Design/Logic Flaw

In several functions of NotificationManagerService.java, there are missing permission checks. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by creating fake system notifications with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product:...

CVE-2020-0084

In several functions of NotificationManagerService.java, there are missing permission checks. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by creating fake system notifications with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product:...

h2: Information Exposure due to insecure handling of permissions in the backup

An issue was discovered in H2 1.4.197. Insecure handling of permissions in the backup function allows attackers to read sensitive files outside of their permissions via a symlink to a fake database file...

Mokes and Buerak distributed under the guise of security certificates

The technique of distributing malware under the guise of legitimate software updates is not new. As a rule, cybercriminals invite potential victims to install a new version of a browser or Adobe Flash Player. However, we recently discovered a new approach to this well-known method: visitors to...

Fake reviews & third-party apps cause 50% of threats against Android

By Sudais Asif Android has a malware problem but it can be solved however fake revies and third-party stores are keeping this threat alive. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake reviews & third-party apps cause 50% of threats against Android...

Burning Man Tickets for $225? Yep, Too Good to Be True

Burning Man aficionados anxious to get their tickets squared away for the 2020 “experience” should beware: Fake concert organizers are offering passes in what researchers say is a very convincing and sophisticated scam effort. Burning Man, which bills itself as a “vibrant participatory metropolis...

This Week in Security News: LokiBot Impersonates Popular Game Launcher and DRBControl Espionage Operation Hits Gambling, Betting Companies

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about a variant of LokiBot that has been discovered impersonating a popular game launcher, known for Fortnite, to trick users into...

Hamas Ensnares Israeli Soldiers with Pretty 'Ladies'

Hamas has been caught taking a classic “catfish” approach, to tempt Israeli soldiers into installing spyware on their phones. Members posed as teen girls who are looking for quality chat time. This is the third time that the Palestinian group has used the tactic – but this time it upped its...

AZORult spreads as a fake ProtonVPN installer

AZORult has its history. However, a few days ago, we discovered what appears to be one of its most unusual campaigns: abusing the ProtonVPN service and dropping malware via fake ProtonVPN installers for Windows. Screenshot of a fake ProtonVPN website The campaign started at the end of November 20...

KawaiiDeauther - Jam All Wifi Clients/Routers

Kawaii Deauther is a pentest toolkit whose goal is to perform jam on WiFi clients/routers and spam many fake AP for testing purposes. Dependencies macchanger mdk3 nmcli Installation Dependencies will be automatically installed. $ git clone https://github.com/aryanrtm/KawaiiDeauther $ cd...

Concern over Coronavirus Leading to Global Spread of Fake Pharmacy Spam

High levels of concern around the Coronavirus are currently being used to increase the online popularity of spam campaigns designed to spread fake news and drive unsuspecting users to dubious online drug stores. Given the level of anxiety that currently exists globally around the spread of the...

The vulnerability of the Bitdefender BOX 2 device, related to errors in processing URL addresses via the API /api/download_image, allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability of the Bitdefender BOX 2 device for protecting devices and gadgets is related to errors in processing URL addresses using the API /api/downloadimage. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a hacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system by sending the malicious file...

U.S. Finance Sector Hit with Targeted Backdoor Campaign

The financial services sector in the U.S. found itself under a barrage of cyberattacks last month, all bent on delivering a powerful backdoor called Minebridge. The attack chain employed a known method called “VBA Stomping” to avoid detection. According to researchers at FireEye, the campaigns,...

Charming Kitten Uses Fake Interview Requests to Target Public Figures

The Iran-based hacking group Charming Kitten has resurfaced with a new campaign that uses fake interviews to target public figures to launch phishing attacks and steal victims’ email-account information. In a report released Wednesday, security researchers at Certfa Lab say they discovered the...

Twitter API Abused to Uncover User Identities

Twitter said that malicious actors, with potential ties to state-sponsored groups, were abusing a legitimate function on its platform to unmask the identity of users. The social media giant said that on Dec. 24, 2019, it discovered a large network of fake accounts abusing a legitimate API...

venom

This is a Metasploit framework module for generating shellcode and compiling it into an executable file. The module, named "venom", uses msfvenom to generate shellcode in various formats and injects it into a template, which is then compiled using compilers like gcc or pyinstaller. The module als...

Authentication Bypass

opencast-kernel is vulnerable to authentication bypass. The vulnerability exists as a fake remember-me token can be used to gain access of arbitrary users without the need to be authenticated...

[SECURITY] [DLA 2087-1] suricata security update

Package : suricata Version : 2.0.7-2+deb8u5 CVE ID : CVE-2019-18625 CVE-2019-18792 Two vulnerabilities have recently been discovered in the stream-tcp code of the intrusion detection and prevention tool Suricata. CVE-2019-18625 It was possible to bypass/evade any tcp based signature by faking a...

blnmrpb - Webshell in Fake Plugin

Sucuri Labs found that a fake plugin, which is a Webshell...

IC3 Issues Alert on Employment Scams

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert warning consumers of fake jobs and hiring scams targeting applicants’ personally identifiable information PII. Cyber criminals posing as legitimate employers spoof company websites and post fake job openings to lure victims. Cyber...