Hacked GPS tracker reveals location data of customers

Stalkerware researcher maia arson crimew strikes again. Big time. We know maia as a researcher that loves to go after stalkerware peddlers, which Malwarebytes—as one of the founding members of the Coalition Against Stalkerware—loves to see. This time the target company, Tracki, is one selling GPS...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6221

A vulnerability in corydolphin/flask-cors version 4.0.1 allows the Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network CORS header to be set to true by default. This behavior can expose private network resources to unauthorized external access, leading to significant security risks such as data breaches,...

The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach

Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more—all available online. After months of confusion, leaked information from a background-check firm underscores the long-term risks of data breaches...

NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines what we know about a breach...

CVE-2024-42472

Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to versions 1.14.0 and 1.15.10, a malicious or compromised Flatpak app using persistent directories could access and write files outside of what it would otherwise have access to, which is an attack on integrity and...

K000140693: Apache HTTP server vulnerability CVE-2024-39573

Security Advisory Description Potential SSRF in modrewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to cause unsafe RewriteRules to unexpectedly setup URL's to be handled by modproxy. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue. CVE-2024-39573...

FBI Shuts Down Dispossessor Ransomware Group's Servers Across U.S., U.K., and Germany

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI on Monday announced the disruption of online infrastructure associated with a nascent ransomware group called Radar/Dispossessor. The effort saw the dismantling of three U.S. servers, three United Kingdom servers, 18 German servers, eight U.S.-based...

A week in security (August 5 – August 11)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data Stolen data from scraping service National Public Data leaked online Android vulnerability used in targeted attacks patched by Google Men report more pressure and threats to share location and accounts...

Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data

Electronic surveillance equipment provider ADT filed a form 8-K with the Security and Exchange Commision SEC to report “a cybersecurity incident during which unauthorized actors illegally accessed certain databases containing ADT customer order information.” An 8-K is a report of unscheduled...

Stolen data from scraping service National Public Data leaked online

Cybercriminals are offering a large database for sale that may include your data without you even being aware of its existence. The stolen data comes from a data scraping service trading under the name “National Public Data” which was allegedly breached by a cybercriminal group by the name of...

The vulnerability of the UploadCustomModule function in the cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi file of the TOTOLINK CP900 router’s microprogramming software allows a perpetrator to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the UploadCustomModule function in the cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi file of the TOTOLINK CP900 router’s microprogramming system is related to the issue of data being written outside the buffer during the processing of the File parameter. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a maliciou...

Data Breach: 3 Billion National Public Data Records with SSNs Dumped Online

National Public Data, a service by Jerico Pictures Inc., suffered a massive breach. Hacker "Fenice" leaked 2.9 billion…...

PT-2024-37654 · WordPress · Userswp

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: UsersWP WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2.12 Description: The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive information, including IP addresses, usernames, and email addresses, due to the use of predictable filenames when ...

CVE-2024-6589

The CVE-2024-6589 entry concerns LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin (versions

MAL-2024-7804 Malicious code in floodtcpudp (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware a611aa867ba38df3df7fa580801761c47bd580ea1466bee912946e7b0dcca80b Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

The vulnerability of the setgeneral.php file in the Tailoring Management System (TMS) allows a hacker to execute arbitrary SQL code, gain unauthorized access to read, modify, or delete data, or cause service interruptions.

The vulnerability of the setgeneral.php file in the Tailoring Management System TMS involves a lack of security measures for the SQL query structure. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL code, gain unauthorized access to read, modify, or delete data, or cause ...

TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation

Following three separate data breaches between 2021 and 2023 which exposed the proprietary information PI of TracFone Wireless customers, the Federal Communications Commission FCC announced that the Verizon-owned company has agreed to pay a $16 million civil penalty to settle the government...

Heritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online

The Heritage Foundation this month denied that it had suffered an earlier system breach and the subsequent leaking of internal data. But the organization had to admit that cybercriminals gained access to an archive of Heritages affiliated media site, The Daily Signal, dating back to 2022. That...

A week in security (July 15 – July 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: CrowdStrike update at center of Windows "Blue Screen of Death" outage Number of data breach victims goes up 1,000% Gen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows Rite Aid says 2.2 million people affected in data breach AI device Rabbi...

Number of data breach victims goes up 1,000%

Nope, that headlines not a typo. Over one thousand percent. The Identity Theft Resource Center ITRC tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 81,958,874 victims. The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the ri...