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As we expect for some time, Microsoft has finally ended support for its Windows Vista operating systems this week. The change comes into into effect from April 11, in the very same day Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 10 Creators Update to all its users.

The Windows Vista has been receiving some software updates for the last 10 years, but the Microsoft has decided that the time they have to move on.

The company notes on support website say, “As of April 11, 2017, Windows Vista customers will no longer receive any new security updates, non-security hotfixes, paid or free assisted support options or online technical content updates from the Microsoft.”

Juniper warns about spy code in firewalls:-

Juniper, a major manufacturer of networking equipment, said on Thursday it found spying code planted in certain models of its firewalls, an alarming discovery that echoes of state-sponsored tampering.
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The affected products are those running ScreenOS, one of Juniper's operating systems that runs on a range of appliances that act as firewalls and enable VPNs. ScreenOS versions 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18 and 6.3.0r12 through 6.3.0r20 are vulnerable, according to an advisory.

The unauthorized code was found during a recent internal review, wrote Bob Worrall, Juniper's chief information officer. He did not indicate where Juniper thinks the code originated.

Juniper has released critical patches to fix the problems.

"At this time, we have not received any reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited; however, we strongly recommend that customers update their systems and apply the patched releases with the highest priority," Worrell wrote.

The internal review uncovered two problems. One could allow remote administrative access to a ScreenOS device over telnet or SSH.

Although log files would reflect a login attempt, "a skilled attacker would likely remove these entries from the log file, thus effectively eliminating any reliable signature that the device had been compromised," Juniper wrote.

The second vulnerability can allow an attacker who can monitor VPN traffic to decrypt it. VPNs are encrypted connections between a user and another computer and are often used by companies to allow secure remote access to their systems for employees who are traveling.

Disturbingly, Juniper wrote that "there is no way to detect that this vulnerability was exploited."

The earliest affected version of ScreenOS, 6.2.0r15, appears to have been released in September 2012, according to documentation.

That suggests attackers may have had access to corporate firewalls and VPN connections for a long time if Juniper was compromised at that time. Firewalls are rich targets for cyberattackers since the devices monitor all data traffic flowing in and out of an organization.

The compromise of such a prominent vendor with code specifically designed for spying echoes operations by the NSA described in documents leaked in 2013 by former contractor Edward Snowden.

A December 2013 story in the German publication Der Spiegel described a 50-page catalog of hardware and software tools used by the NSA to infiltrate the equipment, including one targeted at Juniper's NetScreen appliances.

The document describes a technique nicknamed FEEDTROUGH, which is used to keep two kinds of software implants on a Juniper NetScreen firewall. The technique is aimed at keeping the software implants on the device even if it reboots or is upgraded.

The NSA also targeted other major networking manufacturers, including Cisco and Huawei, Der Spiegel reported.

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India ranked 6th in source of world's spam

Kaspersky Lab Experts, who recently published a report on spam monitoring for the 3rd Quarter, 2014, have said that in Q3, the launch of iPhone 6, along with the Ice Bucket Challenge initiative, were the two main topics that spammers used to promote junk mails.

The report's main findings on spam and phishing in Q3 said that the US (14% of spam), Russia (6.1%) and Vietnam (6%) were the three biggest sources of spam in Q3. India ranked 6th in source of world's spam, sending almost 3.43% of unwanted mail.

The report said that phishing that targeted online financial services accounted for 38.23% of all detections registered by Kaspersky Lab products. Phishing against banks showed the highest growth rate in the financial category. Kaspersky Lab experts saw several instances where a rapid increase in Apple-related phishing detections could be linked to the launch of new products.

"Fraudsters also actively reacted to the news of celebs being hacked online, a story that reportedly involved Apple cloud services being compromised. Interestingly, this is very typical behavior for fraudsters. Last year Kaspersky Lab experts registered an increase in detections on product launch dates," the report said.

Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab - South Asia said, "Spammers are becoming more intelligent in masking their messages under the garb of offering something genuine to the recipients - be it offering iPhone 6 or offerings to conduct marketing campaign that will develop business and attract new clients. Once unsuspecting users have clicked or downloaded the email attachment, Trojans are downloaded without the user's knowledge, which are capable of stealing data or even holding the data at ransom (encrypting the data and demanding money to decrypt the data, like CryptoLocker). Internet users in India should start taking their digital security seriously. With the number of threat vectors increasing alarmingly along with the rise of cybercriminal activities, it is imperative that Internet users in India protect themselves with genuine Internet Security or Anti-Virus software.With regards to spam, we now expect to see a sharp rise in the percentage of spam dedicated to Christmas and New Year festivities until it reaches its December peak."

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