Slack: CSRF - Add optional two factor mobile number

Description ==================== Adding a mobile number for 2-factor authentication is vulnerable to CSRF, allowing an attacker to bypass 2-factor authentication. An attacker would be able to force the logged in user to add a new mobile number for 2-factor authentication. The attacker would then...

Google makes 2-Factor Authentication a lot Easier and Faster

When it comes to data breaches of major online services like LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and VK.com, it's two-factor authentication that could save you from being hacked. Two-factor authentication or 2-step verification is an effective way to secure online accounts, but many users avoid enabling t...

Coinbase: Misconfiguration in 2 factor allows sensitive data expose

For some users, Coinbase was accidentally revealing the last 8 digits of a user's phone number on the 2FA modal instead of the last 4 digits. I found that 2 factor page disclose mobile number of user...

Instagram Adds Two-Step Verification to Prevent Account from being Hacked

Hijacking an online account is not a complicated procedure, not at least in 2016. Today, Instagram confirmed that the company is in the process to roll out two-factor authentication for its 400 Million users. It is impossible to make your online accounts hack-proof, but you can make them less...

Netsparker 4 - Easier to Use, More Automation and Much More Web Security Checks

Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner version 4. The main highlight of this new version is the new fully automated Form Authentication mechanism; it does not require you to record anything, supports 2 factor authentication and other authentication mechanisms that require a one time code to...

Heartbleed Exploit Linked to Community Health Data Breach

Update: The Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability is now the centerpiece of the Community Health Systems data breach. Dave Kennedy, CEO of security consultancy TrustedSec, said yesterday that three sources close to the CHS investigation told him that a Heartbleed exploit was the hackers’ initial way i...

Coinbase: 2 factor authentication design flaw

Hello, I keep getting redirected where to report this bug. Hopefully this will finally get the job done. I have attached a screenshot of the original bug report which can be found at https://coinbase.desk.com/customer/en/portal/private/cases/294281 Here are a few excerpts from the report to...

LinkedIn iOS app HTML Message Parsing Vulnerability

LinkedIn's iOS application is prone to a vulnerability that may permit remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Security Researcher Zouheir Abdallah has disclosed HTML parsing vulnerability in LinkedIn iOS an app, that can be used to phish for credentials or be escalated into a full blown...

Tips for Make Mobile Banking Safe And Secure !

As we all know that wireless applications have numbers of vulnerabilities higher then the wired applications and the devices. In India there are not lots of people who do banking through mobile but outside India there are high profile countries in which many people do banking through mobile only....

Comerica Bank Sued for Failed 2-Factor Authentication

A metals supply company in Michigan is suing its bank for poor security practices after a successful phishing attack against an employee allowed thieves to steal more than half a million dollars last year. Read the full article. KrebsonSecurity...

NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliances fail to properly perform two-factor authentication

Overview NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliances fail to properly perform two-factor authentication. This can make it easier to bypass the CryptoStor authentication process. Description NeoScale Systems CryptoStor Tape units are tape backup encryption appliances. CryptoStor 700 series...