Tag Archives: exploits

Hackers are on the hunt for Oracle servers vulnerable to potent exploit

reader comments 22 with 16 posters participating Share this story Hackers are scanning the Internet for machines that have yet to patch a recently disclosed flaw that force Oracle’s WebLogic server to execute malicious code, a researcher warned Wednesday night. Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute, said his organization’s honeypots had… Read More »

Hackers are using a severe Windows bug to backdoor unpatched servers

Getty Images reader comments 12 with 8 posters participating Share this story One of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities disclosed this year is under active attack by hackers who are trying to backdoor servers that store credentials for every user and administrative account on a network, a researcher said on Friday. Zerologon, as the vulnerability… Read More »

Google and Intel warn of high-severity Bluetooth security bug in Linux

reader comments 41 with 26 posters participating, including story author Share this story Google and Intel are warning of a high-severity Bluetooth flaw in all but the most recent version of the Linux Kernel. While a Google researcher said the bug allows seamless code execution by attackers within Bluetooth range, Intel is characterizing the flaw… Read More »