Monday, August 15, 2022
  • About us
    • Write for us
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
  • RSS Feeds
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
DefenceTalk
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
DefenceTalk
No Result
View All Result

Yahoo says some systems breached, not by Shellshock

by Agence France-Presse
October 8, 2014
in Technology News
2 min read
0
Yahoo says some systems breached, not by Shellshock
14
VIEWS

Yahoo said some of its servers were breached briefly by hackers, but that the attack was unrelated to the newly discovered Shellshock vulnerability, and that no user data was compromised.

In a posting late Monday on the Hacker News forum, Yahoo’s chief information security officer Alex Stamos said hackers managed to breach three of its sports servers that deliver live game-streaming data.

“After investigating the situation fully, it turns out that the servers were in fact not affected by Shellshock,” Stamos wrote, referring to the recently discovered flaw which could affect millions of computers and other Internet-connected devices.

“At this time we have found no evidence that the attackers compromised any other machines or that any user data was affected. This flaw was specific to a small number of machines and has been fixed.”

The comments came after security researcher Jonathan Hall reported the breach, and said it was the result of the flaw known as Shellshock or Bash. On Tuesday, Hall maintained that the attack was the result of a Shellshock attack.

“The Yahoo! infiltration WAS from the ‘Shellshock’ vulnerability… How do I know? Because I sat there watching it happen.”

Stamos said the situation led to confusion because attackers had been trying to use the flaw to gain access.

“As you can imagine this episode caused some confusion in our team, since the servers in question had been successfully patched (twice!!) immediately after the Bash issue became public,” he said.

“Once we ensured that the impacted servers were isolated from the network, we conducted a comprehensive trace of the attack code through our entire stack which revealed the root cause: not Shellshock.”

The US government and technology experts warned last month of a vulnerability in some computer-operating systems, including Apple’s Mac OS, which could allow widespread and serious attacks by hackers.

The flaw affects “Unix-based operating systems” powered by Linux and Apple’s Mac OS. Apple recently said it created a patch for its operating systems, and other software firms have done the same.

Tags: Cyber Warcyber warfarehackingsecurityShellshockwar
Previous Post

Taiwan PM warns China cyber attack threat growing

Next Post

Greece Requests P-3B Aircraft Overhaul and Upgrade

Related Posts

US moves closer to retaliation over hacking as cyber woes grow

Finnish parliament website targeted in cyber attack

August 10, 2022

Finland's parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow's...

US DoD Working to Improve Cybersecurity for Its Industrial Base

USCYBERCOM Releases IoCs for Malware Targeting Ukraine

July 21, 2022

FORT GEORGE E. MEADE: In close coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, USCYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force is disclosing...

Next Post
Modernised Brazilian Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-3 Flies

Greece Requests P-3B Aircraft Overhaul and Upgrade

Latest Defense News

Philippines cancels Russia helicopter deal over US sanctions

Philippines cancels Russia helicopter deal over US sanctions

August 10, 2022
West eyes more pressure on Russia after Ukraine nuclear plant attack

13 killed in Russian strikes near nuclear plant

August 10, 2022
Iran to hold new wargames in key oil waterway

Iran navy says repelled attack on ship in Red Sea

August 10, 2022
China will ‘take the gloves off’ over Taiwan: media

Taiwan FM says China using drills to ‘prepare for invasion’

August 10, 2022
US moves closer to retaliation over hacking as cyber woes grow

Finnish parliament website targeted in cyber attack

August 10, 2022
People displaced by the fighting in Burma's Laukai approach a rescue convoy

Mounting proof of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: UN probe

August 10, 2022

Defense Forum Discussions

  • The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread
  • Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0
  • Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • PRC Peoples Liberation Army Navy
  • Korean Peninsula Developments
  • Republic of Korea AF (ROKAF)
  • Manned Lunar Missions
  • Fantasy RAN thread (Carriers only)
  • The Indonesian Army
DefenceTalk

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com

Navigate Site

  • Defence Forum
  • Military Photos
  • RSS Feeds
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com