South Korea Blames North Korean Hackers For Stealing Bitcoin

By Waqas North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers Attacked Four Virtual Currency Exchanges in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: South Korea Blames North Korean Hackers For Stealing Bitcoin...

Mass-Scale Ransomware Attacks Providing Hackers the Ability to Earn Quick Money

During the past six months, the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit TAU analyzed more than 1,000 ransomware samples, categorizing them into 150 families, and found the following: Attackers are looking to make quick, easy money with unsophisticated malware combined with sophisticated delivery method...

How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet

By Waqas An old vulnerability in the Signalling System No. 7 SS7 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet...

Ransomware Updates: Newest Threats, Protection Best Practices

Ransomware has consistently been in the spotlight since attacks first began emerging a few years ago. Now that new and powerful samples like WannaCry are being used to infiltrate large-scale organizations, ransomware continues to grab headlines. According to Trend Micro, one of the latest...

Search Engine For Hackers: OSINT SPY

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. It includes gathering data from various public sources and their...

Here’s How Hackers Can Hijack Your Online Bitcoin Wallets

Researchers have been warning for years about critical issues with the Signaling System 7 SS7 that could allow hackers to listen in private phone calls and read text messages on a potentially vast scale, despite the most advanced encryption used by cellular networks. Despite fixes being available...

Why Is North Korea So Interested in Bitcoin?

In 2016 we began observing actors we believe to be North Korean utilizing their intrusion capabilities to conduct cyber crime, targeting banks and the global financial system. This marked a departure from previously observed activity of North Korean actors employing cyber espionage for traditiona...

Satoshi Bomb

Let us discuss what defines the profitability of bitcoin mining, what principles for mining speed adaptation were initially embedded into it, and why these principles can lead to the failure of the cryptocurrency in the long run. We assume that the reader has an idea of basic Bitcoin mechanics su...

China Bans Fundraising Through Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

China's central bank today announced an immediate ban on all ICO—Initial Coin Offering—fundraising, to prevent fraud and illegal fundraising. ICO is the hottest new thing in the blockchain world, which is an alternative to crowdfunding that lets a firm raise funding from multiple sources. The...

directory.bitcoin.co.id XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://directory.bitcoin.co.id/?s=%3Cimg%20src=x%20onerror=alert/OPENBUGBOUNTY/%3E/a===true〈=en Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at 12.10.2017 Latest check for patch:| 12.10.2017 10:58 GMT Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa...

Massive Email Campaign Sends Locky Ransomware to Over 23 Million Users

Whenever we feel like the Locky ransomware is dead, the notorious threat returns with a bang. Recently, researchers from two security firms have independently spotted two mass email campaigns, spreading two different, but new variants of the Locky ransomware. Lukitus Campaign Sends 23 Million...

Fraudulent Donations Lead to Disbanding of Hutchins Legal Defense Fund

A legal defense fund established to ease Marcus Hutchins’ attorney costs has been disbanded after a sizable number of fraudulent donations were discovered. Hutchins, known as Malware Tech, is facing six counts for his alleged involvement in creating and distributing the Kronos banking malware. Th...

Private Internet Access – Get a Secure VPN to Protect Your Online Privacy

Since most of us rely upon the Internet for day-to-day activities today, hacking and spying have become a prime concern, and so have online security and privacy. The Internet has become a digital universe with websites collecting your sensitive information and selling them to advertisers, hackers...

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Hosted in Amazon S3 Bucket

As Bitcoin’s price continues to soar beyond $4,000 USD per, cybercriminals are responding in kind by using techniques long reserved for adware, click-fraud and spying to now drop cryptocurrency miners onto compromised computers. The latest incident comes from a rash of drive-by downloads that are...

Ransomware is Here to Stay: So How Do I Protect My Data?

Ransomware is the gift that keeps on giving for cybercriminals. Google research revealed recently that online extortionists have managed to grab more than $25 million from their victims over the past two years. Other estimates suggest businesses and netizens handed over as much as $1 billion in...

Bitcoin / Dogecoin Mining 1.0 SQL Injection Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Bitcoin,Dogecoin Mining 1.0 - Authentication Bypass Dork: N/A Date: 21.08.2017 Vendor Homepage: https://codecanyon.net/user/bousague Software Link: https://codecanyon.net/item/bitcoindogecoin-mining-php-script/20315581 Demo:...

A week in security (August 14 – August 20)

Last week, we gave some security tips for parents and kids aimed at the new school term. We also took a peek at the inside of the Kronos malware, focusing on how it works and protects itself. And, once again, we spotted a return of Locky ransomware with two new flavors at once, diablo6 and Lukitu...

(Bitcoin / Dogecoin) PHP Cloud Mining Script - Authentication Bypass

Exploit Title: Bitcoin,Dogecoin Mining 1.0 - Authentication Bypass Dork: N/A Date: 21.08.2017 Vendor Homepage: https://codecanyon.net/user/bousague Software Link: https://codecanyon.net/item/bitcoindogecoin-mining-php-script/20315581 Demo: http://test.z-files.site/ Version: 1.0 Category: Webapps...

Bitcoin / Dogecoin Mining 1.0 SQL Injection

Exploit Title: Bitcoin,Dogecoin Mining 1.0 - Authentication Bypass Dork: N/A Date: 21.08.2017 Vendor Homepage: https://codecanyon.net/user/bousague Software Link: https://codecanyon.net/item/bitcoindogecoin-mining-php-script/20315581 Demo: http://test.z-files.site/ Version: 1.0 Category: Webapps...

(Bitcoin Dogecoin) PHP Cloud Mining Script - Authentication Bypass

Bitcoin Dogecoin PHP Cloud Mining Script - Authentication Bypass Exploit Title: Bitcoin,Dogecoin Mining 1.0 - Authentication Bypass Dork: N/A Date: 21.08.2017 Vendor Homepage: https://codecanyon.net/user/bousague Software Link: https://codecanyon.net/item/bitcoindogecoin-mining-php-script/2031558...