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Joomla Patches Zero Day Targeting EMEA Banks

Joomla Patches Zero Day Targeting EMEA Banks | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From threatpost.com - August 15, 2013 6:05 AM
Content management system Joomla patched a zero-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to upload malicious code that led victims to the Blackhole exploit kit.

 

A nasty Joomla vulnerability was recently patched, but not before attackers used a zero day exploit to take over tens of thousands of sites and redirect victims to the Blackhole exploit kit, according to security company Versafe.

 

Most of the attacks were against financial institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and stemmed from an initial attack against 100 Joomla-hosted websites.


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Gust MEES's curator insight, August 14, 2013 5:19 PM

 

Joomla vulnerabilities have been a particular problem; 57 percent of the attacks Versafe has seen this year have come from sites hosted on the platform, up from 41 percent last year.

 

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- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Joomla

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, August 14, 2013 5:22 PM

 

Joomla vulnerabilities have been a particular problem; 57 percent of the attacks Versafe has seen this year have come from sites hosted on the platform, up from 41 percent last year.

 

Learn more:

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Joomla

 
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WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences

WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From blog.sucuri.net - April 14, 2013 7:16 AM
There is a lot of interesting discussion going on at the moment across the interwebs on the intention of the latest string of Brute Force attacks, much of which

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, April 13, 2013 9:51 AM

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security


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Gust MEES's curator insight, April 13, 2013 9:56 AM

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 

A MUST read to understand the WHY and HOW!!!

 
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Attackers embedding backdoors into image files

Attackers embedding backdoors into image files | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From www.csoonline.com - July 19, 2013 4:34 AM
Sucuri researchers find hackers are using a known, but unusual, way to maintain access to an already compromised server by hiding backdoors inside the headers of legitimate image files

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Gust MEES's curator insight, July 18, 2013 5:33 PM

 

Watch log files for command instances, such as file creation and modification. However, the key point is to stay on top of updates, especially for platforms such as WordPress and Joomla, which are popular targets for attackers and constantly updated in order to address security concerns.

 

Learn more:

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, July 18, 2013 5:37 PM

 

Watch log files for command instances, such as file creation and modification. However, the key point is to stay on top of updates, especially for platforms such as WordPress and Joomla, which are popular targets for attackers and constantly updated in order to address security concerns.

 

Learn more:

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 
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CMS Commander, your single websites dashboard.

CMS Commander, your single websites dashboard. | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From cmscommander.com - June 15, 2012 2:31 AM

With CMS Commander you can manage and control all your websites from a single control panel, no matter what content management system they are built with infact you can take full control for Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla and phpBB!


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