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Advertising Plugin for WordPress Threatens Full Site Takeovers

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Tara Seals

Thousands of vulnerable websites need to apply the patch to avoid RCE. Continue reading Advertising Plugin for WordPress Threatens Full Site Takeovers→

Posted in adning, Advertising, critical bug, RCE, remote code vulnerability, security vulnerability, unauthenticated attackers, vulnerabilities, Web Security, WordFence, Wordpress plugin

Notorious Hacker ‘Fxmsp’ Outed After Widespread Access-Dealing

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Tara Seals

The Kazakh native made headlines last year for hacking McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro; but the Feds say he’s also behind a widespread backdoor operation spanning six continents. Continue reading Notorious Hacker ‘Fxmsp’ Outed After Widespread Access-Dealing→

Posted in "invisible god of networks", Andrey Turchin, backdoors, charges, fxmsp, Government, Hacks, Indictment, kazakhstan, lampeduza, McAfee, outed, rdp ports, real name, selling access, Symantec, Trend Micro, Underground forums, unsealed court documents, vulnerabilities, Web Security

BEC Hotshot with Opulent Social Media Presence to Face U.S. Charges

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Tara Seals

The Nigerian native has been extradited from Dubai after a string of over-the-top Instagram posts. Continue reading BEC Hotshot with Opulent Social Media Presence to Face U.S. Charges→

Posted in BEC, Business Email Compromise, charges, conspiracy, extradition, fbi, Government, Instagram, money laundering, nigerian, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, social media postings, Web Security | Tagged Dubai

Citrix Bugs Allow Unauthenticated Code Injection, Data Theft

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Tara Seals

Admins should patch their Citrix ADC and Gateway installs immediately. Continue reading Citrix Bugs Allow Unauthenticated Code Injection, Data Theft→

Posted in adc, citrix, code injection, critical advisory, cve-2020-8187, cve-2020-8190, cve-2020-8191, cve-2020-8193, cve-2020-8194, cve-2020-8195, cve-2020-8196, cve-2020-8197, cve-2020-8198, cve-2020-8199, Denial of Service, gateway, information disclosure, Patches, Security Advisory, security bugs, vulnerabilities

Android Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ Adware

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Tara Seals

Researchers say that 14.8 percent of Android users who were targeted with mobile malware or adware last year were left with undeletable files. Continue reading Android Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ Adware→

Posted in adware, Android malware, malware, mobile security, system partition, Triada, trojans, undeletable, unwanted files

Lazarus Group Adds Magecart to the Mix

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Tara Seals

North Korea-based APT is targeting online payments made by American and European shoppers. Continue reading Lazarus Group Adds Magecart to the Mix→

Posted in card skimmer, e-commerce, Hacks, Lazarus Group, magecart, North Korea, online payments, payment cards, Sansec, Web Security

Trojans, Backdoors and Droppers: The Most-Analyzed Malware

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Tara Seals

Even so, backdoors and droppers are rare in the wild. Continue reading Trojans, Backdoors and Droppers: The Most-Analyzed Malware→

Posted in backdoors, droppers, emotet, Kaspersky, malware, most common malware, Most Recent ThreatLists, most-analyzed malware, Statistics, threatlist, trojans

Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Tara Seals

Several vulnerabilities can be chained together for a full exploit. Continue reading Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint→

Posted in apache guacamole, Check Point, cloud security, COVID-19, CVE-2020-9497, CVE-2020-9498, gateway, information disclosure, RCE, remote footprint, remote users, security vulnerabilities, takeover, vulnerabilities, work from home

Alina Point-of-Sale Malware Spotted in Ongoing Campaign

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Tara Seals

The malware is using DNS tunneling to exfiltrate payment-card data. Continue reading Alina Point-of-Sale Malware Spotted in Ongoing Campaign→

Posted in Akamai, Alina, analysis, black lotus, credit card data, malware, ongoing campaign, payment card data, point of sale

Verizon Media, PayPal, Twitter Top Bug-Bounty Rankings

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Tara Seals

Verizon Media has paid nearly $10 million to ethical hackers via HackerOne’s platform. Continue reading Verizon Media, PayPal, Twitter Top Bug-Bounty Rankings→

Posted in 2020 rankings, bug bounty, bug bounty programs, ethical hackers, HackerOne, paypal uber, security vulnerabilities, twitter, Verizon Media, vulnerabilities, white hats

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