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Daily Report - 18/10/2019 - Phishing through LinkedIn

18th October 2019 - 14:40

Dear MCERT Member,

Hacked social media accounts, such as a LinkedIn account, have real value in the cyber crime world as they can be used... Read more

Daily Report - 17/10/2019 - Critical ‘Sudo’ Flaw Discovered in UNIX and Linux OS

17th October 2019 - 10:42

Dear MCERT Member,

Sudo, which stands for “superuser do”, is one of the most important, powerful, and commonly used utilities that comes a... Read more

Daily Report – 16/10/2019 – iTunes Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows for Spread of Ransomware

16th October 2019 - 09:46

Dear MCERT Members,

A US-based cyber security research group claims to have uncovered a zero-day vulnerability which has allowed for advers... Read more

Daily Report - 15/10/2019 – Pitney Bowes Reportedly Fall Victim to a Ransomware Attack

15th October 2019 - 11:02

Dear MCERT Members,

There are confirmed reports that global shipping giant and postage provider Pitney Bowes have been subjected to a Cyber... Read more

Daily Report – 14/10/2019 - Cobham Explorer 710 Satcom Terminal Vulnerabilities

14th October 2019 - 13:35

Dear MCERT Members,

The Cobham EXPLORER 710 is a portable satellite terminal used to provide satellite telecommunications and internet acce... Read more

Daily Report - 11/10/2019 - iTerm2 Patches Critical Vulnerability that had been Active for 7 Years

11th October 2019 - 11:11

Dear MCERT Members,

The most popular terminal emulator for macOS, iTerm2, has been updated to fix a critical security issue that survived... Read more

Daily Report – 10/10/2019 – US NSA Corroborates UK NCSC Advice and Issues Advisory on 3 VPN Software Vulnerabilities

10th October 2019 - 08:13

Dear MCERT Members,

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are software that allows users to access corporate networks from outside the organisati... Read more

Daily Report – 09/10/2019 – Chinese-based Advanced Persistent Threat Group’s Campaign Uncovered

9th October 2019 - 14:32

Dear MCERT Members,

A cyber research team from a US-based cyber security company claims to have uncovered an ongoing cyber campaign which i... Read more

Daily Report – 08/10/2019 – “Lost Files” Ransomware Utilises File Alteration Techniques

8th October 2019 - 09:44

Dear MCERT Members,

In the Daily Report dated 16th September, we wrote about attackers finding new ways of attack by incorporating evasion... Read more

Daily Report - 07/10/2019 - Apple's Permanent Unpatchable Bootrom Exploit

7th October 2019 - 15:08

Dear MCERT Members,

A programmer claims to have found a way to execute arbitrary code on recent iPhones and iPads, paving the way for full-... Read more