Author: Jason Davies

InternetNews

Automattic plans to acquire Tumblr

Tumblr’s owner, Verizon Media, announced that Automattic plans to acquire Tumblr. Automattic is the technology company behind products such as WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and Simplenote—products that help connect

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Mobile AppsNews

First Bus and Metrolink Manchester’s ticket app hacked

Claiming disgruntlement with private control of public transport a hacker collective made a copy of First Bus Manchester’s ticket app

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Cyber SecurityNews

Sophisticated spam attack targeting UK users looking for jobs and extra income

Compromised devices are used to act as proxies forwarding a malicious base64-encoded PHP script to vulnerable web servers in a

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Spam List

Spam Email [[email protected]]

Please be aware of the following e-mail address that is sending out a high volume of spam e-mails, the address

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NetworkingSophos UTMSophos XGTech Tips

Sophos RED Firmware 2.0.018 Pattern Update

Sophos have just released RED Firmware 2.0.018. This firmware is available via pattern update. Issues Resolved NC-50247 [RED_Firmware] RED15w continous

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ComputerEmailNews

Business email compromise becomes the main cause of cyber insurance claims

In 2018, business email compromise (BEC) accounted for 23% of cyber insurance claims received from Europe, the Middle East and

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NewsSecurity Vulnerabilities

Apache Commons Beanutils PropertyUtilsBean Class Property Suppression Vulnerability [CVE-2019-10086]

CVE number – CVE-2019-10086 A vulnerability in Apache Commons Beanutils could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions

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NewsSecurity Vulnerabilities

Linux Kernel atalk_proc_exit Function Use-After-Free Vulnerability [CVE-2019-15292]

CVE number – CVE-2019-15292 A vulnerability in the Linux Kernel could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code

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NewsSecurity Vulnerabilities

Vivotek IP Camera Firmware Unauthorized Access Vulnerability [CVE-2019-10256]

CVE number – CVE-2019-10256 A vulnerability in Vivotek IP Cameras could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions

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NewsTelecoms

BT Openreach malicious cable damage incident in Crayford

We have been made aware that in the early hours of 5th September 2019,  BT Openreach experienced a malicious network

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