Design/Logic Flaw

The Job Manager & Career WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 contains a vulnerability in the Directory Listings system, which allows an unauthorized user to view and download private files of other users. This vulnerability poses a serious security threat because it allows an attacker to gain access to...

CVE-2023-2448

CVE-2023-2448 concerns the WordPress UserPro plugin. Affected versions are up to and including 5.1.4, where a missing capability check in the function userpro_shortcode_template allows unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary shortcode execution and unauthorized data access. The incident is...

Why less is more: 10 steps to secure customer data

In an advisory aimed at the protection of customers’ personal data, the Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC has emphasized that businesses should only collect personal data from customers that they need in order to operate effectively. While that may seem like kicking in an open door, it’s real...

A week in security (November 13 – November 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Signal is testing usernames so you don’t have to share your phone number State of Maine data breach impacts 1.3 million people Credit card skimming on the rise for the holiday shopping season Update now! Microsoft patches 3 actively exploited zero-days Ransomware...

Ransomware Gang Files SEC Complaint

A ransomware gang, annoyed at not being paid, filed an SEC complaint against its victim for not disclosing its security breach within the required four days. This is over the top, but is just another example of the extreme pressure ransomware gangs put on companies after seizing their data. Gangs...

Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial

Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki, a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they...

Remote Code Execution due to Full Controled File Write in mlflow

The mlflow web server includes tools for tracking experiments, packaging code into reproducible runs, and sharing and deploying models. As this vulnerability allows to write / overwrite any file on the file system, it gives a lot of ways to archive code execution like overwriting /home//.bashrc. ...

Samsung Data Breach: Hackers Steal Data of UK Customers

By Waqas The data breach does not include passwords or financial data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Samsung Data Breach: Hackers Steal Data of UK Customers...

A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen

The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive...

Ransomware review: November 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, "known attacks" are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of...

Lesson from Casio’s Data Breach: Why Database Security Still a Major Challenge for Businesses?

By Waqas Casio's data breach exposed a well-known secret: no one is immune to cyberattacks - It also exposes the highly vulnerable state of databases. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lesson from Casios Data Breach: Why Database Security Still a Major Challenge for...

Hackers Claim Major Data Breach at Smart WiFi Provider Plume

By Waqas Plume has not confirmed the data breach but has acknowledged that the company is aware of the claims made by hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Claim Major Data Breach at Smart WiFi Provider Plume...

CVE-2022-46646

CVE-2022-46646 affects Intel® Unison™ software for Windows (before 20.14.5683.0), Android (before 20.14.4244), and iOS apps (before 20.14.2.3053). The description indicates potential information disclosure to an authenticated/unauthorized actor via local access. The connected sources explicitly p...

State of Maine data breach impacts 1.3 million people

The US State of Maine says it has suffered a data breach impacting around 1.3 million people. According to the census from July 2022, thats more or less the the entire population of Maine. The State of Maine says it was compromised via a known vulnerability in secure transfer service MOVEit...

Lockbit Ransomware Leaks Boeing Data Trove

By Deeba Ahmed Earlier, Boeing acknowledged a cyberattack amidst claims by the Lockbit ransomware gang of breaching its security and stealing data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lockbit Ransomware Leaks Boeing Data Trove...

A week in security (November 06 – November 12)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Defeating Little Brother requires a new outlook on privacy: Lock and Code S04E23 Medical research data Advarra stolen after SIM swap Okta breach happened after employee logged into personal Google account Introducing ThreatDown: A new chapter for Malwarebytes...

PT-2023-32511 · Unknown · Ics Business Manager

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ICS Business Manager version 7.06.0028.7089 Description: A SQL injection issue has been discovered, allowing a remote user to send a specially crafted SQL query to retrieve all database information. The data can also be modified or deleted,...

CVE-2023-5542

CVE-2023-5542 corresponds to an improper access control issue in Moodle: students in an "Only see own membership" group could view other students in the same group. This is corroborated by OSV and GHSA entries (BIT-MOODLE-2023-5542, GHSA-8MM2-M2GP-C6X2) describing the same behavior. Public refere...

Nude “before and after” photos stolen from plastic surgeon, posted online, and sent to victims’ family and friends

The FBI is investigating a data breach where cybercriminals were able to steal patients’ records from a Las Vegas plastic surgeons office, and then post the details online which included nude photos. In February, cybercriminals gained access to Hankins & Sohns network, which has offices in both...

Okta breach happened after employee logged into personal Google account

Okta has revealed details about a recent breach which exposed files belonging to customers. As we explained in our article about 1Password being a victim of this breach, it’s normal for Okta support to ask customers to upload a file known as an HTTP Archive HAR file. Having this file allows the...