With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is by far the most popular compression program. An independent security lab found a remote code execution vulnerability in the official WInRAR SFX v5.21 software. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to unauthorized execute system specific code to compromise a target system. The issue is located in the Text […]
This release addresses six issues, including three cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential SQL injection that could be used to compromise a site. Read more here: https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ WordPress 4.2.4 also fixes four bugs. For more information, see the release notes or consult the list of changes. If you have your site already at WordPress 4.x and it is properly configured, […]
If you have a Windows 7 or 8.x, chances are that you already upgraded to the latest Windows version. What you don’t know is that Windows Update Delivery optimization (WUDO) has set up your computer in a Peer to Peer network to deliver updates for other Windows 10 users. „Windows Update Delivery Optimization lets you […]
First thing you see after the Windows 10 migration is done is the “Customize Settings” dialog below. In a few words, Microsoft is trying to “own” the user that just got the “best OS of all times”, at least according to Microsoft. 1. Just turn everything OFF 2. Let “Smart Screen” ON, […]
Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal officials said was the first such action of its kind. The announcement on Friday by FCA US LLC, formerly Chrysler Group LLC, was made […]
.. and hope to never see you again! Yes, I closed my account because of so many issues in the past time. First, it was because I had too many mails, then too many subscribers, then the emails below. Due to the fact that probably some bots were registered, some sensitive keywords went in […]
I received last night an email pretending to come from Apple’s support. But, it is badly made if you see it in an email client. Dear Customer AppleID14028364ca Due to recent updates we are asking many of our customers to confirm their information this is nothing to worry about. We are making sure we have […]
My good friend Richard Adhikari has written yesterday a very good article about this incident. Read it here: Hacking Team’s Dingy Laundry Hung Out Online Here is where I get quoted as founder of Sorin Mustaca IT Security Consulting: A Black Bag Job? “It could be that some government agency who’s a customer of Hacking […]
I wrote an article which recommends OpenDNS to FritzBox users to use OpenDNS to filter malicious domains and perform parental control on the traffic that gets into their home routers. & And now, not a week later I see: Cisco made a big acquisition offer to OpenDNS and they accepted it. Wow, what a news! Read here the […]
I wrote in the post Do you really know who’s visiting your website? about how often hackers probe my websites. IT Security News has of today this: 5,914 blocked malicious login attempts / was 2092 on May 8th 2,182 spam comments blocked by Akismet. / was 2115 on May 8th The login attempts more than doubled in just 5 […]
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