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Gift cards have once again caused quite a headache for retailers, as cyber criminals are using a botnet to break into and steal cash from money-loaded gift cards provided by major retailers around the globe.
Dubbed GiftGhostBot, the new botnet special… Continue reading Fraudsters Using GiftGhostBot Botnet to Steal Gift Card Balances
How to Hack a Facebook Account?
That’s possibly the most frequently asked question on the Internet today. Though the solution is hard to find, a white hat hacker has just proven how easy it is to hack multiple Facebook accounts with some basic compute… Continue reading Hacker reveals How He Could have Hacked Multiple Facebook Accounts
Organizations with weak security posture are an attractive target for cybercriminals, and they may find themselves coming under fire frequently.
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Researchers discover a vulnerability in Mitsubishi’s Outlander Hybrid SUV that allows hackers to disable the anti-theft alarm from a laptop and control the car’s heat and AC. Continue reading Mitsubishi Hybrid SUV Hack Puts Drivers At Risk, Says Researcher
How to hack an Instagram account?
The answer to this question is difficult to find, but a bug bounty hunter just did it without too many difficulties.
Belgian bug bounty hunter Arne Swinnen discovered two vulnerabilities in image-sharing social netwo… Continue reading Bug Hunter Found Ways to Hack Any Instagram Accounts
Facebook paid researcher Arne Swinnen a $5,000 bounty for a pair of authentication vulnerabilities in Instagram that enabled brute-force attacks against usernames and passwords. Continue reading Instagram Patches Brute-Force Authentication Flaws
Two-year-old Bucbi ransomware is making a comeback with new capabilities added, transforming the simple malware into Swiss Army Knife for cyber crime. Continue reading Bucbi Ransomware Gets a Big Makeover
With so much attention focused on APTs and mutating malware, it’s easy to overlook brute-force attacks — which can still be successful.
The post Footprinting and Brute-Force Attacks Remain Prevalent appeared first on Security Intelligence.
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The FBI has cracked the encryption on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone and told the court it no longer needs Apple’s help. Continue reading FBI Breaks into Terrorist’s Encrypted iPhone
Researchers claim major banks are implementing poor password policies and leaving customers vulnerable to brute force “key-search” attacks. Continue reading Weak Bank Password Policies Leave 350 Million Vulnerable, Say Researchers