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

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 70.0.3538.67 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system.

CC-2718 Low

Published Wednesday 10 October 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions, Framemaker, and Technical Communications Suite. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2754 Low

Published Tuesday 30 October 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

DemonBot DDoS Botnet

DemonBot is a newly observed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. It actively targets unsecured Apache Hadoop servers via a misconfiguration in Hadoop's YARN ("Yet Another Resource Negotiator") component.

CC-2832 Low

Published Thursday 6 December 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Linux Kernel Security Updates Released

Security updates have been released for the stable Linux kernel to address a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.

CC-2692 Low

Published Thursday 27 September 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released several updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2661 Low

Published Tuesday 11 September 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

PyLocky Ransomware

First observed in June 2018, PyLocky is a Python-based ransomware tool that attempts to imitate the well-known Locky malware.

CC-2799 Low

Published Tuesday 20 November 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

AMP for WordPress Release Security Update

A security update has been release to address a vulnerability in Accelerated-Mobile-Pages (AMP) plugin for WordPress. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

CC-2617 Low

Published Wednesday 22 August 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

ShutUpAndDance Ransomware

ShutUpAndDance is a ransomware tool based on the Hidden Tear open-source malware.

CC-2555 Low

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

Okane Botnet

First observed in 2017, Okane is a Mirai variant botnet used to perform distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

CC-2393 Low

Published Wednesday 16 May 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Red Hat Addresses DHCP Client Vulnerability

Red Hat has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.