Privacy Bug in Brave Browser Exposes Dark-Web Browsing History of Its Users

Brave has fixed a privacy issue in its browser that sent queries for .onion domains to public internet DNS resolvers rather than routing them through Tor nodes, thus exposing users' visits to dark web websites. The bug was addressed in a hotfix release V1.20.108 made available yesterday. Brave...

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0316-1 Security update for tor

This update for tor fixes the following issues: tor was updated to 0.4.5.6: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2021-February/000214.html Introduce a new MetricsPort HTTP interface Support IPv6 in the torrc Address option Add event-tracing library support for USDT and LTTng-UST Tr...

Security update for tor (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for tor Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0316-1 Rating: moderate References: 1178741 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for tor fixes the following issues:tor was...

Android devices caught in Matryosh botnet

Researchers at Netlab have discovered a new botnet that re-uses the Mirai framework to pull vulnerable Android devices into DDoS attacks. The new botnet, which is called Matryosh, is named after the Russian nesting dolls because the encryption algorithm it uses, and the process of obtaining comma...

Android Devices Prone to New Botnet’s DDoS Onslaught

Researchers are warning a new botnet is recycling the Mirai malware framework and is now targeting Android devices in order to launch distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. The botnet is dubbed Matryosh after a Matryoshka Russian nesting doll due to many of its functions being “nested” in...

Beware: New Matryosh DDoS Botnet Targeting Android-Based Devices

A nascent malware campaign has been spotted co-opting Android devices into a botnet with the primary purpose of carrying out distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Called "Matryosh" by Qihoo 360's Netlab researchers, the latest threat has been found reusing the Mirai botnet framework and...

Agent Tesla Trojan 'Kneecaps' Microsoft's Anti-Malware Interface

Researchers have identified new versions of the Agent Tesla remote access trojan RAT that target the Windows anti-malware interface used by security vendors to protect PCs from attacks. The newly discovered variants have also adopted new obfuscation capabilities, raising the stakes for businesses...

Agent Tesla Malware Spotted Using New Delivery & Evasion Techniques

Security researchers on Tuesday uncovered new delivery and evasion techniques adopted by Agent Tesla remote access trojan RAT to get around defense barriers and monitor its victims. Typically spread through social engineering lures, the Windows spyware not only now targets Microsoft's Antimalware...

Agent Tesla Malware Spotted Using New Delivery & Evasion Techniques

Security researchers on Tuesday uncovered new delivery and evasion techniques adopted by Agent Tesla remote access trojan RAT to get around defense barriers and monitor its victims. Typically spread through social engineering lures, the Windows spyware not only now targets Microsoft's Antimalware...

Brave Software: Onion-Location header allows to open arbitrary URLs including chrome:

The "Open in Tor" feature in Brave Nightly for OSX allowed arbitrary URLs to be opened through the Onion-Location response header, including privileged URLs such as chrome://restart/. This could be exploited to bypass SOP restrictions and gain access to privileged URLs...

ZynOS rom-0 Flaw Scanner

!/usr/bin/perl ZynOS rom-0 Flaw Scanner Copyright 2021 c Todor Donev https://donev.eu/ $ perl zynosscanner ZynOS rom-0 Flaw Scanner zynosscanner --targets= --threads=10 --redirects=7 --help --targets | Specify the list with addresses that you want to scan. --dump | Dump rom-0 file for each target...

Brave Software: Brave Browser Tor Window leaks user's real IP to the external DNS server

Summary: When a user navigates to a URL in Tor Window, the DNS requests are sent directly without using the Tor proxy, which leaks the user's real IP address and the requested domain name to the user's ISP and the DNS server. Products affected: OS: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS x8664 Brave: Version 1.18.78...

Wprecon - A Vulnerability Recognition Tool In CMS Wordpress, 100% Developed In Go

Hello! Welcome. Wprecon Wordpress Recon, is a vulnerability recognition tool in CMS Wordpress, 100% developed in Go. Notice: Why is the project out of updates these days ?! What happens is that I am doing the vulnerability scanner. Branch Dev Compile and Install Features Random Agent Detection WA...

Fedora: Security Advisory for tor (FEDORA-2020-3b4dfd9df8)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

PLANEX CS-QP50F-ING2 Remote Configuration Disclosure Vulnerability

PLANEX CS-QP50F-ING2 security surveillance smart camera remote configuration disclosure exploit. !/usr/bin/perl PLANEX CS-QP50F-ING2 Security Surveillance Smart Camera Remote Configuration Disclosure - Mass Exploiter Copyright 2021 c Todor Donev https://donev.eu/ Disclaimer: This or previous...

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: tor-0.4.4.6-1.fc33

The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. Tor's users employ this network by connecting through a series of virtual tunnels rather than makin g a direct connection, thus allowing both organizations and...

Law Enforcement Seizes Joker's Stash — Stolen Credit Card Marketplace

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and Interpol have allegedly seized proxy servers used in connection with Blockchain-based domains belonging to Joker's Stash, a notorious fraud bazaar known for selling compromised payment card data in underground forums. The takedown happened last week ...

Law Enforcement Seizes Joker's Stash — Stolen Credit Card Marketplace

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and Interpol have allegedly seized proxy servers used in connection with Blockchain-based domains belonging to Joker's Stash, a notorious fraud bazaar known for selling compromised payment card data in underground forums. The takedown happened last week ...

Ryuk, Egregor Ransomware Attacks Leverage SystemBC Backdoor

Commodity malware backdoor SystemBC has evolved to now automate a number of key activities, as well as use the anonymizing Tor platform. These overarching changes make it both easier for cybercriminals to deploy the backdoor, as well as cloak the destination of the command-and-control C2 traffic...

Ransomware Attackers Using SystemBC Malware With RAT and Tor Proxy

Cybercriminals are increasingly outsourcing the task of deploying ransomware to affiliates using commodity malware and attack tools, according to new research. In a new analysis published by Sophos today and shared with The Hacker News, recent deployments of Ryuk and Egregor ransomware have...