Archive | December, 2015

BadWinmail Microsoft Outlook Bug Can Give Attackers Control Over PCs


By Catalin Cimpanu    17 Dec 2015, 22:38 GMT Please read from Microsoft (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-131) Users are vulnerable just by reading or previewing an email Just by looking at an email message in Outlook, attackers can now take control over your PC. The good news is that Microsoft has patched the issue, but unless you updated Outlook […]

Spear-Fishing Website Hosts Outlook Web App Phishing Page IMPORTANT


By Ionut Ilascu    15 Jan 2015, 21:54 GMT A Russian website designed for spear-fishing activities has been compromised to host a phishing page seeking to capture the log-in details for Outlook Web App. The web page looks real, has high chances of success Security researchers who observed the campaign discovered that it was targeted at […]

FireEye Security Devices Provide Attackers with Backdoor into Corporate Networks


FireEye security equipment can be compromised, Google finds By Catalin Cimpanu    16 Dec 2015, 09:21 GMT Two security researchers working for Google have discovered a simple method of compromising FireEye security products, which, ironically, are installed to prevent a network’s computers from being compromised. According to Google’s findings, attackers can craft malicious files or fool […]