The Samba Team has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Samba. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the Samba Security Announcements for CVE-2020-27840 and CVE-2021-20277 and apply the necessary updates and workarounds....
OpenSSL Releases Security Update
OpenSSL has released a security update to address vulnerabilities affecting versions 1.1.1–1.1.1j. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the OpenSSL Security Advisory and apply the necessary update...
Apple Releases Security Updates
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device. Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the Apple security pages for the following products and apply the necessary updates. • watchOS 7.3.3• iOS 12.5.2 • iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2 ...
WhatsApp Lottery Scam
It has come to the notice of BtCIRT of a lottery scam via. Whatsapp call in Hindi medium, whereby the scammer indicates that the victim has won a lottery worth Rs. 25,00,000 and is being asked to transfer 1% of it, which is Rs. 25,000 as income tax security deposit in order to receive the lottery amount. BtCIRT would therefore like to advise all to adhere to the following guidelines and recommendations with regards to scam/phishing calls, emails and messages: Do not respond, if you receive a call, SMS or email indicating that you have won a lottery that...
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommended users and administrators to review the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 87, Firefox ESR 78.9, and Thunderbird 78.9....