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Microsoft and Adobe release patches for Critical vulnerabilities
(LiveHacking.Com) – Two of the biggest names in PC software have released patches for a variety of their respective software products to fix critical security related issues. Microsoft has released 10 security bulletins to address 33 vulnerabilities Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET Framework, Lync, Office, and Windows Essentials. While Adobe has issued security updates for Flash Player, Adobe … [Read More...]
Microsoft releases Fix It for critical Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability
(LiveHacking.Com) – Less than a week ago Microsoft revealed that version 8 of its web browser Internet Explorer suffers from a nasty remote code execution vulnerability that could catch users if they mistakenly follow a link, in an email or instant message, to a malicious website. Microsoft's initial recommendation was to upgrade to IE 9 or IE 10 which unfortunately isn't possible for Windows XP users. For … [Read More...]
China suspected to be behind U.S. Army Corps of Engineers database hack
(LiveHacking.Com) – U.S. intelligence agencies are treating a recent cyber attack and subsequent intrusion into a database belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a cyber attack from China. According to the Free Beacon, U.S. intelligence agencies have traced the hack to the Chinese government or military cyber warriors. The compromised database belonged to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and held … [Read More...]
Microsoft patches Kernel-Mode driver after blue screen of death issues
(LiveHacking.Com) – Microsoft has released a new patch to replace the Kernel-Mode driver update which was released as part of April's Patch Tuesday. Problems started to arise with the update and Microsoft had to pull the patch. Peculiar to Windows 7, the patch could put systems into a situation where they failed to recover from a reboot (as they just keep rebooting) or make certain applications (specifically … [Read More...]
Oracle updates Java, as does Apple
(LiveHacking.Com) – Oracle has released a Critical Patch Update (CPU) for Java SE. The update, which affects Java 5, Java 6 and Java 7, fixes 42 vulnerabilities within Java, the vast majority of which have been rated as the Critical. Besides the fixes, the biggest change is to the Java security dialogs. Now JavaScript code that calls code within a privileged applet triggers warning dialogs if the signed … [Read More...]
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Kernel-Mode driver update causing problems
(LiveHacking.Com) – Last Tuesday Microsoft released nine security bulletins to address 14 different vulnerabilities in its products including one to fix vulnerabilities in Windows' Kernel-Mode Driver that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges. Following the released of the patches reports started to appear about Windows 7 systems that fail to recover from a reboot (as they just keep rebooting) or … [Read More...]
Microsoft fixes Critical IE and Remote Desktop flaws
(LiveHacking.Com) – Microsoft has released a series of nine security bulletins, (two Critical and seven Important) to fix 14 different vulnerabilities in a range of its products including Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Antimalware and Windows Server Software. The first of the two Critical level bulletins patches Internet Explorer against a remote code execution attack which could occur if … [Read More...]
Microsoft to patch critical flaws in Windows and IE on Tuesday
(LiveHacking.Com) – Microsoft has released its customary advanced warning about security vulnerabilities that it plans to fix during its next Patch Tuesday. April's update will contain nine bulletins, two of which are marked as Critical. The Critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. The remaining seven are tagged as Important and will address issues in Microsoft … [Read More...]
Misconfigured Amazon S3 storage buckets exposing private data
(LiveHacking.Com) – Some recent research has shown that thousands of Amazon customers are configuring their storage services incorrectly leading to potentially sensitive data being exposed on the Internet. Amazon offers a cloud storage solution called Amazon Simple Storage Services, or S3 for short. This storage can be used to storage almost anything and is often used by businesses for private data like … [Read More...]
Critical updates for Apple TV and iOS available
(LiveHacking.Com) – Apple has released critical security updates for two of its most popular operating systems - Apple TV and iOS. The two operating systems, one which powers Apple's TV media box and the other which powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, are closely related and based on much of the same code. Apple TV Apple TV 5.2.1 addresses several critical security issues including problems which could … [Read More...]
