IC3 Issues Alert on Tech Support Fraud

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert on tech support fraud. Tech support fraud involves criminals claiming to provide technical support to fix problems that don't exist. Their methods include placing calls, sending pop-ups, engaging misleading lock screens, and sending...

A cure for the common cold call: freeze them out

The phone rings and it's a number I don’t recognize. That’s enough to bring my mood down a few degrees. It shouldn’t, but unfortunately experience has taught me that at least 95 percent of the calls from numbers that are “private” or that I don’t have an account name stored for on my phone are...

Internet Crime Complaint Center Impersonated for Malware & Phishing Scam

By Waqas Another day, another phishing scam - This time, hackers are impersonating Internet This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Internet Crime Complaint Center Impersonated for Malware & Phishing Scam...

HackerOne: While adding a payment method - Notification email not sent to newly added email ID as well as there is no verification for new email id (Paypal)

Description: As you know hackerone allows us to add payout method. On selecting paypal we are asked to add paypal email id. On saving new email id. A hackerone account holder i.e account from which payout method was changed gets a notification email saying that "The payout method was changed form...

Holiday Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Emails and ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver attachments infected with malware. Spoofed email messages and phony posts on...

Multiple Ransomware Infections Reported

US-CERT has received multiple reports of ransomware infections, known as Bad Rabbit, in many countries around the world. A suspected variant of Petya, Bad Rabbit is ransomware—malicious software that infects a computer and restricts user access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to...

Complain Management System - Hard-Coded Credentials Blind SQL injection

Complain Management System - Hard-Coded Credentials Blind SQL injection Exploit Title : Complain Management System Blind SQL Injection Date: 10 October 2017 Exploit Author: havysec Tested on: ubuntu14.04 Vendor: https://sourceforge.net/projects/complain-management-system/ Version: not supplied...

Lawsuit Alleges Disney Illegally Tracks Children Via Apps

The Walt Disney Company is fighting allegations this week that its apps fail to safeguard children’s personal information. The move follows a class action lawsuit brought against the company and four others who produce the apps. According to the complaint .PDF, Amanda Rushing and her child filed...

Multiple Petya Ransomware Infections Reported

US-CERT has received multiple reports of Petya ransomware infections in many countries around the world. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users' access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Individuals and organizations are...

FBI: Extortion, CEO Fraud Among Top Online Fraud Complaints in 2016

Online extortion, tech support scams and phishing attacks that spoof the boss were among the most costly cyber scams reported by consumers and businesses last year, according to new figures from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3. The IC3 report released Thursday correctly identifies...

FBI Releases Article on Romance Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article addressing the rise of Internet romance scams. In this common type of fraud, cyber criminals target victims, gain their confidence, and trick them into sending money. To stay safer online, review the FBI article on Romance Scams and...

IC3 Warns of Employment Scams Targeting College Students

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert on employment scams targeting college students. Phony job opportunities are advertised via college employment websites or students’ university emails. Unfortunately, students who take the bait suffer financial losses. US-CERT encourages...

FTC: D-Link Failed to Secure Routers, IP Cameras

The Federal Trade Commission acknowledged on Thursday that it takes the security of the so-called internet of things seriously when it leveraged a complaint against one of the more popular router manufacturers. The lawsuit, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,...

US-CERT Alerts Users to Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver infected attachments. Spoofed email messages and fraudulent posts on social networking...

Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint over WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook

Alleging a trail of broken promises, two privacy-focused advocacy groups yesterday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against a recent WhatsApp privacy policy change that states it will begin sharing user data with parent company Facebook. The Electronic Privacy Information Cente...

pissedconsumer.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.pissedconsumer.com/post-complaint.html Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| 12274 Google Pagerank| 4 VIP website status:| Yes Check pissedconsumer.com SSL connection:| Grade:...

FTC Announces Enhancements to IdentityTheft.gov

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has upgraded its IdentityTheft.gov site to provide improved help to victims of identity theft. Enhancements include more personalized response plans for consumers, automatic generation of documents to aid in recovery, and better integration of the site with the...

191 Million US Voters' Personal Info Exposed by Misconfigured Database

BREAKING: A misconfigured database has resulted in the exposure of around 191 Million voter records including voters' full names, their home addresses, unique voter IDs, date of births and phone numbers. The database was discovered on December 20th by Chris Vickery, a white hat hacker, who was ab...

US-CERT Alerts Users to Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver infected attachments. Spoofed email messages and fraudulent posts on social networking...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18590: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 9, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41465 First Published: 2015 October 9 15:23 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18590 may contain the following files: Name |...