen. Jetzt sind die ersten Builds veröffentlicht worden. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/android-google-veroeffentlicht-erstes-monatliches-… *** Simulation zeigte Millionen Hacker-Angriffe auf Zug-Steuersysteme *** --------------------------------------------- Falle "HoneyTrain": Wer würde tatsächlich versuchen, in die originalgetreue Nachbildung eines Zug-Steuerungssystems einzudringen? --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000022056115 *** Cyber criminal crew DD4BC extorts businesses via DDoS *** --------------------------------------------- According to a report recently issued by Akamai, the DD4BC criminal group has been responsible for at least 114 DDoS attacks on its customers. According the Akamai firm, the criminal crews known as DD4BC has carried out at least 114 .. --------------------------------------------- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40034/cyber-crime/dd4bc-group-extortion… *** Analysing a new eBanking Trojan called Fobber *** --------------------------------------------- Some weeks ago we read an interesting blog by Malwarebytes about Fobber, a new e-banking focussed malware in the arena that seems to be a Tinba spinoff. We decided to have a closer look at it to find out whether Swiss critical infrastructures are targeted by it. Wed like to share our findings with you, because it contains some interesting advanced techniques .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.govcert.admin.ch/blog/12/analysing-a-new-ebanking-trojan-called-… *** SUCEFUL: Next Generation ATM Malware *** --------------------------------------------- You dip your debit card in an automated teller machine (ATM) and suddenly realize it is stuck inside, what happened? --------------------------------------------- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/suceful_next_genera.ht… *** A Retrospective on Ashely Madison and the Value of Threat Modeling *** --------------------------------------------- One of my favourite authors in the field of computer security is Gary McGraw. If you are not familiar with him, I'd suggest you start by reading his book Software Security: Building Security In. One of the key points he makes is a distinction .. --------------------------------------------- https://littlemaninmyhead.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/a-retrospective-on-ashel… *** A Peek Inside an Affiliate's Malspam Operation: Kovter and Miuref/Boaxxe Infections *** --------------------------------------------- In March of this year, reports of malspam campaigns utilizing an email attached '.doc.js' files, which tied back to the Kovter and Boaxxe clickfraud trojans. The analysis of these malware families have already been well documented .. --------------------------------------------- http://phishme.com/a-peek-inside-an-affiliates-malspam-operation-kovter-and…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 10-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 09-09-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 10-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** The Security Risks of Third-Party Data *** --------------------------------------------- Most of us get to be thoroughly relieved that our e-mails werent in the Ashley Madison database. But dont get too comfortable. Whatever secrets you have, even the ones you dont think of as secret, are more likely than you think to get dumped on the Internet. Its .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/09/the_security_ri_4.html *** RESTful - Moderately Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2015-147 *** --------------------------------------------- This module enables you to expose your Drupal backend by generating a RESTful API.The module doesnt sufficiently account for cores page cache generation for anonymous users, when using non-cookie authentication providers. Authenticated users, .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2565875 *** Twitter - Moderately Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2015-146 *** --------------------------------------------- This module enables you to pull in public tweets from Twitter accounts, post messages to Twitter to announce content changes, and authenticate using Twitter.The module doesnt sufficiently check for access when using the Twitter Post .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2565827 *** A look through the spam filters - examining waves of Upatre malspam, (Thu, Sep 10th) *** --------------------------------------------- Any email filtering worth its cost should block numerous messages every day. however, Im always interested to see what exactly is being blocked. Perhaps the most common type of malicious spam (malspam) I see from the spam filters is Upatre-based malspam. Ive written diaries before about specific waves of Upatre malspam sending the Dyre banking Trojan [1, 2]. Ive only noticed emails with .zip .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=20135 *** MSRT September 2015: Teerac *** --------------------------------------------- As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the September release of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) will include detection for the prevalent ransomware family Win32/Teerac. We first detected Teerac in early 2014. Since then, the family has joined Win32/Crowti .. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2015/09/08/msrt-september-2015-teer… *** How Do You Solve A Problem Like Attribution? *** --------------------------------------------- There was an advert for weed-killer a while back, the tagline was something along the lines of 'Kill the root, kill the weed'. That's true of many problems, better to get to the heart of the issue and deal with it there, rather than .