The latest rant from the ShadowBrokers ends with news of a subscription service starting in June that will leak exploits and stolen data to paying customers.
Chrome Browser Hack Opens Door to Credential Theft
Researchers at DefenseCode claim a vulnerability in Google’s Chrome browser allows hackers to steal credentials and launch SMB relay attacks.
Apple Patches Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities in Safari, macOS, iOS
Apple fixed 66 vulnerabilities – many found at March’s Pwn2Own competition – across seven product lines, including Safari, iTunes, macOS, and iOS, on Monday.
OpenVPN Audits Yield Mixed Bag
The results of two audits of the open source software OpenVPN were shared late last week. One found two legitimate vulnerabilities, the other said the service is cryptographically “solid.”
Threatpost News Wrap, May 12, 2017
The news of the week is discussed, including this week’s Microsoft Malware Protection Engine bug, Handbrake OS X malware, the HP keylogger, Trump’s Cybersecurity EO, and more.
ASUS Patches RT Router Vulnerabilities
ASUS updated the firmware in March of a number of its RT routers to address vulnerabilities found within the device’s native web interface.
Keylogger Found in Audio Drivers on Some HP Machines
Researchers say an audio driver that comes installed on some HP-manufactured computers can record users keystrokes and store them in a world-readable plaintext file.
Microsoft’s New Security Update Guides Get Mixed Reviews
Microsoft gets a lukewarm response with its new Microsoft Security Guides that replaced Security Bulletins.
Vanilla Forums Open Source Software Vulnerable to RCE, Host Header Injection Vulnerability
Vanilla Forums open source software suffers from vulnerabilities that could let an attacker gain access to user accounts, carry out web-cache poisoning attacks, and in some instances, execute arbitrary code.
Cisco Patches IOS XE Vulnerability Leaked in Vault 7 Dump
Cisco released an update that patches a vulnerability in the CMP processing code running in its IOS and IOS XE software in more than 300 of its switches.