Push To Hack: Reverse engineering an IP camera
2016-05-31
For our most recent IoT adventure, we’ve examined an outdoor cloud security camera which like many devices of its generation a) has an associated mobile app b) is quick toRead More →
19-year-old hacks toll free number for ‘lulz’ and causes losses worth $89,000
2016-05-31
Odisha teenager arrested for hacking Hyderabad company’s toll free number and causing loss worth $89,000 A 19-year-old villager from Odisha was arrested by the police today for hacking into aRead More →
Pwned: 65 million Tumblr accounts, 40 million from Fling, 360 million from MySpace
2016-05-31
That “set” of accounts compromised in the Tumblr hack was actually 65 million. Have I Been Pwned added another 40 million from the ‘dating’ hookup site Fling. The MySpace hackRead More →
Framework PoS Malware Returns with New Attacks on SMBs in Chicago, Hawaii
2016-05-30
Clues reveal campaign has been active since mid-2015. Security experts from Anomali Labs have revealed they’ve detected new versions of FrameworkPoS, one of the oldest PoS malware pieces on the market,Read More →
How To Know If Your Windows PC Got Hacked — Use “Hacked?”
2016-05-30
This Little App will Warn Windows 10 PC/Laptop and Windows 10 Mobile Users If They Get Hacked. Even though there are security softwares and antivirus solutions that do a goodRead More →
China is readying to launch its first ‘hack proof’ quantum communication satellite
2016-05-30
China to launch first ‘hack proof’ quantum communication satellite China is stealing march on United States in the field of communications with a launch of hack proof quantum communication satellite. AccordingRead More →
Bypassing Amsi using PowerShell 5 DLL Hijacking
2016-05-30
While doing some research on the inner workings of Microsofts new Antimalware Scan Interface technology within Windows 10, i found a DLL loading vulnerabilty within PowerShell 5. The reason iRead More →
LG Smartphones Affected by Two Severe Vulnerabilities
2016-05-30
One can allow a crook to wipe devices clean. Two researchers from Check Point’s mobile security division have uncovered two vulnerabilities in LG’s custom modification of the Android OS which enablesRead More →
Hacker Tries To Sell 427 Milllion Stolen MySpace Passwords For $2,800
2016-05-28
There’s an oft-repeated adage in the world of cybersecurity: There are two types ofcompanies, those that have been hacked, and those that don’t yet know they have been hacked. MySpace,Read More →
The Week in Ransomware – May 27 2016 – Zcrypt, Jigsaw, and More
2016-05-28
We had 4 new ransomware infections, 2 updates, and one TeslaCrypt news item this week, but for the most part there was nothing that interesting released. When I write theseRead More →
Biggest Spam Flood in Years Distributes Locky Ransomware
2016-05-28
Spam wave originated from Indian and Vietnamese IPs. Multiple security firms are reporting on a gigantic wave of spam email that delivers malicious JavaScript file attachments, laced with downloaders for theRead More →
“Forbidden attack” makes dozens of HTTPS Visa sites vulnerable to tampering
2016-05-27
Researchers say 70,000 servers belonging to others also at risk. Dozens of HTTPS-protected websites belonging to financial services giant Visa are vulnerable to attacks that allow hackers to inject malicious codeRead More →
BackDoor.TeamViewer.49
2016-05-27
Crooks use your PC to hide their IP, funnel Web traffic. BackDoor.TeamViewer.49 is the name of a backdoor trojan discovered by Russian security vendor Dr.Web, who claims it will install theRead More →
Detecting Hidden Backdoors in PHP OPcache
2016-05-27
In this article, we will be looking at the strategies to detect and analyze malware hidden inside an OPcache file. If you haven’t read our previous article about hiding aRead More →
SWIFT Bank Attacks Connected to North Korean Group Behind Sony Hacks
2016-05-27
Bank in Philippines was also targeted by attackers, whose malware shares code with tools used by Lazarus group. Symantec has found evidence that a bank in the Philippines has alsoRead More →
USERLAND PERSISTENCE WITH SCHEDULED TASKS AND COM HANDLER HIJACKING
2016-05-26
A while back I was exploring userland COM and stumbled across some 2011 research by Jon Larimer explaining the dangers of per-user COM objects. Recently Casey Smith (@subtee)started digging intoRead More →
Hackers Steal $2 Million From Bitcoin Exchange In Hong Kong, Bounty Offered To Recover Funds
2016-05-26
For cryptocurrency enthusiasts seeking mainstream adoption, events like this are so unhelpful. Hackers appear to have made off with the equivalent of $2 million in digital currencies from Gatecoin, accordingRead More →
New Wave of Malvertising Leverages Latest Flash Exploit
2016-05-26
A well known malvertising gang famous for its use of the fingerprinting technique and other evasion tricks to bypass security checks has been ramping up its activity against many different ad platforms to pushRead More →
Hackers Prefer File Upload, XSS, and SQLi Bugs When Attacking WordPress Sites
2016-05-26
WordPress is a free, open source content management system (CMS) for creating websites, and is considered to be the most popular blogging system in use. WordPress’ appeal to website developers stems from itsRead More →
Major DNS provider hit by mysterious, focused DDoS attack
2016-05-26
Attack on NS1 sends 50 million to 60 million lookup packets per second. Unknown attackers have been directing an ever-changing army of bots in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attackRead More →
