Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new ransomware family called Ymir that was deployed in an attack two days after systems were compromised by a stealer malware called RustyStealer.
"Ymir ransomware introduces a unique combination of technical features and tactics that enhance its effectiveness," Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said.
"Threat actors leveraged an unconventional blend
A vulnerability was found in strongSwan up to 5.3.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component eap-mschapv2 Plugin. The manipulation leads to improper input validation.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8023. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability was found in Xscreensaver up to 5.33 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file driver/subprocs.c of the component Monitor Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8025. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player. Affected is an unknown function of the component MPEG4 Data Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8821. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MPEG4 Data Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8822. The attack can be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component TextField Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8823. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MPEG4 Data Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8820. The attack may be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.