October 17, 2017—KB4041688 (OS Build 14393.1794)

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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...

Fixing HPKP with Certificate Constraints

This is the third post in my series on HPKP. In my first post I declared HPKP dead, and in my second post I explored the possibility of fixing it by introducing pin revocation. Today I will consider an entirely different approach to make HPKP much safer, by changing how it’s activated. In my...

Authentication flaw

Huawei E5756S before V200R002B146D23SP00C00 allows remote attackers to read device configuration information, enable PIN/PUK authentication, and perform other unspecified actions...

CVE-2015-4629

Huawei E5756S before V200R002B146D23SP00C00 allows remote attackers to read device configuration information, enable PIN/PUK authentication, and perform other unspecified actions...

CVE-2015-4629

Huawei E5756S before V200R002B146D23SP00C00 allows remote attackers to read device configuration information, enable PIN/PUK authentication, and perform other unspecified actions...

Fixing HPKP with Pin Revocation

Last year, almost exactly to the day, I declared HPKP effectively dead. I believed then—and I still do—that HPKP is too complex and too dangerous to be worth the effort. The biggest problem lies in the fact that there is no sufficient margin of safety; pinning failures are always catastrophic...

bpl.org XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-280325 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| bpl.org Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

August 16, 2017—KB4034661 (OS Build 14393.1613)

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Hacking a Segway

The Segway has a mobile app. It is hackable: While analyzing the communication between the app and the Segway scooter itself, Kilbride noticed that a user PIN number meant to protect the Bluetooth communication from unauthorized access wasn't being used for authentication at every level of the...

Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router CGI Scripts Information Disclosure

The remote Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router device is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in its web administration interface due to a flaw that allows bypassing authentication mechanisms for various CGI scripts. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive...

CVE-2017-8006

In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier, a malicious user logged into the Self-Service Console of RSA Authentication Manager as a target user can use a brute force attack to attempt to identify that user's PIN. The malicious user could potentially reset the compromised PIN t...

Authentication flaw

In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier, a malicious user logged into the Self-Service Console of RSA Authentication Manager as a target user can use a brute force attack to attempt to identify that user's PIN. The malicious user could potentially reset the compromised PIN t...

CVE-2017-8006

CVE-2017-8006 affects EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier. The self-service console allows an authenticated remote attacker to perform brute-force attempts to identify a target user’s PIN, potentially leading to PIN disclosure and subsequent access disruption (the attacker ...