The creators of vBulletin are having a bad week. Not only did they have a data breach that resulted in around 400,00 stolen user records, but it sounds like the attacker leveraged a zero day vulnerability in their own software to compromise their network. Watch today's Daily Byte to learn more about this story, and what you should do if you use vBulletin software. (Episode … [Read more...]
Claimed iOS Bounty is Bad News – Daily Security Byte EP. 170
Some happy researchers apparently claimed a one million dollar bounty by finding a remote root jailbreak vulnerability in iOS 9. Yet, as exciting as that might sound, it's bad news for Apple users because the bounty was offered by a company that doesn't plan to disclose the flaw to Apple. Watch today's video to learn more about this news, and why I think companies like Zerodium … [Read more...]
Patches, Drone Hacks, and Evil USB – WSWiR Episode 166
Did you miss last week's security news since you were too busy keeping your network running? If so, you're not alone. However, staying up to date with the latest threats is important, so let our short weekly security summary keep you informed. If you don't have time to follow our daily security videos, I summarize them in this video every Monday. Today's episode includes a … [Read more...]
Flash 0day Surfaces – Daily Security Byte EP.159
Adobe just released a new Flash update Tuesday, but researchers have already found sophisticated threat actors leveraging a new zero day Flash exploit in the wild. Trend Micro, one of our security partners, found the Pawn Storm attackers leveraging this new Flash exploit. Watch today's video to learn when the next patch will come out, and what to do in the meantime. UPDATE: … [Read more...]
0day Root Netgear Flaw – Daily Security Byte EP.156
If you use a Netgear router, you'll want to disable remote administration. In today's video, I talk about two zero day vulnerabilities the Shellshock Labs found in a line of popular Netgear broadband routers. In a nutshell, if an attacker can access the administrative web page, she can gain complete control of your router. Press play to learn more about these flaws, and what … [Read more...]