Don’t get burnt on pay day. How to buy IoT gadgets sensibly

As it’s the end of the month, and pay day for many, I thought some timely advice would be helpful for people itching to spend their money on IoT gadgets. It’s not all bad. While many manufacturers happily continue to fill shelves with dross, we know plenty of responsible companies whose products...

HackerOne: Password not checked when disabling 2FA on HackerOne

Hi, when I was submitted a report to a program that request 2FA ON, I notice that if you try to disable this option will ask for backup code - password and if you enter a random password in the request filed and a correct backup code it will be successfully disabled the 2FA without check if the...

Google Titan Security Key Recalled After Bluetooth Pairing Bug

Google is recalling Bluetooth versions of its Titan Security Key after finding a vulnerability that allows attackers in close proximity to take control of the device. Google’s Titan Security Key, launched in the U.S. market last August, is a USB dongle that offers an added layer of security...

5 Cybersecurity Tips You Need To Know

1. Passwords Passwords should be thought of more as “pass-phrases.” They should be at least 16 characters long, contain uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Furthermore, you should update your passwords at least every 6 months—although every 90 days is recommended. Additionally,...

CVE-2019-7218

Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app like google authenticator is able to bypass the first authentication phase username/password mechanism an...

CVE-2019-7218

Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app like google authenticator is able to bypass the first authentication phase username/password mechanism an...

Authentication flaw

Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app like google authenticator is able to bypass the first authentication phase username/password mechanism an...

CVE-2019-7218

Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app like google authenticator is able to bypass the first authentication phase username/password mechanism an...

Lax Telco Security Allows Mobile Phone Hijacking and Redirects

As anyone who has called into a bank or utility provider lately knows, security for customer service routines – the prescribed ways in which support reps verify the identity of customers that call in – are being continually upgraded. Two-factor authentication, voice passwords, various security...

Binance Hacked — Hackers Stole Over $40 Million Worth Of Bitcoin

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, confirmed today that the company lost nearly $41 million in Bitcoin in what appears to be its largest hack to date. In a statement, Binance's CEO Changpeng Zhao said the company discovered a "large scale security breach" earlier o...

Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft

I don't have a lot of good news for you. The truth is there's nothing we can do to protect our data from being stolen by cybercriminals and others. Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections,...

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...

Gitea < 1.8.0 2FA Bypass Vulnerability

Gitea is prone to a two factor authentication bypass vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 CPE = "cpe:/a:gitea:gitea";...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11576

Gitea before 1.8.0 allows 1FA for user accounts that have completed 2FA enrollment. If a user's credentials are known, then an attacker could send them to the API without requiring the 2FA one-time password...

Facebook Stored Millions of Instagram Users' Passwords in Plaintext

Facebook late last month revealed that the social media company mistakenly stored passwords for "hundreds of millions" of Facebook users in plaintext, including "tens of thousands" passwords of its Instagram users as well. Now it appears that the incident is far worse than first reported. Faceboo...

Large-scale SIM swap fraud

Introduction SIM swap fraud is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification, where the second factor or step is an SMS or a call placed to a mobile telephone. The fraud centers around exploiting a mobile phone operator's...

Mobile-First Phishing Kit Targets Verizon Customers

As people increasingly go mobile-first in their work and personal lives, cybercrime is keeping up: The latest is a phishing kit that specifically targets Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. According to Jeremy Richards, a researcher at Lookout Security, the kit pushes phishing links to users v...

CB Threat Intelligence Notification: Vidar InfoStealer Trojan Aims to Steal Data Before Erasing Itself

Vidar is an info stealer trojan, which was sold under the name Vidar Pro stealer and can be distributed through different campaigns. This malware will perform multiple types of malicious behavior including stealing web browser cookies and history, digital wallets, two-factor authentication data,...

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0194-1 Security update for phpMyAdmin

This update for phpMyAdmin to version 4.8.5 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-6799: Fixed an arbitrary file read vulnerability boo1123272 - CVE-2019-6798: Fixed a SQL injection in the designer interface boo1123271 Other changes: Fix rxport to SQL format not available F...

Post-Perimeter Security: Addressing Evolving Mobile Enterprise Threats

In the era of the cloud, enterprises house sensitive corporate data outside of the traditional perimeter; employees can access this from any endpoint, including mobile devices, and from any network. This presents a host of new challenges for companies looking to protect their sensitive informatio...