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.team-cymru.org/2015/09/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-attribu… *** Obfuscated URLs, where is that link taking you? *** --------------------------------------------- We take a look at ways to obfuscate URL the way scammers do by using shortening services and encoded search engine URLs. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/fraud-scam/2015/09/obfuscated-urls-where-is-t… *** Ein Patch, zwei offene Lücken in Cisco-Gateways *** --------------------------------------------- In der Software von Ciscos Web Security Appliance (WSA) und der Email Security Appliance (ESA) der Firma klaffen Lücken, die es Angreifern aus der Ferne erlauben, die Gateways lahmzulegen. Nur für eine der drei Lücken gibt es Abhilfe. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2809896 *** Free and Commercial Tools to Implement the SANS Top 20 Security Controls, Part 1 *** --------------------------------------------- This is the first in a series about the tools available to implement the SANS Top 20 Security Controls. The SANS Top 20 Security Controls are not standards. If you want standards and procedures, check out the NIST 800 series Special Publications (SP). The controls are recommendations made by .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/free-and-commercial-to… *** The Latest on Stagefright: CVE-2015-1538 Exploit is Now Available for Testing Purposes *** --------------------------------------------- More than a month has passed since Zimperium first broke the news of zLabs' VP of Platform Research and Exploitation Joshua J. Drake's discovery of multiple critical vulnerabilities in Android's media library - libstagefright. In that time frame, the number and importance of the events that have unfolded is nothing short of amazing. Back in April and May we reported two sets of vulnerabilities to Google, both .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.zimperium.com/the-latest-on-stagefright-cve-2015-1538-exploit-… *** Ashley Madison: Hacker knacken 11,2 Millionen Passwörter *** --------------------------------------------- Die Login-Dateien im Ashley-Madison-Fundus galten bislang als sicher, weil der Anbieter eine sichere Hashfunktion verwendet haben soll. Doch jetzt haben Hacker eine Schwachstelle gefunden, um einen Teil der Passwörter zu knacken. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/ashley-madison-hacker-knacken-11-2-millionen-passw…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 9-09-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 08-09-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 09-09-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** PMASA-2015-4 *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows to complete the reCaptcha test and subsequently perform a brute force attack to guess user credentials without having to complete further reCaptcha tests. --------------------------------------------- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2015-4/ *** Cisco Application Visibility and Control FlexConnect UDP Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC) software for wireless networking could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40845 *** Cisco Security Management Appliance Log Rollover Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted device. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40847 *** [20150908] - Core - XSS Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/626-20150908-core-xss-vulnerabi… *** MS15-SEP - Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2015 - Version: 1.1 *** --------------------------------------------- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-SEP *** Malicious Google Search Console Verifications *** --------------------------------------------- This past summer we noticed a trend of more and more Blackhat SEO hacks trying to verify additional accounts as owners of compromised sites in Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools). Google Search Console provides really useful .. --------------------------------------------- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/09/malicious-google-search-console-verificatio… *** Advantech WebAccess Buffer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a stack-based overflow vulnerability in Advantech's WebAccess application to NCCIC/ICS-CERT. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-251-01 *** Patchday: Microsoft stopft 55 Lücken, Adobe nur zwei *** --------------------------------------------- Während Microsoft diesen Monat an der Sicherheit von mehreren Anwendungen schraubt, konzentriert sich Adobe ausschließlich auf den Shockwave Player. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2808452 *** Turla APT Group Abusing Satellite Internet Links *** --------------------------------------------- Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have revealed that the Turla APT gang is using satellite-based Internet links to hide command-and-control activities. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/turla-apt-group-abusing-satellite-internet-links/1145… *** A Brief Examination of Hacking Team's Crypter: core-packer. *** --------------------------------------------- In this blog entry we investigate how Italian malware vendor Hacking Team obfuscated their malware, specifically the custom software they developed for this task called core-packer2. This analysis was a joint project between Will Cummings and Ethan Heilman. --------------------------------------------- http://ethanheilman.tumblr.com/post/128708937890/a-brief-examination-of-hac…

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