Lock and Code S1Ep5: Mythbusting and understanding VPNs with JP Taggart

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to JP Taggart, senior security researcher at Malwarebytes, about VPNs—debunking their myths, explaining their actual capabilities, and providing some advice...

Automated Bots Growing Tool For Hackers

SAN FRANCISCO – The use of automated bots is becoming more prevalent for novice attackers as tools become more available, researchers found. A honeypot experiment, detailed by Cybereason at this year’s RSA Conference, showed the commoditization of using bots to perform low-level tasks. The honeyp...

Formshield Captcha - Older Version vulnerable to replay attacks

Replay attack on CAPTCHA Libraries Summary A CAPTCHA implementation that we tested were found to be vulnerable to replay attacks. The attack is explained in detail for Formshield – A popular DOT NET CAPTCHA implementation. NOTE: We discovered this during a Black Box engagement with one of our...