‘Domestic Kitten’ Mobile Spyware Campaign Aims at Iranian Targets

A mobile spyware campaign against mainly Iranian citizens has been spotted – with evidence that the Iranian government might be involved. The operation is dubbed Domestic Kitten by Check Point researchers — “kitten” to follow common APT nomenclature for Iranian groups and “domestic” because they...

Lazarus Group’s AppleJeus MacOS malware targeting cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Lazarus Group is believed to be backed by the North Korean government and now it is using AppleJeus MacOS Malware. Security researchers from the Global Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab have discovered the first-ever Lazarus deployed malware for MacOS. It is reported that Lazar...

Following Facebook and Twitter, Google Targets Iranian Influence Operation

In the wake of influence-campaign takedowns by Facebook and Twitter, Google has issued a report detailing its own efforts to root out foreign influence operatives allegedly tied to an Iranian state-run media broadcaster. The news comes as President Donald Trump appeared to tweet in opposition to...

ceara.gov.br XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-668733 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| ceara.gov.br 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...

DNC: Highly Publicized ‘Phishing Attempt’ Was Only a Security Test

A day after the Democratic National Committee riled up security researchers and the press, it’s walking back an assertion that there was an attempt to compromise its voter database. Though it seemed like the event was the latest in a series of malicious efforts designed to harvest credentials...

‘China’s MIT’ Linked to Espionage Campaign Against Alaska, Economic Partners

An extensive cyberespionage campaign was disclosed today, targeting high-value international and U.S. government agencies and companies and emanating from an IP address associated with Tsinghua University, colloquially known as “China’s MIT.” The actors have gone after a range of targets, includi...

ThreatList: Almost All Security Pros Believe Election Systems Are at Risk

As the U.S. midterm election season gets underway in earnest, concerns about the ability to hack the vote is more in the spotlight than ever. A fresh survey from Venafi has found that a full 93 percent of security pros are concerned about cyber-attacks targeting election infrastructure. The poll,...

A week in security (August 6 – August 12)

Last week, we published a review of exploit kits, talked about everyday tech that can give you a headache, and showed how to protect RDP access from ransomware. We also published a study on the true cost of cybercrime. Other news: Discovered at Black Hat: WhatsApp "message manipulation" Source: T...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have identified a Trojan malware variant—referred to as KEYMARBLE—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA. NCCIC...

sinergia.dnp.gov.co XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-660799 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| sinergia.dnp.gov.co 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...

SpiderOak's Warrant Canary Died

BoingBoing has the story. I have never quite trusted the idea of a warrant canary. But here it seems to have worked. Presumably, if SpiderOak wanted to replace the warrant canary with a transparency report, they would have written something explaining their decision. To have it simply disappear i...

villavicencio.gov.co XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-660798 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| villavicencio.gov.co 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...

Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

After an eight-year-long absence from the most populated country in the world, Google search is going to dramatically make a comeback in China. Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that is going to blacklist certain websites and search terms to...

NCCIC Webinar Series on Russian Government Cyber Activity

NCCIC is holding a webinar on Russian government cyber activity against critical infrastructure as detailed in NCCIC Alert TA18-074A today from 1–2:30 p.m. ET. The webinar will feature NCCIC subject matter experts discussing recent cybersecurity incidents, mitigation techniques, and resources tha...

tucuman.gov.ar XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-655846 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| tucuman.gov.ar 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...

State Govts. Warned of Malware-Laden CD Sent Via Snail Mail from China

Here's a timely reminder that email isn't the only vector for phishing attacks: Several U.S. state and local government agencies have reported receiving strange letters via snail mail that include malware-laden compact discs CDs apparently sent from China, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. This...

Sen. Wyden Urges Government Ban on Adobe Flash

Citing security concerns, Sen. Ron Wyden is urging the government to create a plan to transition away from Adobe Flash before the vendor stops supporting it in 2020. To that end, the Oregon Democrat delivered a formal request to the National Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards...

Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns

Online data privacy is again being thrust into the spotlight after Facebook announced Friday it suspended yet another analytics firm due to concerns about the collection and sharing of data. The company is launching an investigation into whether Boston-based Crimson Hexagon’s collection of public...

valencia-cordoba.gov.co XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-651695 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| valencia-cordoba.gov.co Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:|...

angelopolis-antioquia.gov.co XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-651019 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| angelopolis-antioquia.gov.co 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...