Hackers steal 560,000 user accounts in XKCD forum breach

By Waqas If you have an account on XKCD change your password right now and also change the password on other accounts in case you used the same password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal 560,000 user accounts in XKCD forum breach...

SUSE-SU-2019:2258-1 Recommended update for NetworkManager

This update for NetworkManager fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - Fixed that passwords are not echoed on terminal when asking for them bsc990204...

A week in security (August 12 – 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the potential pitfalls of facial recognition technology, looked at ways domestic abuse survivors can secure their data, and explored the education threat landscape. We also kicked off a series looking at the Hidden Bee infection chain, and put...

Information leakage vulnerability in Far Autumn Medical Online Exam System v3.8

Far Autumn Medical Online Examination System adopts the universal test bank management software, applicable to all levels and types of medical schools and hospitals, the content contains the three basic exams for medical and nursing personnel, title exams, licensing exams, academic exams, trainin...

CISA Statement on Iranian Cybersecurity Threats

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA Director Christopher C. Krebs has released a statement in response to the recent rise in malicious cyber activity—including spear phishing and brute force attacks—by Iranian regime actors and proxies. CISA encourages users and administrators t...

Troy Hunt: 'Messy' Password Problem Isn't Getting Better

LONDON, UK – The security world is facing a major issue that has led to widespread breaches, data exposure, and more – and it all stems from millions of insecure passwords used for everything from enterprise PCs to internet of things IoT devices. Poor password hygiene – including reusing password...

GHSA-5F7M-MMPC-QHH4 mysql Node.JS Module Vulnerable to Remote Memory Exposure

Versions of mysql before 2.14.0 are vulnerable to remove memory exposure. Affected versions of mysql package allocate and send an uninitialized memory over the network when a number is provided as a password. Only mysql running on Node.js versions below 6.0.0 are affected due to a throw added in...

Hydra 9.0 - Fast and Flexible Network Login Hacker

Number one of the biggest security holes are passwords, as every password security study shows. This tool is a proof of concept code, to give researchers and security consultants the possibility to show how easy it would be to gain unauthorized access from remote to a system. THIS TOOL IS FOR LEG...

CVE-2019-8350

The Simple - Better Banking application 2.45.0 through 2.45.3 fixed in 2.46.0 for Android was affected by an information disclosure vulnerability that leaked the user's password to the keyboard autocomplete functionality. Third-party Android keyboards that capture the password may store this...

Are Your Passwords Secure Enough?

Online passwords are sensitive data. When they end up in the wrong hands, your private information is at risk. Since cybercriminals are always searching out new ways to break into those online accounts, you need to watch over the passwords to your accounts as if they were your children. Since we...

Threat Source (April 25)

Newsletter compiled by Jonathan Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to register for this year’s Talos Threat Research Summit — our second annual conference by...

A Year Later, Cybercrime Groups Still Rampant on Facebook

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching revealed more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by...

Secure access to your enterprise with Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5

Most lessons in cybersecurity are born out of necessity. In this case, it was my need for a haircut. Last weekend, I was reminded why it’s time to rethink the conventional wisdom about secure passwords and user access. I was making an appointment online and at the very end of the process, the...

Facebook’s plain text misstep, and other password sins

Two days after an article by Brian Krebs disclosed that hundreds of millions of Facebook account passwords had been stored in plain text for years, Facebook released a statement indicating they hash and salt passwords, more or less in accordance with industry best practice. Plain text storage of...

Programmers Who Don't Understand Security Are Poor at Security

A university study confirmed the obvious: if you pay a random bunch of freelance programmers a small amount of money to write security software, they're not going to do a very good job at it. In an experiment that involved 43 programmers hired via the Freelancer.com platform, University of Bonn...

US Tracks Journalists, Chelsea Manning Goes to Jail, and More Security News This Week

A surprisingly common password, an NSA spy program winds down, and more security news this week...

Default credentials

IBM Rational ClearCase 1.0.0.0 GIT connector does not sufficiently protect the document database password. An attacker could obtain the password and gain unauthorized access to the document database. IBM X-Force ID: 156583...

Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return

Heads up: a particularly nasty sextortion Bitcoin scam from at least the middle of 2018 is making the rounds once again. The scam involves making use of old breach dumps, then emailing someone from the list and reminding them of their old password. When something lands in your mailbox with “Hey,...

High severity vulnerability that affects many_versioned_gem

Logs password in plaintext Impact Logs the password used in plaintext. The password should masked in logs to prevent it leaking. Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to? Workarounds none See also Are there any links users can visit to find out more information?...

Qualys Cloud Platform (VM, PC) 8.16 New Features

This new release of the Qualys Cloud Platform VM, PC, version 8.16, contains several new improvements in Qualys Vulnerability Management and Qualys Policy Compliance, which includes new password security option, increased limit for virtual hosts that can be added to a subscription, added support...