Cyber alerts - NHS England Digital

Published Wednesday 26 September 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Microsoft JET Database Engine RCE Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been disclosed in the Microsoft JET Database Engine that could allow remote code execution by an attacker.

CC-2655 Medium

Published Friday 7 September 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

PowerPool Backdoor Trojan

PowerPool is a newly observed backdoor trojan exploiting the recently disclosed Windows ALPC vulnerability to target users throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

CC-2642 Medium

Published Thursday 30 August 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

PeaRAT Remote Access Trojan

First observed in 2015, PeaRAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) based on the older Dark Comet RAT.

CC-2634 Low

Published Friday 24 August 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Armage Ransomware

Armage is a newly observed ransomware tool targeting users throughout Western Europe, Canada and the USA.

CC-2615 Low

Published Friday 17 August 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

SAP Releases August 2018 Security Updates

SAP has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2007 Medium

Published Thursday 1 February 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

InsaneCrypt Ransomware

InsaneCrypt is a variant of the open-source Desucrypt ransomware. it is believed to be delivered via spam emails containing malicious Microsoft Office documents.

CC-2242 Low

Published Thursday 12 April 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Debian Beep Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in the beep package which allows an authenticated user to escalate their privileges .

CC-2128 Low

Published Wednesday 14 March 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2375 Low

Published Friday 11 May 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Sierra Wireless Releases Security Updates for Multiple Routers

Sierra Wireless has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in a number of their wireless gateway products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system

CC-2364 Low

Published Thursday 10 May 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Armor for Android Fake Android Anti-Virus

A new Android-based anti-virus (AV) known as Armor for Android (AfA) has been observed on the Google Play Store. Despite appearing to be legitimate, it does not function as an AV product.