Telegram Fraudsters Ramp Up Forged COVID-19 Vaccine Card Sales

Telegram groups are being abused by fraudsters peddling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to the unvaccinated and anti-vaxxer communities, according to researchers. Brittany Allen, trust and safety architect at Sift, noticed the illicit sales on the encrypted messaging platform as the COVID-19...

Moxa Camera VPort 06EC-2V Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-36220)

Moxa Camera VPort 06EC-2V is a camera device from Moxa MOXA of Taiwan, China. A security vulnerability exists in the Moxa Camera VPort 06EC-2V. An attacker can cause a denial of service by dereferencing a NULL pointer via a fake lldp packet...

ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality

The secret campaign, backed by major broadband companies, used real people’s names without their consent...

Sifchain: wrong url in hackerone > goes to wix.com > unconnected

Summary: Hi there, this is a very small issue out of scope. Your current domain name in your hackerone program is wrong: http://sifchain.finance and moves to wix.com Steps To Reproduce: 1. Login as a researcher 2. Open the program from sifchain: https://hackerone.com/sifchain?type=team 3. click o...

What is Smishing? The 101 guide

Smishing is a valuable tool in the scammers armoury. Youve likely run into it, even if you didnt know that is its name. It doesnt arrive by email or social media direct message, instead choosing a route directly aimed at what may be your most personal device: the mobile phone. So, what is Smishin...

Hacked Android phones mimicked connected TV products for fake ad views

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers used malware to hack devices to create an Android ad fraud botnet called 'Pareto' that mimicked connected TV products. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacked Android phones mimicked connected TV products for fake ad views...

Mail.ru: Subdomain takeover on "info-edcrunch.skillfactory.ru"

Domain, site, application -- http://info-edcrunch.skillfactory.ru/ Here there is a skillfactory domain info-edcrunch.skillfactory.ru which is pointing towards tilda pages so this domain can be taken over can can be used to do any type of attacks mostly i can make a fake login page on your behalf...

Top 5 Most Vicious Bad Bots

Classified by The Open Web Application Security Project OWASP as ‘automated threats’, bad bots can be used to perform a plethora of actions on the application layer, from basic requests to elaborate sessions with sophisticated requests. Some of these bots are more malicious than others. This make...

IcedID Circulates Via Web Forms, Google URLs

Website contact forms and Google URLs are being used to spread the IcedID trojan, according to researchers at Microsoft. Attackers are using “contact us” forms on websites to send emails targeting organizations with trumped-up legal threats, researchers said. The messages consistently mention a...

DOJ: Creep Coach Finagles Nude Athlete Photos

A former track-and-field coach who worked at several universities has been arrested and is facing up to five years in prison for attempting to solicit nude photos of his athletes through sham social-media accounts and cyberstalking. The Department of Justice alleged that Steve Waithe, while...

Adware Spreads via Fake TikTok App, Laptop Offers

Malicious Android apps disguised as TikTok and offers for free Lenovo laptops are being used in ad-stuffing attacks underway against devices on the Jio telecom network in India, security researchers warn. Researchers from Zscaler report this threat actor has been operating various phishing scams...

Fake Netflix app on Play Store caught hijacking WhatsApp sessions

By Deeba Ahmed Google has removed FlixOnline, a fake Netflix app for deploying wormable malware targeting WhatsApp users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Netflix app on Play Store caught hijacking WhatsApp sessions...

Experts uncover a new Banking Trojan targeting Latin American users

Researchers on Tuesday revealed details of a new banking trojan targeting corporate users in Brazil at least since 2019 across various sectors such as engineering, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, finance, transportation, and government. Dubbed "Janeleiro" by Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, the...

Hackers Setup Fake Cyber Security firm to Target InfoSec Experts

By Waqas Google believes the hackers are backed by the North Korean government. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Setup Fake Cyber Security firm to Target InfoSec Experts...

Browser lockers: extortion disguised as a fine

Browser lockers aka browlocks are a class of online threats that prevent the victim from using the browser and demand a ransom. A locker is a fake page that dupes the user, under a fictitious pretext loss of data, legal liability, etc., into making a call or a money transfer, or giving out paymen...

Fraud Ring Launders Money Via Fake Charity Donations

A money-laundering fraud ring is targeting donation sites, taking advantage of the outpouring of charity sparked by the global pandemic. Dubbed Cart Crasher by the Sift security firm, the fraud ring leverages guest checkout options on donation sites to steal money and launder stolen payment cards...

SpaceX employee admits security fraud, insider trading on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed Between 2016 and 2017, "MillionaireMike" bought names, birth dates, and SSN from the Dark Web to create fake accounts for insider trading. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SpaceX employee admits security fraud, insider trading on dark web...

The vulnerability arises from insufficient checking of update files in the client update folder of the VipNet Client information protection software. This allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the VipNet Client information protection software lies in insufficient checks on access rights to the update folder, as well as insufficient checks on the integrity and authenticity of update files. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating locally, to...

Resident Evil 8 just the latest game plagued by fake demos and early access scams

There’s been a number of scams targeting fans of major upcoming video game releases over the last week or two. Why is this happening, and what can you do to ensure both you and your children avoid such fakeouts? Preview power: the 80s and 90s Back in the 80s, games reviews were only really found ...

Bogus Android Clubhouse App Drops Credential-Swiping Malware

Researchers are warning of a fake version of the popular audio chat app Clubhouse, which delivers malware that steals login credentials for more than 450 apps. Clubhouse has burst on the social media scene over the past few months, gaining hype through its audio-chat rooms where participants can...