Cyber alerts

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September 2017

Published Friday 29 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Illusion Gap Attack Used to Bypass Windows Defender

Illusion Gap can allow malware to bypass Windows Defender. Windows Defender is the antivirus software included and enabled by default on all recent Windows operating systems.

CC-1674 Low

Published Friday 29 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Mozilla Releases Security Updates

Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox 56 and Firefox ESR 52.4. If a remote attacker exploited some of these vulnerabilities to would be able to take control of the affected system.

CC-1673 Medium

Published Friday 29 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 11 January 2022)

RedBoot - Ransomware that Encrypts the Hard Drive Permanently

A newly discovered ransomware has been found to encrypt files but also alters the partition table and Master Boot Record (MBR) with the aim to cause permanent damage.

CC-1670 Low

Published Thursday 28 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Updates

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

CC-1667 Low

Published Wednesday 27 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Apple Releases Security Update for iOS

Apple has released iOS 11.0.1 to address vulnerabilities in previous versions of iOS. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

CC-1664 Low

Published Tuesday 26 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Apple Releases Security Updates

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

CC-1663 Low

Published Tuesday 26 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Oracle Patches Apache Vulnerabilities

Oracle has released security updates to address Apache Struts 2 vulnerabilities found across multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-1662 Medium

Published Monday 25 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Retefe Banking Trojan

Retefe is a banking Trojan which has been identified targeting organisations within the UK. he malware has been around for some time, however, it has never been very prominent when compared to the likes of Dridex .

CC-1660 Low

Published Friday 22 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 61.0.3163.100 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update addresses multiple vulnerabilities that an attacker may exploit to cause a denial-of-service condition.

CC-1659 Medium

Published Friday 22 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Apache Optionsbleed Vulnerability

A vulnerability within the widely used Apache Web Server has been discovered. The bug designated CVE-2017-9798 has been called "Optionsbleed", due its similarity to the deadly vulnerability Heartbleed and Ticketbleed. The vulnerability causes servers to leak pieces of arbitrary memory in a way that could expose passwords or other sensitive information within data being transmitted during a session. The risk is most pressing in shared hosting environments and only if the software is running a certain configuration.