Security News

Range of Mousejack Attack More Than Doubles (Threatpost)

2016-04-19 13:30

Researchers at Bastille said they’ve more than doubled the range with which an attacker can exploit the Mousejack vulnerability.

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AI system predicts cyber attacks using input from human experts (Help Net Security)

2016-04-19 12:50

Today’s security systems usually fall into one of two categories: man or machine. So-called “analyst-driven solutions” rely on rules created by human experts and therefore miss any attacks that...

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Attack Alert: JavaScript Spam Installs Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)

2016-04-19 11:47

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Over 3 million servers running outdated JBoss software open to attack (Help Net Security)

2016-04-18 20:51

Spurred by the recent discovery that the Samas (aka SamSam) ransomware is being spread via compromised servers running out-of-date versions of Red Hat’s JBoss server software, Cisco Talos...

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3.2 Million Servers Vulnerable to JBoss Attack (Threatpost)

2016-04-18 18:11

Cisco Talos said that 3.2 million servers are vulnerable to the JBoss flaw used as the initial point of compromise in the recent SamSam ransomware attacks.

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