Cisco Flaws Put Millions of Workplace Devices at Risk

Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more...

AZORult Campaign Adopts Novel Triple-Encryption Technique

A recent wave of AZORult-laced spam caught the attention of researchers who warn that malicious attachments associated with the campaign are using a novel obfuscation technique, in an attempt to slip past spam gateways and avoid client-side antivirus detection. What makes this campaign unique is...

Microsoft Azure Flaws Could Have Let Hackers Take Over Cloud Servers

Cybersecurity researchers at Check Point today disclosed details of two recently patched potentially dangerous vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure services that, if exploited, could have allowed hackers to target several businesses that run their web and mobile apps on Azure. Azure App Service is ...

Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty

Aleksei Burkov, an ultra-connected Russian hacker once described as "an asset of supreme importance" to Moscow, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to running a site that sold stolen payment card data and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the mo...

FBI Plans to Inform States of Election Breaches

The FBI has changed its policy around election cybersecurity and said it will now notify state officials in the event that local election systems are hacked. The move—revealed in a media briefing Thursday and then published online later that day—extends the number of election officials who are...

Hacker uses NSA-reported Windows 10 vulnerability to troll NSA

By Waqas So this white-hat hacker used the Windows 10 flaw on NSA's official website to troll and expose how critical this flaw it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker uses NSA-reported Windows 10 vulnerability to troll NSA...

whenzilla.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1065030 Security Researcher geeknik Helped patch 8958 vulnerabilities Received 8 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 21 recommendations , a holder of 8 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting whenzilla.com website and...

Drake Lyrics Used as Calling Card in Malware Attack

A hacker with the handle “Master X” leverages a PowerShell script that contains a reference to singer-songwriter Drake lyric’s “Kiki Do You Love Me” and ultimately delivers a malicious payload to its victims. The campaign is email based; with missives containing a malicious PowerPoint attachment...

Tishna - Complete Automated Pentest Framework For Servers, Application Layer To Web Security

Complete Automated pentest framework for Servers, Application Layer to Web Security Interface Software have 62 Options with full automation and can be use for web security swiss knife Tishna Tishna is Web Server Security Penetration Software for Ultimate Security Analaysis Kali, Parrot OS, Black...

Microsoft pwns domains used by hackers for large-scale cyber attacks

By Sudais Microsoft has shown its true powers against a group of hackers. Here's what happened... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft pwns domains used by hackers for large-scale cyber attacks...

Cybersecurity: What to Expect in the Year Ahead

So, what lies ahead? Let’s turn over our virtual coffee cups and read the coffee grounds. .... report also shows that as many as 60% of all hacker attacks are using a compromised web application to gain unauthorized access or steal data. The post Cybersecurity: What to Expect in the Year Ahead...

site1847.goalline.ca Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1051325 Security Researcher KhanJanny Helped patch 3070 vulnerabilities Received 9 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 38 recommendations , a holder of 9 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting site1847.goalline.ca...

Twitter Fixes Bug that Enabled Takeover of Android App Accounts

Twitter for Android users are being urged to update their app to avoid a security bug that allows a malicious user to access private account data and could also allow an attacker to take control of accounts to send tweets and direct messages. The warning comes from Twitter who said there are no...

Hacker Who Tried to Blackmail Apple for $100,000 Sentenced in London

A 22-year-old man who claimed to have access to more than 300 million iCloud accounts00 million iCloud accounts—and threatened to wipe them unless Apple paid a ransom—has pleaded guilty in London to attempting to blackmail the company. In March 2017, the attacker from North London said he was a...

HackerOne: How the Bug stole hacking

In light of the season - here's a story I wrote for you: Every hacker down in Hackerone liked hacking alot, But the Bug who lived down in the source code, did not! The Bug hating hacking! The whole Bug-hunt season! Now please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be perhaps, that...

Meet Cliff Stoll, the Mad Scientist Who Invented the Art of Hunting Hackers

Thirty years ago, Cliff Stoll published The Cuckoo's Egg, a book about his cat-and-mouse game with a KGB-sponsored hacker. Today, the internet is a far darker place—and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon...

This Week in Security News: December Patch Tuesday Updates and Retail Cyberattacks Set to Soar 20 Percent During 2019 Holiday Season

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about the threat campaign Waterbear and how it uses API hooking to evade security product detection. Also, read about December Patch...

Alleged Russian Hacker Behind $100 Million Evil Corp Indicted

The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case...

Blockchain Developer Gets Busted After Talk in North Korea

Hacker and Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was recently arrested by US authorities for speaking at a conference on blockchain technologies...

epicenter.world Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1029192 Security Researcher geeknik Helped patch 8753 vulnerabilities Received 8 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 20 recommendations , a holder of 8 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting epicenter.world website an...