Tis' the Season for Online Holiday Shopping; and Phishing

While online holiday shopping is nothing new, more of us will be avoiding the malls and brick-and-mortar stores this year — which opens up big opportunities for cybercriminals. This, along with COVID-19, is expected to anchor most of the scam and phishing lures in circulation this season. Since...

QR Codes: A Sneaky Security Threat

If it seems like QR codes have popped up everywhere these days, you’re right. Ever since they were first used by the Japanese auto industry to streamline manufacturing processes, companies everywhere have capitalized on the benefits of QR codes. They’re cheap to deploy and can be applied to almos...

New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments

Even as Visa issued a warning about a new JavaScript web skimmer known as Baka, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an authentication flaw in the company's EMV enabled payment cards that permits cybercriminals to obtain funds and defraud cardholders as well as merchants illicitly. The...

New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments

Even as Visa issued a warning about a new JavaScript web skimmer known as Baka, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an authentication flaw in the company's EMV enabled payment cards that permits cybercriminals to obtain funds and defraud cardholders as well as merchants illicitly. The...

Lock and Code S1Ep14: Uncovering security hubris with Adam Kujawa

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 Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, about "security hubris," the simple phenomenon in which businesses are less secure th...

As the 2020 Holiday Season Approaches, Optimized Digital Experiences Are Vital for Retailers

This article originally appeared in Digital Commerce 360. The most effective digital retail will happen in step with everyday life. Retailers must invest in tools and infrastructure needed to balance consumer expectations with regulatory responsibilities -- and focus on serving customers. Overall...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 - Remote Root Exploit

Exploit for hardware platform in category web applications !/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf-8 -- FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote Root Exploit Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568...

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vendor: iWT Ltd. Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 Algorithm A16 Firmware 5.7.2 build 568 Algorithm A14 Firmware 5.7.0 build 539 Algorithm A14 Summary: FaceSentry 5AN is a...

Tips for safe summer travels: your cybersecurity checklist

Summer is just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it comes vacation plans for many. Those looking to take some time away from work and home are likely making plans to secure their home, have their pets taken care of, and tie up loose ends at work. But how about securing your...

Than 3 1 5 party exciting! Touch under the ass, the“flash pay,”the Bank card information can be“Flash to steal it!” - Vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! /Article/UploadPic/2016-3/2016317103231926.jpg Yesterday, the CCTV 3 1 5 party exposure has a presence in the POSS machine vulnerabilities, criminals do not need Bank card password can also brush away the user card on the funds. Today I'll introduce a superb steal credit card and debit card...

Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards and The Deadline: Here's What You need To Know

October 1 Liability shift ENDS! Today, 1st October 2015, is the deadline for US-based Banks and Retailers to roll out Chip-embedded Credit Cards powered by EVM Technology to customers that will make transactions more secure. EVM Technology stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa -- a global...

Contactless Fingerprint Scanner That Can Capture Your Prints from Meters Away

Until today, there existed such Fingerprint Biometric Readers that required your touch to authenticate yourself as an authorized person. However, the latest research shows that the future of fingerprint scanners lies in a "no-touch" activity by an individual for gaining access. Recently, NIST...

British security researchers have found VISA wireless payments vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, UK Newcastle University, security researcher in the VISA contactless payment card, found a security vulnerability, exploit the vulnerability the attacker is simply using the phone from someone else's wallet to steal large amounts of cash. Contactless payment card using the encryption ch...

Hackers Can Steal $999,999.99 from Visa Contactless Payment Cards

Security researchers from Newcastle University in the UK have found a way to steal larger amounts of money from people's pockets using just a mobile phone, due to a security glitch Visa’s contactless payment cards. Contactless payment cards use a cryptoprocessor and RFID technology to perform...

osCmax 2.5.X Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin) Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications + Author: TUNISIAN CYBER + Exploit Title: osCmax 2.5.X Cross-Site Request Forgery Add Admin Vulnerability + Date: 15-03-2014 + Category: WebApp + Version: 2.5.X + Tested on: KaliLinux/Windows 7 Pro + CWE: CWE-302 + Vendor: http://www.oscmax.co...

Want lunch? Palm it over

Fed up with using swipe cards and PINs for their students’ lunch payments, a school board district in Clearwater, Fla. recently partnered with microelectronic company Fujitsu to use palm vein readers for nearly half of their 102,000 students. Pinellas County School Board District spent $120,000 t...

German Researchers Break RFID Smartcard Encryption

German Researchers Break RFID Smartcard Encryption Scientists have found a way to circumvent the encryption used to protect a smartcard used to restrict access to buildings and to process public transit system payments. A team of German scientists have demonstrated a hack that lets them make a...

QR Tags Can Hide Malicious Links, Experts Warn

QR tags have become the next big thing in interactive marketing. But as smart phone users flock to the trendy, postage-stamp sized bar codes, researchers are warning that they could be used to hijack mobile phones by directing them to malicious Web pages. In a post on the mobile security blog...

U.S. Playing Catch Up in Security for Contactless Devices

AMHERST, MASS.– The U.S. may boast the world’s largest economy, richest technology companies and a lion’s share of its top research universities. But when it comes to the subject of security of RFID Radio Frequency ID and other contactless technologies, America is still playing catch-up. The U.S....

Experts Converge at RFIDsec to Discuss NFC Security Implications

RFID security problems have been biting at the ankles of users and companies that deploy the technology for several years now, but they’ve been mostly on the fringes of mainstream security concerns. But now, as the technology becomes more widespread and pervasive, that is beginning to change...