Early versions of the free/open Unix variant BSD came with password files that included hashed passwords for such Unix luminaries as Dennis Ritchie, Stephen R. Bourne, Eric Schmidt, Brian W. Kernig…
Source: Computer historians crack passwords of Unix’s early pioneers
Officials have obtained the decryption key and are working to rebuild their networks.
Source: Hospitals that are turning away patients reportedly pay ransomware attackers
Sophos said it is fixing a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewall appliances, which a security researcher says can allow an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without needing a password. The vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely gain “root” permissions on a vulnerable device, giving them the highest level of access, by […]
Source: Bug in popular firewall exposed corporate networks to hackers – TechCrunch
CVE-2019-16920 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code on a target device.
Source: D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain Unpatched
Users of the iTerm2 terminal app are encouraged to update as soon as possible.
Source: Critical remote code execution flaw fixed in popular terminal app for macOS