Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 4-09-2012

End-of-Shift report

Timeframe: Montag 03-09-2012 18:00 -’ Dienstag 04-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Robert Waldner

Google-Sicherheitswarnung entpuppt sich als Trojaner

http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Google-Sicherheitswarnung-entpuppt-sich-als-Trojaner-1698071.html/from/atom10


Xen-Based Secure OS Qubes Hits 1.0

Orome1 writes "Joanna Rutkowska, CEO of Invisible Things Lab, today released version 1.0 of Qubes, a stable and reasonably secure desktop OS. It is the most secure option among the existing desktop operating systems - even more secure than Apples iOS, which puts each application into its own sandbox and does not count on the user to make security decisions. Qubes will offer users the option of using disposable virtual machines for executing tasks they believe could harm their

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QFOuSOQL9zE/xen-based-secure-os-qubes-hits-10


Exposed Terminal Services Remains High Frequency Threat

"Quickly reviewing the HITME data gathered from our global deployment of HoneyPoint continues to show that exposed Terminal Services (RDP) on port 3389 remains a high frequency threat. In terms of general contact with the attack surface of an exposed Terminal Server connection, direct probes and attacker interaction is seen on an average approximately two times per hour. Given that metric, an organization who is using exposed Terminal Services for remote access or management/support, may

http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/22273-Exposed-Terminal-Services-Remains-High-Frequency-Threat.html


Is it time to knock infected PCs off the internet?

"Malware could block your access to the internet but in some cases by those on the right side of the security fence, who are deploying tactics such as blocked ports, letters in the mail and PCs quarantined from the net to combat the most damaging threats. Last year, authorities led by the FBI arrested the criminals behind the DNSCharger operation, taking over their servers. The malware changed victims DNS settings, and unplugging the servers would have cut off the four million infected PCs

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/376696/is-it-time-to-knock-infected-pcs-off-the-internet


Hack - AntiSec knackt FBI-Laptop - und "findet" 12 Mio. Apple-Datensätze

Samt Username, Telefonnummer und Adresse - 1 Million UDIDs als Beweis veröffentlicht - Ãœber Java-Lücke

http://text.derstandard.at/1345166057287/AntiSec-knackt-FBI-Laptopfindet-12-Mio-Datensaetze-von-iPhone-NutzerInnen


Browser plug-in and website warn about data harvesting by Facebook apps

"Secure. me has developed a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party applications. The App Advisor Security Network website has profiles on more than 500,000 third-party Facebook applications that describe the user data they collect, what actions they can take and whether they are considered unsafe...."

http://news.techworld.com/security/3379011/browser-plug-in-website-warn-about-data-harvesting-by-facebook-apps/?olo=rss


IFA 2012 - Samsung erpresst Blogger und schlittert in PR-Debakel

Nokia springt ein und wird Retter in der Not

http://derstandard.at/1345166104259/Samsung-erpresst-Blogger-und-schlittert-in-mediales-Debakel


[webapps] - Splunk <= 4.3.3 Arbitrary File Read

Splunk <= 4.3.3 Arbitrary File Read

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21053


[webapps] - Group Office Calendar (calendar/json.php) SQL Injection

Group Office Calendar (calendar/json.php) SQL Injection

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21056