Someone was able to compromise a version of the vsftpd secure FTP server recently, inserting a simple backdoor that gives the attacker a shell on compromised machines. The bad version of the server has been removed and the creator of the app has moved it to a different hosting provider as a precaution.
Customers of EMC’s RSA Security division that are worried about being the victim of an attack following the theft of sensitive data relating to that company’s SECURID tokens may not need to rush out and replace those tokens, according to security consulting firm Verizon Business.
Researchers have found a new black hat SEO campaign that is being used to redirect users to links that will install the Black Hole exploit kit. The attack is based on searches for, of all things, Shia Labeouf, and leads users through a forest of redirects before plopping them on the compromised site.
News reports say the FBI has raided a home in Hamilton, Ohio as part of an investigation of LulzSec, the group responsible for a string of attacks on prominent targets in recent months.
Google has implemented new security features into their popular Gmail Web-based email service that will help prevent Gmail users from becoming victims of phishing scams.
The following is an exclusive Threatpost interview with Samuel Weber, Program Director for the National Science Foundation’s Trustworthy Computing Program. The interview took place on Monday, June 27, 2011 at the RFIDSec 11 Conference on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Apple has released a patch for a number of critical flaws in its Java implementation in Mac OS X, and users are being encouraged to update their machines as soon as possible. The most serious of the 11 vulnerabilities fixed in the Java update can allow an attacker to bypass the sandbox and run arbitrary code.
Google has fixed seven security vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, including six high-priority flaws. The new release of Chrome is version 12.0.742.112 and also includes an updated version of Flash.
Researchers from M86 claim to have discovered a 0-day exploit for Internet Explorer that is being used in the wild, according to Avri Schneider, an M86 researcher.
The long string of attacks against popular Web sites, high-profile companies such as Sony, and government networks has brought the problem of common and easily exploitable vulnerabilities into the public eye, and the Department of Homeland Security today is unveiling a new effort to help address the issue. The plan, which is in conjunction with MITRE, involves identifying the introduction of a new scoring system to help evaluate software projects against a list of common programming errors.
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