A week in security (August 19 – 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we reported on the presence of Magecart on a type of poker software; outlined how the Key Negotiation of Bluetooth KNOB attack works; followed the money on a Bitcoin sextortion campaign; looked back at DEF CON 27; and reported on continuing ransomware attacks on...

WordPress Plugin UserPro 4.9.32 - Cross-Site Scripting

WordPress Plugin UserPro 4.9.32 - Cross-Site Scripting Exploit Title: UserPro https://github.com/cosenary/Instagram-PHP-API/blob/master/example/success.phpL36 Proof-of-Concept:...

WordPress Plugin UserPro 4.9.32 - Cross-Site Scripting

Exploit Title: UserPro https://github.com/cosenary/Instagram-PHP-API/blob/master/example/success.phpL36 Proof-of-Concept: https://domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/userpro/lib/instagram/vendor/cosenary/instagram/example/success.php?error=&errordescription=...

WordPress UserPro 4.9.32 Plugin - Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: UserPro https://github.com/cosenary/Instagram-PHP-API/blob/master/example/success.phpL36 Proof-of-Concept:...

WordPress UserPro 4.9.32 Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: UserPro https://github.com/cosenary/Instagram-PHP-API/blob/master/example/success.phpL36 Proof-of-Concept: https://domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/userpro/lib/instagram/vendor/cosenary/instagram/example/success.php?error=&errordescription=...

UserPro <= 4.9.34 - Unauthenticated Reflected XSS

Edit WPscanTeam: August 26th, 2019 - Envato Notified September 2nd, 2019 - v4.9.34 released, still vulnerable September 24th, 2019 - v4.9.35 and 4.9.35.1 released, fixing the issue...

FaceApp scares point to larger data collection problems

Last week, if you thumbed your way through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, you likely saw altered photos of your friends with a few extra decades written onto their faces—wrinkles added, skin sagged, hair bereft of color. Has 2019 really been that long? Not really. The photos are the work of...

Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years

The Federal Trade Commission FTC today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Besides the multibillion-dollar penalty, the company has also accepted a 20-year-long agreement that...

Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years

The Federal Trade Commission FTC today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Besides the multibillion-dollar penalty, the company has also accepted a 20-year-long agreement that...

A week in security (July 15 – 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took an extensive look at Sodinokibi, one of the new ransomware strains found in the wild that many believe picked up where GandCrab left off. We also profiled Extenbro, a Trojan that protects adware; reported on the UK's new Facebook reporting tool, homed in on...

Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw

By Waqas The flaw allowed anyone with knowledge of brute force attack to hack Instagram accounts without raising any suspicion. How to hack Instagram account? This is something that every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to know since with over a billion users, Instagram is the world's largest photo an...

Researcher Bypasses Instagram 2FA to Hack Any Account

A researcher earned a $30,000 bug bounty from Facebook after discovering a weakness in the Instagram mobile recovery process that would allow account takeover for any user, via mass brute-force campaigns. Independent researcher Laxman Muthiyah took a look at Instagram’s mobile recovery flow, whic...

This Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers to Hack Any Instagram Account Within 10 Minutes

Watch out! Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has recently patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to compromise any Instagram account without requiring any interaction from the targeted users. Instagram is growing quickly—and with the most popular social media network ...

This Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers to Hack Any Instagram Account Within 10 Minutes

Watch out! Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has recently patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to compromise any Instagram account without requiring any interaction from the targeted users. Instagram is growing quickly—and with the most popular social media network ...

Facebook and Instagram suffer massive outage

By Uzair Amir You are not alone; Facebook and Instagram are down for almost everyone in Europe and America. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both...

Scammers Prey on Instagram Vanity and 'Verified Account' Status

UPDATE A new Instagram phishing scam circulating the internet lures victims in with promises of exclusive “verified account” status – and then makes away with their personal information. The scam centers around Instagram’s labeling of verified accounts, which indicates that the account user is a...

Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

By Uzair Amir Instagram down? You are not alone; Instagram is down for everyone. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook. Yes, the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing its website and applications...

This Week in Security News: Tax Scams and Spam Emails

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 how criminals can use tax deadlines for social engineering schemes and redirection URLs in spam emails to sidestep spam filters. Read...

Database with millions of Instagram influencers’ info leaked online

By Uzair Amir The leaked database was discovered on Shodan on May 14th. A huge online database containing private contact information including phone numbers and email IDs of roughly 50 million Instagram profiles including those of influencers and brands has reportedly been discovered by security...

Spam and phishing in Q1 2019

Quarterly highlights Valentine's Day As per tradition, phishing timed to coincide with lovey-dovey day was aimed at swindling valuable confidential information out of starry-eyed users, such as bank card details. The topics exploited by cybercriminals ranged from online flower shops to dating...