Security News

Microsoft Fixes Bad Patch That Left Windows 7, Server 2008 Open to Attack
2018-03-30 18:51

Microsoft released an out-of-band security update that corrected a faulty patch that left Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 open to attack.

GoScanSSH Malware Targets Linux Servers
2018-03-28 15:10

A recently discovered malware family written using the Golang (Go) programming language is targeting Linux servers and using a different binary for each attack, Talos warns. Dubbed GoScanSSH...

Misconfigured Server Exposes Patient Data
2018-03-27 20:33

Security Researcher Discovers Apparent Breach at Medical PracticeA medical practice's misconfigured database server that allegedly exposed information about thousands of patients plus staff serves...

GoScanSSH Malware Targets SSH Servers, But Avoids Military and .GOV Systems
2018-03-27 19:07

Researchers identify a new malware family called GoScanSSH that avoids servers linked to government and military IP addresses.

Dangerous CredSSP flaw opens door into corporate servers
2018-03-13 23:24

A critical vulnerability in the Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP), introduced in Windows Vista and used in all Windows versions since then, can be exploited by MitM attackers...

Samba Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities in Server Software
2018-03-13 16:56

Samba released fixes for its networking software to address two critical vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to change admin password or launch DoS attacks.

Update Samba Servers Immediately to Patch Password Reset and DoS Vulnerabilities
2018-03-13 10:18

Samba has just released new security patches for two critical vulnerabilities that could allow unprivileged remote attackers to launch DoS attacks against servers and change any other users'...

Vulnerable Apache Solr, Redis, Windows servers hit with cryptominers
2018-03-09 19:53

Vulnerable servers of all kinds are being targeted, compromised and made to mine cryptocurrencies for the attackers. Apache Solr servers under attack SANS ISC handler Renato Marihno warns about an...

Hard-Coded Password in Cisco Software Lets Attackers Take Over Linux Servers
2018-03-08 17:48

A medium yet critical vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning software that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges to root and take full control of...

Memcached DDoS Attacks: 95,000 Servers Vulnerable to Abuse
2018-03-08 13:33

Massive 1.7 Tbps Reflection/Amplification Attack Exploits Open Memcached ServersNearly 100,000 servers that run the open source Memcached utiltity appear to remain vulnerable to being abused to...