US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware

As recently as Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. government website was hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader that led victims to installations of Cerber ransomware. Researcher Ankit Anubhav of NewSky Security tweeted the discovery Wednesday, and within hours, the malware link was taken down. It’s...

Potential Hurricane Harvey Phishing Scams

US-CERT warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity seeking to capitalize on interest in Hurricane Harvey. Users are advised to exercise caution in handling any email with subject line, attachments, or hyperlinks related to Hurricane Harvey, even if it appears to originate from a...

GSA Bounty: Email Spoofing - SPF record set to Neutral

Hi, Introduction: There is a email spoofing vulnerability.Email spoofing is the forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. Email spoofing is a tactic used in phishing and spam campaigns because people are more...

Gone Phishing: A Case Study on Conducting Internal Phishing Campaigns

To many, emails are boring. Its been a long time since they were cool, and theyre probably the slowest form of communication in an evolving fast-paced digital world. Nevertheless, there were 215 billion emails exchanged per day in 2016, and that number is growing at 3% annually. It's clear that...

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

Exploit kit EK activity has been on the decline ever since Angler Exploit Kit was shut down in 2016. Fewer people using Internet Explorer and a drop in browser support for Adobe Flash – two primary targets of many exploit kits – have also contributed to this decline. Additionally, some popular...

IT threat evolution Q2 2017

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Back to the future: looking for a link between old and new APTs This year's Security Analyst Summit SAS included interesting research findings on several targeted attack campaigns. For example, researchers from Kaspersky Lab and King's College London present...

hrw.org XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/chechnya/focus/mediaplayer.swf?file=http://content.bitsontherun.com/videos/bkaovAYt-364766.flv=falseℑ=http://appsec.ws/ExploitDB/cMon.jpg=true=javascript:confirm/openbugbounty/;//=blank&.swf Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Late...

Links in phishing-like emails lead to tech support scam

Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines. You can also read our latest blog, New tech support scam launches communication or phone call app. Tech support scams continue to...

Hacker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Spreading Linux Malware

A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in fraudulent payments has been imprisoned for 46 months nearly four years in a United States' federal prison. 41-year-old Maxim Senakh, of Velikii Novgorod, was arrested by Finnish police in...

Ultimate Affiliate Pro WordPress Plugin <= v3.6 - Authenticated Stored XSS

Multiple Stored XSS vulnerabilities found logged as a low privileged user. Authenticated Stored XSS: Logged as an affiliate, a low privileged user. Profile Edit Account. Write the payload in the 'Last Name' input area: jaVasCript:/-///'/"/// /oNMouseoVer=alertdocument.domain Other fields may be...

WordPress Ultimate Affiliate Pro 3.6 Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: Ultimate Affiliate Pro WordPress Plugin Edit Account. Write the payload in the 'Last Name' input area: jaVasCript:/-///'/"/// /oNMouseoVer=alertdocument.domain Other fields may be vulnerable. Authenticated Stored XSS: Logged as an affiliate, a low privileged user. Marketing...

Trickbot Trojan Malware Morphs, Now Targets U.S. Banks

The Trickbot banking Trojan is now targeting U.S. banks in new spam campaigns fueled by the prolific Necurs botnet. The malware has grown more potent with the introduction of a customized redirection method as part of its attacks. IBM X-Force and Flashpoint both recently spotted new Trickbot...

Motivation Mystery Behind WannaCry, ExPetr

If two is a coincidence and three is a trend, maybe we’re not quite there yet in officially calling WannaCry and ExPetr a new movement among APT attacks. But for now, it’s close enough. Researchers are starting to examine the real motivations behind each global outbreak and whether these attacks...

NemucodAES Ransomware, Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Spreading in Same Campaigns

Two malware families, NemucodAES and Kovter, are being packaged together in .zip attachments and delivered via active spam campaigns. Researcher Brad Duncan said, “together these two pieces of malware could deliver a nasty punch.” Duncan, a handler at the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center, sai...

The Slippery Slope Starts with "Get 2 Free Airline Tickets"

Written by Or Katz and Raviv Perets A widespread phishing scam that offers free airline tickets has been spotted in the wild by Akamai's Enterprise Threat Protector ETP security research team. The campaign uses a number of social engineering techniques to trick people into providing their private...

Gratipay: Email Spoofing

Hey Gratipay, It appears that spoofed email can be sent from 1 of your emails. The following email is vulnerable: [email protected] Information Email spoofing is the forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source...

Zusy Malware Installs Via Mouseover – No Clicking Required

Researchers are warning of several recent spam campaigns delivering PowerPoint files that when opened contain a mouseover link that installs a variant of the Zusy malware. The malware is novel because it does not rely on macros, JavaScript or VBA macros to be enabled for the dropper file to...

Threat Round-up for May 19 - May 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 19 and May 26. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavior characteristics,...

Should SaaS Companies Publish Customers Lists?

A few weeks back, HR and financial management firm Workday.com sent a security advisory to customers warning that crooks were sending targeted malware phishing attacks at customers. At the same time, Workday is publishing on its site a list of more than 800 companies that use its services, making...

WannaCry and the Executive Order

Last week, The White House released its long awaited Executive Order EO, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, ironically enough during the same week we experienced the largest single ransomware attack that, by some estimates, has affected more than...