Cyber alerts

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September 2017

Published Thursday 7 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 61.0.3163.79 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses multiple vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system.

CC-1625 Low

Published Wednesday 6 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Apache Software Foundation Releases Security Update

The Apache Software Foundation has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Struts 2. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.

CC-1626 Medium

Published Wednesday 6 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

APT Groups Exploiting Known Vulnerability in Microsoft Office

A known vulnerability which exists in Microsoft Office and WordPad is currently being targeted by attackers despite Microsoft issuing a patch for this back in April 2017. The vulnerability is CVE-2017-0199 and is a logic bug.

CC-1622 Low

Published Monday 4 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Vault 7 - AngelFire

Continuing in the Vault 7 series of leaks, WikiLeaks has published the details of a CIA project called AngelFire, which targets the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS).

CC-1619 Medium

Published Friday 1 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Russian APTs And WhiteBear Related Activity

The Russian APT group Turla has been active against defence, diplomatic and political targets, using a toolset known as WhiteBear .

CC-1620 Low

Published Friday 1 September 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

WireX DDoS Botnet

The WireX malware has been targeting Android devices and was found contained in many apps available for download on Google Play Store. The malware is designed to compromise devices for use in a botnet.