Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on...

Fake Windows Crypto Apps Spreading AppleJeus Malware

By Deeba Ahmed The infamous North Korean state-backed Lazarus hacking group is using AppleJeus malware to steal crypto funds from Windows users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Windows Crypto Apps Spreading AppleJeus Malware...

"Baby dumped at the gate" post is a Facebook hoax

Every so often, bizarre but oddly believable scams do the rounds on Facebook. And so we have the latest: A tragic tale of a lost baby left outside the gate of someones house. The abandoned baby Facebook hoax springs into action A post made to Facebook December 1st by someone claiming to be in the...

PT-2024-11847 · Linux +4 · Linux Kernel +4

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a crash when replugging CSR fake controllers in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth component. It seems that fake CSR 5.0 clones can cause the suspend notifier to be...

16,000+ Scam Domains Aimed at FIFA World Cup Fans in Qatar

By Habiba Rashid From phishing attacks to selling fake tickets, scammers have set up thousands of domains to trick FIFA World Cup 2022 fans in Qatar. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 16,000+ Scam Domains Aimed at FIFA World Cup Fans in Qatar...

This Malicious App Abused Hacked Devices to Create Fake Accounts on Multiple Platforms

A malicious Android SMS application discovered on the Google Play Store has been found to stealthily harvest text messages with the goal of creating accounts on a wide range of platforms like Facebook, Google, and WhatsApp. The app, named Symoo com.vanjan.sms, had over 100,000 downloads and...

Open-Xchange OX App Suite 跨站脚本漏洞

Open-Xchange OX App Suite is an email and productivity suite client software from Open-Xchange Germany. A security vulnerability exists in Open-Xchange OX App Suite 7.10.6 and prior versions, which stems from a detection mechanism for deep links in emails that allows the injection of references t...

Consumer cyberthreats: predictions for 2023

The consumer threat landscape constantly changes. Although the main types of threats phishing, scams, malware, etc. remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. This year, we have seen spikes in cybercriminal activity aime...

Bahamut Using Fake VPN Apps to Steal Android User Credentials

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers believe that the attack is ongoing, in which hackers are using malicious versions of SoftVPN, SecureVPN, and OpenVPN software. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bahamut Using Fake VPN Apps to Steal Android User Credentials...

Bahamut Cyber Espionage Hackers Targeting Android Users with Fake VPN Apps

The cyber espionage group known as Bahamut has been attributed as behind a highly targeted campaign that infects users of Android devices with malicious apps designed to extract sensitive information. The activity, which has been active since January 2022, entails distributing rogue VPN apps...

Meta Takes Down Fake Facebook and Instagram Accounts Linked to Pro-U.S. Influence Operation

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it took down a network of accounts and pages across Facebook and Instagram that were operated by people associated with the U.S. military to spread narratives that depicted the country in a favorable light in the Middle East and Central Asia. The network, which...

immudb 数据伪造问题漏洞

immudb is a CodeNotary open source immutable database based on zero-trust, SQL and key-value, tamper-resistant, data change history . immudb version 1.4.1 before there is a data forgery problem vulnerability , the vulnerability stems from a malicious server can provide false proof , the client SD...

W4SP Stealer Constantly Targeting Python Developers in Ongoing Supply Chain Attack

An ongoing supply chain attack has been leveraging malicious Python packages to distribute malware called W4SP Stealer, with over hundreds of victims ensnared to date. "The threat actor is still active and is releasing more malicious packages," Checkmarx researcher Jossef Harush said in a technic...

batchDepositETHForStaking in GiantSavETHVaultPool.sol can be ticked to steal all ETH in the pool

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact All Eth can be drained by fake vault addresses. Proof of Concept In batchDepositETHForStaking, savETHVault is checked for its validity through SavETHVault savETHPool = SavETHVaultsavETHVaultsi; require...

bringUnusedETHBackIntoGiantPool in GiantMevAndFeesPool can be used to steal LPTokens

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact real LPTokens can be transferred out of GiantMevAndFeesPool through fake stakingFundsVaults provided by an attacker. Proof of Concept bringUnusedETHBackIntoGiantPool takes in stakingFundsVaults, oldLPTokens, newLPTokens and rotate amounts from old to new...

batchRotateLPTokens in GiantSavETHVaultPool can be used to steal LPTokens

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact real LPTokens can be transferred out of GiantSavETHVaultPool through fake stakingFundsVaults provided by an attacker. Proof of Concept batchRotateLPTokens takes in stakingFundsVaults, oldLPTokens, newLPTokens and rotate amounts from old to new tokens. Th...

batchDepositETHForStaking in GiantMevAndFeesPool.sol can be ticked to steal all ETH in the pool

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact All Eth can be drained by fake vault addresses. Proof of Concept In batchDepositETHForStaking, stakingFundsVault is checked for its validity through StakingFundsVault sfv = StakingFundsVaultpayablestakingFundsVaulti; require...

batchRotateLPTokens in GiantMevAndFeesPool can be used to steal LPTokens

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact real LPTokens can be transferred out of GiantMevAndFeesPool through fake stakingFundsVaults provided by an attacker. Proof of Concept batchRotateLPTokens takes in stakingFundsVaults, oldLPTokens, newLPTokens and rotate amounts from old to new tokens. The...

New Azov Ransomware can wipe 666 bytes data at a stretch

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The new Azov Ransomware can wipe 666 bytes of data at a time. The Azov wiper destroys victims data on purpose and infects other applications by dropping a fake pirated software...

Attacker can drain the SizeSealed.sol contract.

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact An attacker can drain the SizeSealed.sol contract buy creating fake auction and manipulating some contract logic. POC Assuming that the SizeSealed.sol initially contains 10000 DAI tokens, I’ll demonstrate how an attacker can steal these tokens. The bug i...