Monthly Archives: June 2019


Dell SupportAssist Software Is Vulnerable To Remote Hacker

Millions of Dell PCs that have the SupportAssist software installed are vulnerable to a remote hacker to completely taking over your computer.

The high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2019-12280) is defective coding in a component in SupportAssist. This software is Dell’s monitoring software which is pre-installed on all PCs. The software can automatic detect failure and notify you of issues. The Dell SupportAssit component is made by a company called PC-Doctor, which develops hardware-diagnostic software for many other brands.

“As long as the software is not patched, this vulnerability probably affects many Dell users,” Peleg Hadar, security researcher with SafeBreach Labs – who discovered the breach – said in a Friday analysis.

“Our first priority is product security and helping our customers ensure the security of their data and systems,” the spokesperson said. “The vulnerability discovered by SafeBreach is a PC Doctor vulnerability, a third-party component that ships with Dell SupportAssist for

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Linux servers under worm attacks via latest Exim flaw

It didn’t take very long for Hackers to start exploiting this flaw, the recently revealed Exim vulnerability (CVE-2019-10149).

 

An initial wave of attacks on this vulnerability – which involved attackers pushing out exploits from a malicious command-and-control (C2) server – was first discovered June 9 by researcher Freddie Leeman.

“Just detected the first attempts to exploit recent #exim remote command execution (RCE) security flaw (CVE-2019-10149),” he said in a tweet. “Tries to downloads a script located at http://173.212.214.137/s (careful). If you run Exim, make sure it’s up-to-date.”

Amit Serper, Cybereason’s head of security research, “The campaign uses a private authentication key that is installed on the target machine

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SSD 2.5 to 3.5 Passive Heat dissipation Hard Drive Adapter

  • 2.5 to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter: Turns your 2.5in SATA HDD / SSD into 3.5in so you can install it into your desktop PC for Passive Heat Cooling
  • High Speed, Excellent Performance: SATA III supports a theoretical maximum speed of 6Gbps, also backward compatible with SATA I/II
  • Good Heat Dissipation: The side slots and open design greatly improves heat dissipation and protects your hard drive
  • Superb Quality: Made of ABS plastic material; compatible with Windows, Mac OS, Linux Desktops; Hot-swap plug and play, no driver needed
  • Screws in box: 4 x M3*5 screws to install the 2.5″ hard drive, and 6 x screws to mount the 1125SS
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Point-Of-Sale Malware Found at 102 Checkers Restaurants

Checkers Restaurants suffered a cyber security breach according to a report by ZD Net, the company found Point-Of-Sale malware in 102 Checkers and Rally’s locations.

 

The Checkers released statement emphasizes that “not all Checkers and Rally’s restaurants were affected by this issue.” The business also announced that the Point-Of-Sale malware did not affect all the guests who visited the restaurant chain. To clarify, only those who paid during the said periods remain susceptible to security attacks.

The list of affected states includes Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, and West Virginia. The list also includes the following states as well. Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

 

“We also are working with federal law enforcement authorities and coordinating with the payment card companies in their efforts to protect cardholders,” Checkers said. “We encourage you to review your account statements and contact

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