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Bypassing 2FA with phishing and OTP bots
Introduction Two-factor authentication 2FA is a security feature we have come to expect as standard by 2024. Most of todays websites offer some form of it, and some of them wont even let you use their service until you enable 2FA. Individual countries have adopted laws that require certain types ...
CVE-2024-4355
The CVE-2024-4355 entry concerns the WordPress plugin Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection. The root cause is a missing capability check in the stopbadbots_get_ajax_data() function affecting all versions up to 10.24, enabling authenticated users with subs...
PT-2024-30599 · WordPress · Block Bad Bots/Stop Bad Bots Crawlers/Spiders/Anti Spam Protection
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 10.24 Description: The issue is related to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on...
Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection < 10.24 - Missing Authorization to Information Expsoure
Description The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the stopbadbotsgetajaxdata function in all versions up to, and including, 10.23. This makes it...
Frida-JIT-unPacker: An Imperva Contribution to the Security Research Community, Presented at Black Hat Asia 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the battle against malicious bots is a critical concern for web applications. These bots, in addition to their ability to circumvent application security measures, are usually protected with advanced source code protection to prevent the...
Best API Security Product: Wallarm wins 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Award
We are thrilled to announce that Wallarm has clinched the sought-after 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Award, under the category Best API Security Product. Our unwavering commitment to pioneering solutions that safeguard digital ecosystems, and fortify API security amidst the evolving cyber threat...
Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report
Bad bots continue to affect consumers and organizations across all sectors. For over eleven years, Imperva has been dedicated to helping organizations manage and mitigate the threat of bad bots. We’ve published the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report as part of our commitment to helping organizations...
Latest Research Reveals Rise in API Attacks in 2023, Putting Businesses at Risk in 2024
The State of API Security in 2024 Report highlights how APIs and their increased usage are significantly changing the threat landscape. In 2023, the number of API-targeted attacks rose significantly. Attacks targeting the business logic of APIs constituted 27% of attacks in 2023, a growth of 10%...
AI Bots on X (Twitter)
You can find them by searching for OpenAI chatbot warning messages, like: "Im sorry, I cannot provide a response as it goes against OpenAIs use case policy." I hadnt thought about this before: identifying bots by searching for distinctive bot phrases...
Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals
Threat actors operating under the name Anonymous Arabic have released a remote access trojan RAT called Silver RAT that's equipped to bypass security software and stealthily launch hidden applications. "The developers operate on multiple hacker forums and social media platforms, showcasing an...
Malicious code in discord.js-v13-selbots (npm)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 7faae0daebe40337d718a95412cc650ce0ca3e77777e779c34bf7278d358ed53 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...
Is Web Scraping Illegal? Depends on Who You Ask
Web scraping has existed for a long time, and depending on who you ask, it can be loved or hated. But where is the line drawn between extracting data for legitimate business purposes and malicious data extraction that hurts business? The bar is getting blurrier by the day, and the introduction of...
GitLab Security Breach
GitLab is an open source, end-to-end software development platform from GitLab, Inc. with built-in version control, issue tracking, code review, CI/CD Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, and other features. GitLab suffers from a security vulnerability that stems from the potential for...
Five Takeaways from Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cyber Attacks
The online retail industry is one of the prime targets for cybercrime, as detailed in our annual analysis of the cybersecurity threats targeting eCommerce websites and applications. As the 2023 holiday shopping season continues, Imperva Threat Research is closely monitoring how cybercriminals are...
$19 Stanley cup deal is a Black Friday scam
Scammers never miss an opportunity to make a quick buck, and love to piggy back on the latest trends. So what better way to kick off the scamming season than by offering Black Friday sales on one of the most popular products around: a Stanley cup. We found an ad on Facebook offering a Stanley...
Measures Healthcare Providers Can Take to Mitigate Disruptions
Earlier this month, an internet outage affected public healthcare clusters in Singapore, including major hospitals and polyclinics, lasting more than seven hours from 9:20 am. Investigations identified that a distributed denial-of-service DDoS attack was the cause of the online service outage. DD...
Why Bad Bots Are the Digital Demons of the Internet
In the dimly lit corners of the internet, where shadows flicker and eerie silences prevail, there lurks entities of malevolent intent. They are not the stuff of old wives tales or campfire ghost stories. We’re talking about bad bots, the digital bogeymen of the digital age. These nefarious beings...
Front-running the Vault721.sol::build(address _user) can DoS the protocol for new users
Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact New users can't register and use the protocol until they discover the deployed address of their proxy, which is detrimental to the protocol's reputation Proof of Concept Attackers/bots are able to DOS the protocol for the new users who wants to create...
Privilege Escalation
mattermost is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. Mattermost fails to properly verify the bot permissions, allowing a User Manager role with user edit permissions to manage/update bots...
