Vulnerability in BIND and phishing scam targeting tax preparers and other tax professionals.

Connectikpeople.co recalls that the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates to address a vulnerability in BIND. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

Updates available include:

• BIND 9.9.6-P2
• BIND 9.10.1-P2

Users and administrators are therefore encouraged to review ISC Knowledge Base Article AA-01235 and apply the necessary updates.

In addition, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a press release addressing a new spear phishing scam targeting tax preparers and other tax professionals. 

Scam operators often use fraudulent e-mails to entice their targets to reveal login credentials.

Connectikpeople.co encourages users and administrators to review the IRS press release for details and refer to US-CERT Security Tip ST15-001 for information on "tax" themed phishing attacks.