Tag Archive for: Nasty

‘Found a nasty bug in my (Cisco) ASA this morning’

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The above headline on a post to Reddit piqued my interest this afternoon because it was in that site’s section devoted to system administration and those people know a bug when they encounter one.

The Redditor elaborates: “I found a bug in my ASA today. Eth 0/2 was totally unusable and seemed ‘blocked.’ These Cisco bugs are really getting out of hand. I’m just glad I didn’t open this port up to the web.”

Scare quotes around blocked? Gratuitous mention of the web. I smelled a ruse before even opening the first of three pictures.

No. 1, labeled “checking layer 1:”

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Google fixes six Android security flaws, yet still plagued by one nasty bug – ZDNet

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ZDNet

Google fixes six Android security flaws, yet still plagued by one nasty bug
ZDNet
The search and mobile giant on Monday released its monthly round of Android security fixes, with one persistent flaw at the top of the list: a "critical" security vulnerability in mediaserver, a part of Android that finds and indexes media files stored …
The Android Security Bulletin for May 2016 is live — here's what you need to knowAndroid Central
May's Android Security Update Kicks Off Today With Factory ImagesDroid Life (press release) (blog)
May Android Security Patch Factory Images Are LiveAndroid Headlines – Android News
Threatpost –Nashville Chatter
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This nasty Android ransomware changes your phone’s PIN code – PCWorld

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PCWorld

This nasty Android ransomware changes your phone's PIN code
PCWorld
Researchers at security company ESET have found a type of malware that changes an Android device's PIN, the first of its kind in an ever-evolving landscape of ransomware attacks. For most users, the only option to get rid of the malware is to reset the …
Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USAWe Live Security (blog)
New Android ransomware locks out victims by changing lock screen PINArs Technica
Still Downloading Shady Porn Apps? New Android Ransomware Changes Lock Screen PINTech Times
Tom’s Hardware
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