Solaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation

Solaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation Exploit Title: Solaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation Date: 2019-10-16 Exploit Author: Marco Ivaldi Vendor Homepage: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/ Version: Solaris 11.x Tested on: Solaris 11.4 and 11.3 X86...

An iTunes Bug Let Hackers Spread Ransomware

FBI overreach, hacker payback, and more of the week's top security news...

vBulletin Flaw Exploited in Dutch Sex-Work Forum Breach

Hackers have stolen the account details of 250,000 users of Dutch sex-work forum Hookers.nl – including email addresses of both escorts and customers. The website provides a forum for escorts and customers to discuss sex work — including clients discussing their experiences with sex workers. A...

Iran-linked Hackers Target Trump 2020 Campaign, Microsoft says

A group of hackers tied to Iran has been attempting to break into accounts associated with the 2020 reelection campaign of President Trump, researchers have discovered. Researchers from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center said they first observed activity from a group called Phosphorus in...

A Bug in Popular Android Phones Gives Hackers Full Control

FCC comment bots, a "bulletproof" hosting takedown, and more of the week's top security news...

Iranian Hackers Targeted a US Presidential Candidate

A revelation from Microsoft offers a chilling reminder that Russia is not the only country interested in swaying the 2020 election...

Most SMB cybersecurity defence fail short to thwart malware & file-based attacks

By Waqas Cybersecurity threats have come a long way from the viruses of decades ago. What's alarming is that hackers now have a multitude of tools, methods, and technologies to help them carry out attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Most SMB cybersecurity defence fai...

Thousands of Windows PCs infected by Nodersok/Divergent fileless malware

By Sudais A new fileless malware is on the rise which converts computers into bots that can be controlled by hackers remotely. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of Windows PCs infected by Nodersok/Divergent fileless malware...

Hackers used fake job website to scam jobless US veterans

By Sudais If users who happen to be mostly military veterans, in this case, followed standard principles of double-checking URLs and not downloading files from untrusted sources, they could have remained safe and avoided being the victim. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post:...

All the Code Connections Between Russia’s Hackers, Visualized

A sort of constellation chart for Kremlin malware, made by two cybersecurity firms, demonstrates the scale of Russia's distinct hacking operations...

Russians Hack FBI Comms System

Yahoo News reported that the Russians have successfully targeted an FBI communications system: American officials discovered that the Russians had dramatically improved their ability to decrypt certain types of secure communications and had successfully tracked devices used by elite FBI...

Hackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities

The new wave of attacks comes after a previous Click2Gov hack compromised 300,000 payment cards...

Marc Rogers: Success of Anonymous Bug Submission Program 'Takes A Village'

A global anonymous bug submission platform, announced at DEF CON in August, aims to help encourage ethical hackers to submit high-level bugs anonymously that might otherwise trigger a barrage of questions or put researchers in legal hot water. DEF CON conference founder Jeff Moss said the goal wa...

There She Breaches! Watch Out For Your Identity Data!

Data breaches keep on coming. Here’s what you can do to stay ahead of the hackers Money makes the world go around. It’s the glue that holds our society together and the engine that drives our economy. But it’s also coveted by a growing global population of highly resourceful and determined...

The Air Force Will Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting Satellite

At the Defcon hacking conference next year, the Air Force will bring a satellite for fun and glory...

New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction

A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage...

Hackers can break into Android devices by sending a text

By Sudais In the latest, researchers from Check Point have discovered vulnerabilities in certain Android-based phones including the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Sony, and LG which allows attackers to access your information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can break...

XKCD Forum Hacked – Over 562,000 Users' Account Details Leaked

XKCD—one of the most popular webcomic platforms known for its geeky tech humor and other science-laden comic strips on romance, sarcasm, math, and language—has suffered a data breach exposing data of its forum users. The security breach occurred two months ago, according to security researcher Tr...

Google hackers found malicious websites hacking iPhones

By Sudais According to Google hackers, the hacking spree against iPhones has been going for years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google hackers found malicious websites hacking iPhones...

Six Hackers Have Now Pocketed $1M From Bug Bounty Programs

Six hackers in total have each now pocketed more than $1 million from finding vulnerabilities in bug-bounty programs – including one from the U.S. That figure comes as more bug-bounty programs bump up their rewards due to participants finding more high-severity vulnerabilities in their platforms,...