Kasseika Ransomware Using BYOVD Trick to Disarms Security Pre-Encryption

The ransomware group known as Kasseika has become the latest to leverage the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack to disarm security-related processes on compromised Windows hosts, joining the likes of other groups like Akira, AvosLocker, BlackByte, and RobbinHood. The tactic allows...

Authentication Bypass

@keep-network/tbtc-v2 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. The vulnerability is caused by publishing specially crafted transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, resulting in seemingly valid SPV proofs within fraudulent transactions...

SPV Merkle proof malleability allows the maintainer to prove invalid transactions

Summary By publishing specially crafted transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, the SPV maintainer can produce seemingly valid SPV proofs for fraudulent transactions. The issue was originally identified by Least Authority in the tBTC Bridge V2 Security Audit Report as Issue B: Bitcoin SPV Merkle...

GHSA-WG2X-RV86-MMPX SPV Merkle proof malleability allows the maintainer to prove invalid transactions

Summary By publishing specially crafted transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, the SPV maintainer can produce seemingly valid SPV proofs for fraudulent transactions. The issue was originally identified by Least Authority in the tBTC Bridge V2 Security Audit Report as Issue B: Bitcoin SPV Merkle...

The vulnerability of libraries for generating Bitcoin addresses and private keys in PyCryptodome and PyCryptodomeX lies in the exposure to information disclosure due to inconsistencies. This vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of libraries for generating Bitcoin addresses and private keys in PyCryptodome and PyCryptodomeX involves information disclosure due to mismatches in their functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an unauthorized attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected...

What is Mallox Ransomware

Deciphering the Danger: Decoding Mallox Ransomware. Mallox Ransomware embodies a harmful software element, contributing to an ever-expanding repertoire of digital extortion threats. This cyber menace executes its mission by snaking its way into your computer system, applying a cipher to your data...

Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market...

Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. The case is thought to be the first in which a federal court has recognized the use of information included in a bitcoin transaction -- such as a...

The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

The US financial regulator says its official @SECGov account was “compromised,” resulting in an “unauthorized” post about the status of Bitcoin ETFs...

bitcoin-core:autofile: Crash in FuzzedFileProvider::seek

Detailed Report: https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase?key=6212139140120576 Project: bitcoin-core Fuzzing Engine: libFuzzer Fuzz Target: autofile Job Type: libfuzzerasani386bitcoin-core Platform Id: linux Crash Type: UNKNOWN READ Crash Address: 0xfffff418 Crash State: FuzzedFileProvider::seek IOdowrite...

German Authorities Dismantle Dark Web Hub 'Kingdom Market' in Global Operation

German law enforcement has announced the disruption of a dark web platform called Kingdom Market that specialized in the sales of narcotics and malware to "tens of thousands of users." The exercise, which involved collaboration from authorities from the U.S., Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine,...

bitcoin-core:http_request: Use-of-uninitialized-value in evutil_inet_pton

Project: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git Detailed Report: https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase?key=5548301348634624 Project: bitcoin-core Fuzzing Engine: libFuzzer Fuzz Target: httprequest Job Type: libfuzzermsanbitcoin-core Platform Id: linux Crash Type: Use-of-uninitialized-value Crash Address:...

CVE-2023-50428

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...

CVE-2023-50428

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...

Code injection

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...

CVE-2023-50428

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...

Bitcoin Core Security Breach

Bitcoin Core is an open source client for verifying the validity of blockchain transactions. A security vulnerability exists in Bitcoin Core versions 26.0 and earlier, and Bitcoin Knots versions prior to 25.1.knots20231115, which stems from the ability to bypass data carrier size limits by...

CVE-2023-50428

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...

CVE-2023-50428

Affected software: Bitcoin Core up to 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots up to 25.1.knots20231115. Issue: datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code (e.g., OP_FALSE OP_IF). In the wild, this has been exploited by Inscriptions in 2022–2023. Impact: data-carrier limit bypass; potential...

CVE-2023-50428

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code e.g., with OPFALSE OPIF, as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the...