Tag Archive for: Attack

Microsoft Addresses Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack – Threatpost

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Microsoft Addresses Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack  Threatpost

September Patch Tuesday leads off with two elevation-of-privilege bugs that have been exploited in the wild.

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Monroe-Woodbury School District Confident Data Not Compromised Following Cyber Attack – CBS New York

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Monroe-Woodbury School District Confident Data Not Compromised Following Cyber Attack  CBS New York

CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The largest school district in suburban Orange County was forced to cancel the first day of classes Wednesday after …

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Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn – Threatpost

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Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn  Threatpost

The zero-day vulnerability could enable privilege escalation, and is not part of Google’s Android September security update.

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Half of Android Handsets Susceptible to Clever SMS Phishing Attack

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Researchers say an attacker could send a rogue over-the-air provisioning message to susceptible phones and route all internet traffic through a hacker-controlled proxy.
Mobile Security – Threatpost