Security Leftovers: Privilege Escalation, Nayana Caught by Malware in Ads
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Security updates for Monday
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The CIA has been hacking dozens of Wi-Fi routers and using them as covert listening points for at least a DECADE, leaked documents reveal
Leaked CIA documents have revealed the agency has been hacking people's Wi-Fi routers and using them as covert listening points.
Infected routers are used to spy on the activity of internet-connected device, according to decade-old secret documents leaked on Thursday by Wikileaks.
Home routers from 10 US manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, have been used by the CIA to monitor internet traffic.
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Serious privilege escalation bug in Unix OSes imperils servers everywhere
A raft of Unix-based operating systems—including Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD—contain flaws that let attackers elevate low-level access on a vulnerable computer to unfettered root. Security experts are advising administrators to install patches or take other protective actions as soon as possible.
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Stack Clash Vulnerability in Linux, BSD Systems Enables Root Access
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Web host agrees to pay $1m after it’s hit by Linux-targeting ransomware [Ed: Web host got in trouble because workers did not block ads and thus installed malware]
A Web-hosting service recently agreed to pay $1 million to a ransomware operation that encrypted data stored on 153 Linux servers and 3,400 customer websites, the company said recently.
The South Korean Web host, Nayana, said in a blog post published last week that initial ransom demands were for five billion won worth of Bitcoin, which is roughly $4.4 million. Company negotiators later managed to get the fee lowered to 1.8 billion won and ultimately landed a further reduction to 1.2 billion won, or just over $1 million. An update posted Saturday said Nayana engineers were in the process of recovering the data. The post cautioned that that the recovery was difficult and would take time.
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Erebus ransomware attack demanded $1.62 million from South Korean firm
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Six More About Those Issues
Ancient memory handling flaw haunts BSD, Linux
Servers Affected By Serious Flaw In Unix-Like Systems
Stack Clash Vulnerability Grants Root Access on Linux and Other UNIX OSes
Stack Crash flaw blows local root hole in loads of Linux programs
Stack Clash flaws blow local root holes in loads of top Linux programs
Stack Clash vulnerabilities smash Linux defenses in the quest for root access
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Stack Clash exploits spotted in Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris
South Korean Hosting Firm Pays $1 Million Ransom
Ransomware Attackers Get $1 Million Ransom From a Web Hosting Company
South Korean Web Hosting Provider Pays $1 Million in Ransomware Demand
Korean web host coughs £830000 to end ransomware drama
Web hosting firm agrees to pay $1m ransomware demand
South Korean hosting co. pays $1m ransom to end eight-day outage
South Korean web hoster pays $1 million ransom to release customer files
Ransomware Victim Pays Out $1 Million
Korean web host hands over 1 billion won to ransomware crooks
South Korean hosting firm shells out $1M in yet another ransomware hack
South Korean firm's 'record' ransom payment
Stack Clash flaw opens Linux, BSDs to local exploit