Apple Pay with Visa Hacked to Make Payments via Locked iPhones

An attacker who steals a locked iPhone can use a stored Visa card to make contactless payments worth up to thousands of dollars without unlocking the phone, researchers are warning. The problem is due to unpatched vulnerabilities in both the Apple Pay and Visa systems, according to an academic te...

Amazon will pay you $10 for your palm prints. Should you be worried?

Retail giant Amazon recently offered to pay $10 USD for your palm prints. Would you offer them your hand? Many seem to home in and seethe over the price being too little for something as priceless and unique as their palm print, not realizing that when it does come to registering biometric data i...

Combatting Insider Threats with Keyboard Security

As cyberattacks snowball and insider threats become an ever-larger part of the problem, it may be time to move beyond purely software-based cyber-defenses. Implementing hardware-based security, like secure keyboards, can be an important part of the mix. Those in IT-leadership roles are well aware...

New Hack Lets Attackers Bypass MasterCard PIN by Using Them As Visa Card

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack that could allow criminals to trick a point of sale terminal into transacting with a victim's Mastercard contactless card while believing it to be a Visa card. The research, published by a group of academics from ETH Zurich, builds on a stud...

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...