A British man was handed a suspended jail sentence by a German court Friday for a massive cyber attack against Deutsche Telekom last year. The regional court in the western city of Cologne said it would suspend the sentence of one year and eight months against the defendant, Daniel Kaye, following pleas to this effect …
A newly observed version of the TrickBot banking Trojan includes a worm-like malware propagation module that allows it to spread locally via Server Message Block (SMB), Flashpoint security researchers warn. Built by the Dyre gang, TrickBot emerged last summer when it was still under development, but quickly became a fully-operational threat. By the end of …
Google has released Chrome version 60.0.3112.78 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses multiple vulnerabilities that, if exploited, may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Further information on these vulnerabilities can be seen on the Google Chrome Website at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Joomla has released version 3.7.4 of its Content Management System software to address several security vulnerabilities in its previous versions: a) Lack of Ownership Verification affecting Joomla! 1.0.0 through Joomla 3.7.3 b) XSS Vulnerability affecting Joomla! 1.5.0 through Joomla! 3.7.3 For further information on this security update, view the Joomla Website at https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5710-joomla-3-7-4-release.html
There are any number of ways hackers may have hacked your Facebook account. They could have guessed your password, set up an Evil Twin Wi-Fi Hotspot at a coffee shop and stolen your credentials through a Man-in-the-middle attack, you could have left your account logged in at the computer lab at your school or maybe …
Social networking is a method of communication with people through online platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Over the years, social networking has become an important part of life for both adults and teens. The popularity is due to the ability of meeting the needs and interests of a vast majority of people. For …
IBM has issued a high severity security alert stating that the IBM Cisco MDS Series Switches have a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to the administrative console of a DCNM server by using an account that has a default, static password. The account could be granted root or system-level …
A vulnerability dubbed by researchers “Devil’s Ivy,” which exists in an open source library present in the products of many companies, could affect millions of security cameras and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The flaw, a stack-based buffer overflow, was discovered by IoT security startup Senrio in a camera from Axis Communications, one of …
Google is taking another step to better protect users from malicious third-party web applications: it is now warning users of newly created web apps and Apps Scripts that are pending verification. The move follows a series of similar protective measures the Internet giant announced earlier this year, after many of its users were hit by …
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in many of its products including iTunes, iCloud & the tvOS. TTCSIRT encourages users and administrators to review Apple security pages for the following products and apply the necessary updates: tvOS iTunes for Windows iCloud for Windows Safari macOS Sierra, Security Updates iOS watchOS