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Wall Street Market reported to have exit scammed
Around April 20, many users reported that Wall Street Market, a broadly known dark net market, had executed an exit scam, and that any pending orders were unlikely to be completed. Scamming with enterprises involving Bitcoin is not unheard of, and dark net markets with centralized escrow are...
This Week in Security News: Phishing Attacks and Ransomware
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about schemes used in phishing and other email-based attacks. Also, learn how ransomware continues to make a significant impact in the...
Sextortion profits decline despite higher volume, new techniques
Post authored by Nick Biasini and Jaeson Schultz. Sextortion spammers continue blasting away at high volume. The success they experienced with several high-profile campaigns last year has led these attackers to continue transmitting massive amounts of sextortion email. These sextortion spammers...
openSUSE Security Update : bitcoin (openSUSE-2019-731)
This update for bitcoin to version 0.16.3 fixes the following issues : - CVE-2018-17144: Prevent remote denial of service application crash exploitable by miners via duplicate input bsc1108992. For additional changes please check the changelog. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...
Ransomware or Wiper? LockerGoga Straddles the Line
Executive Summary Ransomware attacks have been in the news with increased frequency over the past few years. This type of malware can be extremely disruptive and even cause operational impacts in critical systems that may be infected. LockerGoga is yet another example of this sort of malware. It ...
RSA Conference 2019: Cryptographers' Panel Decries Adi Shamir's Visa Issues
SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s RSA Conference Cryptographers’ Panel started on a sour note when it was announced that longtime participant Adi Shamir, one of the inventors of the RSA algorithm, would be absent because of visa issues with the U.S. Department of State. Shamir, who addressed the...
OSINT-SPY - Search using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
Performs OSINT scan on email/domain/ipaddress/organization using OSINT-SPY. It can be used by Data Miners, Infosec Researchers, Penetration Testers and cyber crime investigator in order to find deep information about their target. OSINT-SPY Documentation beta File Name : README Author : @sksecuri...
A week in security (February 11 – 17)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs we discussed the return of the Sextortion Bitcoin scams, we gave you an early overview of the exploit kits in the winter of 2019, we talked about the destruction of VFEmail service, for consumers we discussed whether you should remove yourself from social media, for...
Blockchain and Trust
In his 2008 white paper that first proposed bitcoin, the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto concluded with: "We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust." He was referring to blockchain, the system behind bitcoin cryptocurrency. The circumvention of trust is a great...
Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return
Heads up: a particularly nasty sextortion Bitcoin scam from at least the middle of 2018 is making the rounds once again. The scam involves making use of old breach dumps, then emailing someone from the list and reminding them of their old password. When something lands in your mailbox with “Hey,...
A week in security (February 4 – 8)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a closer look at the technical and reputational challenges for Facebook as it tries to integrate secure messaging across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. We explored Google’s latest attempts to change how the public sees—literally—web browser URLs, gave...
First 'Clipper' Malware Discovered on Google Play
A malicious app designed to steal cryptocurrency from victims by replacing a wallet address in the phone’s clipboard has been discovered harboring the first “clipper” malware discovered on Google Play, the official Android app store. Usually cryptocurrency-stealers are found on unsanctioned Andro...
TAU Threat Intelligence Notification – Fake Movie File Attack Targeting Cryptocurrency
A malicious Windows shortcut file is posing as a movie available on a torrent site - its payload is used to conduct web-injection, ultimately targeting victim’s web searches in browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The payload has the ability to search for and steal cryptocurrency...
Design/Logic Flaw
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port...
CVE-2018-20587
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port...
CVE-2018-20587
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port...
CVE-2018-20587
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port...
CVE-2018-20587
Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port...
CVE-2018-20587
CVE-2018-20587 affects Bitcoin Core (0.12.0–0.17.1) and Bitcoin Knots (0.12.0–0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229). The root cause is Incorrect Access Control that lets local users bind the RPC IPv4 localhost port and forward requests to the IPv6 localhost port, enabling currency theft. The connec...
