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Ad Network Sizmek Probes Account Breach

Krebs on Security

Online advertising firm Sizmek Inc. [ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. So what does this user pick? Yes, “Monkeybutt.”

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A Cobalt Strike flaw exposed attackers’ infrastructure

Security Affairs

According to security experts at Fox-IT, a recently addressed flaw in the Cobalt Strike penetration testing platform could be exploited to identify attacker servers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security

Krebs on Security

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices?

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Google Tsunami vulnerability scanner is now open-source

Security Affairs

If these systems are exposed to the internet without authentication, attackers can leverage the functionality of the application to execute malicious commands. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Security Affairs

osum0x0 announced to have has developed a module for the popular Metasploit penetration testing framework to exploit the critical BlueKeep flaw. After the disclosure of the flaw, the popular expert Robert Graham scanned the Internet for vulnerable systems. The researcher Z??osum0x0 ” concludes the expert.

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Hackers can add, remove cancer and other illnesses from Computer Tomography scans

Security Affairs

PACS and DICOM servers are often left exposed to the Internet, the experts found roughly 2,700 servers exposed online using the Shodan search engine. The experts conducted a penetration test in a radiology department of a hospital. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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NSA urges Windows Users and admins to Patch BlueKeep flaw

Security Affairs

osum0x0 announced to have has developed a module for the popular Metasploit penetration testing framework to exploit the critical BlueKeep flaw. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.