Brazilian Banking Trojan Communicates Via Microsoft SQL Server

Researchers have discovered a banking trojan making waves in Brazil with an array of tricks up its sleeve, including using an unusual command and control C&C server and a full-screen social-engineering overlay form. Researchers at IBM X-Force research on Tuesday revealed that attackers are using...

shop.brasil.puma.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-615833 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| shop.brasil.puma.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Mirai Variant Targets Financial Sector With IoT DDoS Attacks

A variant of the Mirai botnet was used to launch a series of distributed denial of service campaigns against financial sector businesses. The attacks utilized at least 13,000 hijacked IoT devices generating traffic volumes up to 30 Gbps, considerably less intense than the original Mirai assaults...

LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda ME LAquis SCADA

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.0 Vendor : LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LTDA ME Equipment : LAquis SCADA Vulnerability : Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the device an attacker...

Debian DLA-1291-1 : tzdata new upstream version

This update includes the changes in tzdata 2018c. Notable changes are : - So Tom and Prncipe switched from +00 to +01. - Brazil's DST will now start on November's first Sunday. For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2018c-0+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your tzda...

Cybercriminal Undergrounds: Social and Economic Philosophies

When you think of a hacker, what's the first thing that comes to mind? It might be a lone person typing away in a dark room, an image commonly represented in movies and television. However, the world of cybercrime is much more sophisticated than this. Attackers are forming groups to create larger...

Google Removes Chrome Extension Used in Banking Fraud

Google has removed from the Chrome Web Store a malicious browser extension used by criminals in Brazil to target corporate users with the aim of stealing banking credentials. The twist is that the attackers did their homework on their targets, learning via social networks whom inside an...

Mamba Ransomware Returns, APT Trends, And More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including the return of the Mamba ransomware, Kaspersky Lab’s Q2 APT report, Bugcrowd’s 250K mystery bounty, and a high schooler’s $10K bug bounty from Google. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapAugust112017.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves Show notes...

Nasty Mamba ransomware that encrypts entire hard drive resurfaces

By Waqas Mamba Ransomware Resurfaces in Brazil and Saudi Arabia With Nefarious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty Mamba ransomware that encrypts entire hard drive resurfaces...

The return of Mamba ransomware

At the end of 2016, there was a major attack against San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency. The attack was done using Mamba ransomware. This ransomware uses a legitimate utility called DiskCryptor for full disk encryption. This month, we noted that the group behind this ransomware has...

Mamba Ransomware Resurfaces in Brazil, Saudi Arabia

Mamba was among the first samples of ransomware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks, primarily against organizations in Brazil and in a high-profile incursion against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency last November. Researchers at...

latinbasket.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.latinbasket.com/Brazil/basketball.asp?women=1/-///'/"//--...

Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million Computers Worldwide

Security researchers have discovered a massive malware campaign that has already infected more than 250 million computers across the world, including Windows and Mac OS. Dubbed Fireball, the malware is an adware package that takes complete control of victim's web browsers and turns them into...

LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda ME LAquis SCADA

CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda ME Equipment: LAquis SCADA Vulnerability: Path Traversal AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of LAquis SCADA, an industrial automation software, are...

CVE-2017-5945

An issue was discovered in the PoodLL Filter plugin through 3.0.20 for Moodle. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in the "poodllaudiourl" HTTP GET parameter passed to the "filterpoodllmoodle322016112802/poodll/mp3recorderskins/brazil/index.php" URL. An...

Mamba Ransomware Encrypts Hard Drives Rather Than Files

Just when we thought ransomware’s evolution had peaked, a new strain has been discovered that forgoes the encryption of individual files, and instead encrypts a machine’s hard drive. The malware, called Mamba, has been found on machines in Brazil, the United States and India, according to...

Brazil Freezes $11.7 Million of Facebook Funds for Not Complying with Court Orders

Facebook's legal war with Brazilian government seems to be never-ending. Facebook-owned cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp has already been blocked a total of three times in Brazil since December for failing to comply with a court order asking the company to access WhatsApp data under...

LizardStresser IoT Botnets Part of 400Gbps DDoS Attacks

LizardStresser, a distributed denial of service botnet, has found new life leveraging hundreds of internet-based webcams in attacks against Brazilian-based banks, government agencies as well as a handful of U.S.-based gaming companies. Researchers at the Arbor’s Security Engineering and Response...

Ubiquiti Network Gear Targeted By Worm

ISP equipment maker Ubiquiti Networks is fending off a stubborn worm targeting its networking equipment running outdated AirOS firmware. According to security experts, the worm is already being blamed for crippling networking gear in the Argentina, Brazil, Spain and the United States. Ubiquiti...

On Ransomware Hitting an Online Casino, Brazil Taking WhatsApp Offline, And More

Mike Mimoso, Chris Brook, and Threatpost’s newest reporter, Tom Spring, discuss the week in news, including a first hand account of an online casino’s experience with a Teslacrypt infection, Brazil shutting down WhatsApp, and attackers mining an ADP portal for W-2s. Download:...