4 min
Linux
Patching CVE-2017-7494 in Samba: It's the Circle of Life
With the scent of scorched internet still lingering in the air from the
WannaCry
Ransomworm
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/05/12/wanna-decryptor-wncry-ransomware-explained/]
, today we see a new scary-and-potentially-incendiary bug hitting the twitter
news. The vulnerability - CVE-2017-7494 - affects versions 3.5 (released March
1, 2010) and onwards of Samba, the defacto standard for providing Windows-based
file and print services on Unix and Linux systems.
We strongly recommend that s
4 min
Emergent Threat Response
Managing the Impact of the Ebay Breach on You and Your Company
eBay announced [http://blog.ebay.com/ebay-inc-ask-ebay-users-change-passwords/]
earlier today that they were the victims of an attack that compromised the email
address, encrypted password, physical address, phone number and date of birth of
eBay customers. It's important to note that the company indicated that they
have not detected any fraudulent network activity and that credit card
information was not taken.
Breached Credentials #1 Attack Vector and #1 Most Commonly Sold Information on
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