WolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

UPDATE A new Android malware family has been discovered, which targets popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to gather intelligence on Android victims. The malware, dubbed WolfRAT, is under active development, and was recently identified in campaigns targeting Thai users...

Facebook Proxygen Resource Management Error Vulnerability

Facebook Proxygen is a set of open source C++ HTTP class libraries from the U.S. company Facebook . A resource management error vulnerability exists in the lifecycle management of the request adaptor in versions prior to Facebook Proxygen v2020.05.18.00. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability...

Mandrake Android malware stealing Facebook, crypto data since 2016

By Sudais Asif Every day we see unique instances of malware come up but Mandrake... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mandrake Android malware stealing Facebook, crypto data since 2016...

Login with Facebook Bug Earns $20K Bounty

Facebook has awarded a security researcher $20,000 for discovering a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the Facebook Login SDK, which is used by developers to add a “Continue with Facebook” button to a page as an authentication method. Exploitation could allow threat actors to hijack...

How to Set Your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to Control Who Sees What

Pick who sees your tweets, posts, and stories—and choose what you want to see, too...

How a Facebook Bug Took Down Spotify, TikTok, and Other Major iOS Apps

Thank a tiny change to a software development kit for widespread crashes Wednesday, including the Spotify and TikTok apps...

Facebook Launches 'Discover,' A Secure Proxy to Browse the Internet for Free

More than six years after Facebook launched its ambitious Free Basics program to bring the Internet to the masses, the social network is back at it again with a new zero-rating initiative called Discover. The service, available as a mobile web and Android app, allows users to browse the Internet...

Facebook Launches 'Discover,' A Secure Proxy to Browse the Internet for Free

More than six years after Facebook launched its ambitious Free Basics program to bring the Internet to the masses, the social network is back at it again with a new zero-rating initiative called Discover. The service, available as a mobile web and Android app, allows users to browse the Internet...

hits script 1.0 - (item_name) SQL Injection Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: hits script 1.0 - 'itemname' SQL Injection Exploit Author: SajjadBnd Vendor Homepage: https://hits.ir Software Link: http://dl.persianscript.ir/script/hitsir-script-persian%28PersianScript.ir%29.zip Software Linkmirror:...

How Did Facebook Beat a Federal Wiretap Demand?

This is interesting: Facebook Inc. in 2018 beat back federal prosecutors seeking to wiretap its encrypted Messenger app. Now the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to find out how. The entire proceeding was confidential, with only the result leaking to the press. Lawyers for the ACLU and t...

hits script 1.0 SQL Injection

Exploit Title: hits script 1.0 - 'itemname' SQL Injection Date: 2020-04-27 Exploit Author: SajjadBnd Vendor Homepage: https://hits.ir Software Link: http://dl.persianscript.ir/script/hitsir-script-persian%28PersianScript.ir%29.zip Software Linkmirror:...

Lock and Code S1Ep5: Mythbusting and understanding VPNs with JP Taggart

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 JP Taggart, senior security researcher at Malwarebytes, about VPNs—debunking their myths, explaining their actual capabilities, and providing some advice...

Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along

Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news...

A week in security (April 13 – 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at how to avoid Zoom bombing, weighed the risks of surveillance versus pandemics, and dug into a spot of WiFi credential theft. Other cybersecurity news: Malware creeps back into the home: With a pandemic forcing much of the workforce into remote position...

Hackers selling 267 million Facebook records on hacker forum

By Waqas Currently, the trove of 267 million Facebook records are being sold for around $600 on the hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers selling 267 million Facebook records on hacker forum...

Privacy Badger - A Browser Extension That Automatically Learns To Block Invisible Trackers

Privacy Badger is a browser extension that automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger learns by watching which domains appear to be tracking you as you browse the Web. Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track signal with your browsing...

Facebook Instagram for Android Input Verification Error Vulnerability

Facebook Instagram for Android is an Android-based social networking application that provides online photo and video sharing. An input validation error vulnerability exists in versions prior to Facebook Instagram for Android 128.0.0.26.128. The vulnerability stems from a network system or produc...

Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit

As it faces a major lawsuit, Zoom is taking a significant step to bolster security and privacy efforts by recruiting an industry heavy-hitter – former Facebook CISO Alex Stamos – to provide special counsel. It has also named third-party expert security advisory teams. The popular videoconferencin...

Facebook Oculus Desktop Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Facebook Oculus Desktop is a virtual desktop application from the American company Facebook that supports the operation of computers in VR. A security vulnerability exists in previous versions of Facebook Oculus Desktop 1.44.0.32849 for Windows-based platforms. The vulnerability can be exploited ...

CVE-2019-11939

A flaw was found in thrift. Golang Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of...