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Jan 19 2013

Red October Hackers Exploited Known Java Vulnerability

Author: Shafeeque Olassery Kunnikkal | Category: Cyber Security, Featured, Information Security, Vulnerability Assessment | Leave a Comment

Among the attack vectors employed by those behind the Red October cyberespionage campaign was an old Java exploit. Red October, which appears to have been operational for at least five years, targeted diplomatic, military, and government data on computer systems and mobile devices. Kaspersky Labs disclosed their discovery of Red October on Monday, January 14……

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Jan 17 2013

Microsoft Releases Fix for Critical IE Vulnerability

Author: Shafeeque Olassery Kunnikkal | Category: Cyber Security, Information Security, Vulnerability Assessment | Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released a fix for a critical remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer that is being actively exploited. The fix, MS13-008, did not appear in Microsoft’s monthly scheduled security update, which was released last week. The flaw affects IE6, IE7, and IE8. The update will be pushed out automatically for users who have…..

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Jan 17 2013

Oracle Patches Critical Java Flaws

Author: Shafeeque Olassery Kunnikkal | Category: Cyber Security, Information Security, Vulnerability Assessment | Leave a Comment

On Sunday, January 13, Oracle released an emergency patch to address a pair of critical flaws in Java. One of the vulnerabilities is being actively exploited. Oracle’s decision to release a patch outside of its regular schedule is likely to have been influenced by an advisory from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) US-Computer…..

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