Cyber alerts - NHS England Digital

Published Wednesday 3 October 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 Extended Support Release (ESR). A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2723 Low

Published Monday 15 October 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

GPlayed Android Trojan

First observed in September 2018, GPlayed is a modular trojan targeting Android mobile devices.

CC-2304 Medium

Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Orangeworm APT and Kwampirs Backdoor

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been observed targeting large healthcare organisations throughout Europe, the USA and Asia.

CC-2210 Low

Published Thursday 5 April 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Kevdroid Remote Access Trojan

Kevdroid is an Android based remote access trojan (RAT) that is delivered via fake anti-virus applications that the user downloads from third-party websites.

CC-2786 Medium

Published Tuesday 13 November 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Linux Cryptomining Trojan using Rootkits

A new cryptocurrency mining trojan has been observed targeting Linux devices. It is utilising rootkits to avoid detection.

CC-2803 Low

Published Wednesday 21 November 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in vSphere Data Protection. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2784 Low

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

NHS Digital Releases Identity Agent Update

NHS Digital has released an update to address several bugs found in the Identity Agent software. The main features of Identity Agent v2.2 include:

CC-2665 Low

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

Microsoft Releases September 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2680 Low

Published Thursday 20 September 2018 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

ISC Releases Security Advisory for BIND

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released a security advisory that addresses a vulnerability affecting multiple versions of ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND).

CC-2840 Low

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

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.