Abusing Windows Security: mimikatz

mimikatz is well known tool for extraction of plaintexts passwords, hashes, PIN codes and kerberos tickets from memory. mimikatz can also perform pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket or build Golden tickets. A lot of times after the initial exploitation phase attackers may want to get a firmer foothold...

Authorization

An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. An attacker can remotely unlock any safe in this product line without a valid PIN code. Even though the phone application requires it and there is a field to supply the PIN code in an authorization request,...

CVE-2017-17435

An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. An attacker can remotely unlock any safe in this product line without a valid PIN code. Even though the phone application requires it and there is a field to supply the PIN code in an authorization request,...

CVE-2017-17435

An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. An attacker can remotely unlock any safe in this product line without a valid PIN code. Even though the phone application requires it and there is a field to supply the PIN code in an authorization request,...

CVE-2017-17435

An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. An attacker can remotely unlock any safe in this product line without a valid PIN code. Even though the phone application requires it and there is a field to supply the PIN code in an authorization request,...

CVE-2017-17435

CVE-2017-17435 (Vaultek VT20i / BlueSteal) : A vulnerability in Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products allows remote unlocking without a valid PIN. An attacker who observes the BLE advertisement can write a BLE characteristic to enable notifications, craft a getAuthor packet that returns a temporary key...

Anti-Skimmer Detector for Skimmer Scammers

Crooks who make and deploy ATM skimmers are constantly engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with financial institutions, which deploy a variety of technological measures designed to defeat skimming devices. The latest innovation aimed at tipping the scales in favor of skimmer thieves is a small, batte...

CVE-2017-2733

Honor 6X smartphones with software versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357 and versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357 have an information leak vulnerability due to improper file permission configuration. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the...

CVE-2017-2733

Honor 6X smartphones with software versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357 and versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357 have an information leak vulnerability due to improper file permission configuration. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the...

Design/Logic Flaw

Honor 6X smartphones with software versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357 and versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357 have an information leak vulnerability due to improper file permission configuration. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the...

CVE-2017-2733

Honor 6X smartphones with software versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357 and versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357 have an information leak vulnerability due to improper file permission configuration. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the...

Equifax Reopens Salary Lookup Service

Equifax has re-opened a Web site that lets anyone look up the salary history of a large portion of the American workforce using little more than a person's Social Security number and their date of birth. The big-three credit bureau took the site down just hours after I wrote about it on Oct. 8, a...

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New Android Ransomware Permanently Changes PIN, Demands Ransom

By Waqas DoubleLocker Android Ransomware Encrypts Data and Changes PIN to Permanently This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Ransomware Permanently Changes PIN, Demands Ransom...

2017 Flare-On Challenge Solutions

Another year, another successful Flare-On Challenge. I’d first like to thank our challenge authors for their hard work developing each of the challenges, and also for writing up their solutions: Challenge 1: Dominik Weber @Invalidhandle Challenge 2: Nhan Huynh Challenge 3: Matt Williams...

New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock

DoubleLocker—as the name suggests, it locks device twice. Security researchers from Slovakia-based security software maker ESET have discovered a new Android ransomware that not just encrypts users’ data, but also locks them out of their devices by changing lock screen PIN. On top of that:...

Android Lockscreen Patterns Less Secure Than PINs

An academic study set out to prove whether it’s better to protect your Android phone with a PIN or a swipe pattern. The answer is PIN. At least when it comes to proximity attacks, namely someone lurking about trying to guess your PIN or unlock pattern. The study PDF, published Friday by researche...

FAQ: XenMobile Client Properties

Question: What does XenMobile Client properties do? Options to enable/disable client properties Answer : Client properties contain information that is provided directly to Secure Hub on user devices. Client properties are located in the XenMobile console inSettings Client Client Properties. Clien...

Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account

By Waqas Plenty of consumers decided to go for a credit freeze This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account...

Experian Site Can Give Anyone Your Credit Freeze PIN

An alert reader recently pointed my attention to a free online service offered by big-three credit bureau Experian that allows anyone to request the personal identification number PIN needed to unlock a consumer credit file that was previously frozen at Experian. Experian's page for retrieving...