Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet <= 1.6.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

The plugin does not have any CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues PoC Make a logged in admin open a page...

WordPress Bitcoin Satoshi Tools plugin <= 1.7.0 - Unauthorized AJAX Call to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Unauthorized AJAX Call to Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered by Lana Codes in WordPress Bitcoin Satoshi Tools plugin versions = 1.7.0 Solution Deactivate and delete. This plugin has been closed as of August 29, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporar...

Simple Bitcoin Faucets <= 1.7.0 - Unauthorised AJAX Call to Stored XSS

The plugin does not have any authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers to call it and add/delete/edit Bonds. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues PoC Open a page...

Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet <= 1.6.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

The plugin does not have any CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues Make a logged in admin open a page...

bitcoin-exchange.fr Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2872208

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Feds: Zeppelin Ransomware Resurfaces with New Compromise, Encryption Tactics

Zeppelin ransomware is back and employing new compromise and encryption tactics in its recent campaigns against various vertical industries—particularly healthcare—as well as critical infrastructure organizations, the feds are warning. Threat actors deploying the ransomware as a service RaaS are...

Experts Uncover Details on Maui Ransomware Attack by North Korean Hackers

The first ever incident possibly involving the ransomware family known as Maui occurred on April 15, 2021, aimed at an unnamed Japanese housing company. The disclosure from Kaspersky arrives a month after U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies issued an advisory about the use of the...

New Orchard Botnet Uses Bitcoin Founder's Account Info to Generate Malicious Domains

A new botnet named Orchard has been observed using Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's account transaction information to generate domain names to conceal its command-and-control C2 infrastructure. "Because of the uncertainty of Bitcoin transactions, this technique is more unpredictable than using...

If Bitcoiners Want Bitcoin To Make It Big, They Need DeFi

By Owais Sultan In the last couple of years, decentralized finance and Bitcoin have exploded into mainstream awareness. From 2020 to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: If Bitcoiners Want Bitcoin To Make It Big, They Need DeFi...

Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

Roman Sterlingov, accused of laundering $336 million, is proclaiming his innocence—and challenging a key investigative tool...

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on North Korean Hackers

The U.S. State Department has announced rewards of up to $10 million for any information that could help disrupt North Korea's cryptocurrency theft, cyber-espionage, and other illicit state-backed activities. "If you have information on any individuals associated with the North Korean...

FBI Seizes $500,000 Ransomware Payments and Crypto from North Korean Hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has announced the seizure of $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean hackers who extorted digital payments from several organizations by using a new ransomware strain known as Maui. "The seized funds include ransoms paid by healthcare providers in Kansas and...

Emerging H0lyGh0st Ransomware Tied to North Korea

Microsoft researchers have linked an emerging ransomware threat that already has compromised a number of small-to-mid-sized businesses to financially motivated North Korean state-sponsored actors that have been active since last year. The group has successfully compromised small-to-mid-sized...

North Korean Hackers Targeting Small and Midsize Businesses with H0lyGh0st Ransomware

An emerging threat cluster originating from North Korea has been linked to developing and using ransomware in cyberattacks targeting small businesses since September 2021. The group, which calls itself H0lyGh0st after the ransomware payload of the same name, is being tracked by the Microsoft Thre...

North Korean threat actor targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware

A group of actors originating from North Korea that Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC tracks as DEV-0530 has been developing and using ransomware in attacks since June 2021. This group, which calls itself H0lyGh0st, utilizes a ransomware payload with the same name for its campaigns and h...

Ex-Canadian Government Employee Pleads Guilty Over NetWalker Ransomware Attacks

A former Canadian government employee this week agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to charges related to his involvement with the NetWalker ransomware syndicate. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who was extradited to the U.S. on March 10, 2022, is accused of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wi...

Hackers Exploit Harmony’s Horizon Blockchain Bridge to Steal $100 Million

By Deeba Ahmed The main bridge of layer-1 blockchain between Binance Chain, Ethereum, and Bitcoin was exploited, but the BTC bridge… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Exploit Harmony’s Horizon Blockchain Bridge to Steal $100 Million...

Malicious code in bitcoin-json-rpc-adapter (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 6343f2f77d5f772e6b17c00fed2653e9c0c887f0e0ae1fda00de4b0cde9f8ca5 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-1585 Malicious code in bitcoin-json-rpc-adapter (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 6343f2f77d5f772e6b17c00fed2653e9c0c887f0e0ae1fda00de4b0cde9f8ca5 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

SSNDOB stolen data marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

The United States Department of Justice has announced a major takedown of a criminal marketplace that traded Personally Identifiable Information PII. Not just any old marketplace; this was a major, years-long operation with several failsafes to prevent permanent takedown. It took quite the...