Directory Traversal in open-device

Affected versions of open-device resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. Exampl...

GHSA-79P8-4CWQ-RHQH Directory Traversal in jn_jj_server

Affected versions of jnjjserver resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. Example...

GHSA-QMHF-QG6F-PC4V Directory Traversal in fbr-client

Affected versions of fbr-client resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. Example...

When It Comes To IoT Security, Liability Is Muddled

BOSTON—From hacked connected cars to power grids, the implications of IoT security issues seem to be getting graver – yet when it comes to pointing fingers for security troubles, many times victims don’t even know where to start. IoT experts said at the Security of Things Forum today said that a...

Double free

A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox 49.0.2...

CVE-2016-5287

A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox 49.0.2...

CVE-2016-5287

A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox 49.0.2...

A conversation with America Geeks

Thanks to NeeP for contributing significant research. You can check out NeeP's YouTube channel here. Malwarebytes has written quite a bit about tech support scammers, typically focusing on new scam techniques as they arise with new threat actor groups. But sometimes our research discovers scammer...

Researchers discover vulnerabilities in smart assistants’ voice commands

Virtual personal assistants VPA, also known as smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant, are in the spotlight for vulnerabilities to attack. Take, for example, that incident about an Oregon couple’s Echo smart speaker inadvertently recording their conversation and sending it to...

Wicked Botnet Uses Passel of Exploits to Target IoT

Yet another variant of the Mirai botnet has appeared on the scene, but this one has a twist: The code is integrated with at least three exploits that target unpatched IoT devices, including closed-circuit cameras and Netgear routers. It also has ties to a web of other botnets, made for DDoS...

RedDawn Espionage Campaign Shows Mobile APTs on the Rise

A sophisticated and targeted mobile espionage campaign has been found targeting North Korean defectors. Mounted by a relatively new APT actor known as Sun Team, the offensive used Google Play and Facebook as attack vectors; and overall, it shows how quickly the mobile threat landscape is evolving...

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm operating system Android, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm operating system Android is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to enhance their privileges remotely...

Mexico’s Banking System Sees $18M Siphoned Off in Phantom Transactions

Somewhere between $18 million to $20 million has gone missing during unauthorized interbank money transfers in Mexico’s central banking system. Authorities are investigating the shadow transactions, but answers are thus far scarce. The affected banks and government officials are determining wheth...

Panda Banking Trojan Diversifies into Cryptocurrency, Porn, Other Targets

The Panda banking trojan, a spin-off from the infamous Zeus malware, is widening its net to attack more than just financial services targets, as seen in three ongoing campaigns discovered in May. The Windows-focused Panda is far from the cuddly thing its name would suggest. It has a full arsenal ...

CVE-2018-6252

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software allows an actor access to restricted functionality that is unnecessary to production usage, and which may result in denial of service...

Upserve : reports.breadcrumb.com is vulnerable for Arbitrary file existence disclosur CVE-2014-7829

A directory traversal vulnerability in a third-party ruby gem allowed a remote actor to determine the existence but not the contents of files outside of the application root...

Iran-Linked Group ‘TEMP.Zagros’ Updates Tactics, Techniques In Latest Campaign

Researchers say a massive phishing campaign targeting Asia and Middle East regions is linked to an Iranian-based threat actor TEMP.Zagros, also known as MuddyWater. This latest attack illustrates an evolution by the threat actor, which has now adopted new tactics, techniques and procedures. “We...

China-Linked APT15 Used Myriad of New Tools To Hack UK Government Contractor

CANCUN, Mexico – Researchers at NCC Group have discovered multiple backdoors on a UK government contractor’s computer systems designed to steal sensitive government and military data. The hack is tied to China-linked cyber espionage group APT15, which researchers said is utilizing many new tools ...

Iranian Threat Group Updates Tactics, Techniques and Procedures in Spear Phishing Campaign

Introduction From January 2018 to March 2018, through FireEye’s Dynamic Threat Intelligence, we observed attackers leveraging the latest code execution and persistence techniques to distribute malicious macro-based documents to individuals in Asia and the Middle East. We attribute this activity t...

Olympic Destroyer: A False Flag Confusion Bomb

CANCUN, Mexico – A postmortem of the Olympic Destroyer malware used in the PyeongChang Olympics attack reveals a deliberate attempt by adversaries to plant a false flags when it comes to attribution, according to researchers. Days after the crippling attack on the backend networks tied to the...