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The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!

01 Dec, 2022 3270, Christma, CMS, IBM, Malware, Security News, virus, worm 0 Comments 0

“Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome.” If only we’d been wrong…

Wormable Windows HTTP hole – what you need to know

12 Jan, 2022 CVE-2022-21907, HTTP, HTTP.sys, IIS, Microsoft, patch tuesday, Security News, Vulnerability, worm 0 Comments 0

One bug in the January 2022 Patch Tuesday list is getting lots of attention: “HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”.

The Code Red worm 20 years on – what have we learned?

15 Jul, 2021 Code Red, Exploit, IIS, Malware, Security News, virus, Vulnerability, worm 0 Comments 0

by Paul Ducklin There’s a famous and very catchy song that starts, “It was 20 years ago today…” In the song, of course, Sergeant Pepper was busily teaching his band to play – a band, as the song assures us, that was guaranteed to raise a smile. But can you . . . Read more

Gitpaste-12 Worm Widens Set of Exploits in New Attacks

15 Dec, 2020 Android Debug Bridge, Cryptocurrency, Cryptominer, CVE-2020-10987, CVE-2020-17496, Exploit, github, Gitpaste-12, Hacks, IoT, IP cameras, Linux, Malware, Monero, Pastebin, Routers, Security News, Unix, vBulletin, Vulnerabilities, Web applications, worm 0 Comments 0

The worm returned in recent attacks against web applications, IP cameras and routers. The Gitpaste-12 worm has returned in new attacks targeting web applications, IP cameras and routers, this time with an expanded set of exploits for initially compromising devices. First discovered in a round of late-October attacks that targeted Linux-based . . . Read more

Gitpaste-12 Worm Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices

06 Nov, 2020 Apache Struts, botnet, Cryptocurrency Mining, CVE-2017-14135, CVE-2017-5638, CVE-2020-10987, github, Gitpaste-12, Hacks, Linux, Malware, Pastebin, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, worm 0 Comments 0

The newly discovered malware uses GitHub and Pastebin to house component code, and harbors 12 different initial attack vectors.

Critical SonicWall VPN Portal Bug Allows DoS, Worming RCE

14 Oct, 2020 Cloud Security, Craig Young, critical bug, CVE-2020-5135, Denial of Service, DoS, Exploit, Network Security Appliance, pre-authentication, RCE, remote code execution, Security News, security vulnerability, SonicWall, stack-based buffer overflow, Tripwire, trivial, vpn portal, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, worm 0 Comments 0

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Feds Sound Alarm Over Emotet Attacks on State, Local Govs

07 Oct, 2020 attachment, bot, Breach, CISA, Cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, emotet, Emotet Alert, Emotet warning, Government, local government, Malware, mobile, Phishing, Ransomware, Security News, spearphishing, state government, Trojan, virus, warning, worm 0 Comments 0

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Black-T Malware Emerges From Cryptojacker Group TeamTNT

05 Oct, 2020 AWS, beta, Black-T, Cloud Security, cloud systems, Crux worm, Crux worm miner, Cryptocurrency, cryptojacking, Malware, MASSCAN, mimipenquin, mimipy, Monero, Palo Alto Networks, pnscan, Rocke Pacha, Security News, teamtnt, Unit 42, worm, XMP, XMR mining, Zmap 0 Comments 0

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FritzFrog Botnet Attacks Millions of SSH Servers

19 Aug, 2020 botnet, brute force, cryptomining, fileless, fritzfrog, guardicore labs, Malware, Malware analysis, P2P, peer to peer, Security News, SSH server, unique, Web Security, worm 0 Comments 0

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AWS Cryptojacking Worm Spreads Through the Cloud

18 Aug, 2020 Amazon Web Services, AWS, cado security, Cloud Security, credential harvesting, cryptojacking, cryptomining, Malware, Monero, Security News, teamtnt, worm 0 Comments 0

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