XSS payloads getting filtered but HTML tags are getting rendered. Can we exploit this? [duplicate]

I was trying to test a potential XSS vulnerability on a website. On the search bar I can see the filtering process happening i.e if I type script> (not with starting <) I can see the same in the searching column just below the search… Continue reading XSS payloads getting filtered but HTML tags are getting rendered. Can we exploit this? [duplicate]

The ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax

A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of “Groove,” a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests online. It now appears that Groove was all a big hoax designed to toy with security firms and journalists. Continue reading The ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax

Beware poisoned Apple AirTags that exploit unpatched “Lost Mode” flaw

A feature in Apple’s AirTag location-tracking devices can be abused to deliver malware or steal credentials from the unwitting Good Samaritan who is trying to locate an AirTag’s genuine owner.

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Ransomware gangs are starting more drama on cybercrime forums, upending ‘honor among thieves’ conventions

When ransomware group REvil reappeared in September after a nearly two-month downtime, its return was met with a less-than-friendly reception on the cybercriminal underground. Before going dark, the Russia-based gang attracted attention from the White House for two attacks that disrupted U.S. supply chains: the May breach at global meat supplier JBS that netted a reported $11 million payment, and a July hack on the software company Kaseya that immobilized hundreds of clients, some for months. REvil’s sudden disappearance left hackers that had been leasing out the group’s ransomware tools to conduct their own attacks, also known as affiliates, in the lurch. Almost immediately, several affiliates opened arbitration cases against the group on illicit forums. One hacker “Boriselcin” claimed on the XSS forum that the REvil owed him money before it disappeared. While the two parties quickly resolved the case, not all disputes end so quietly, according to researchers who study dark […]

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