A week in security (October 12 – October 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at journalism’s role in cybersecurity on our Lock and Code podcast, gave tips for safer shopping on Amazon Prime day, and discussed an APT attack springing into life as Academia returned to the real and virtual campus environment. We also dug into potenti...

FIFA 21 Blockbuster Release Gives Fraudsters an Open Field for Theft

The hotly anticipated release of blockbuster video game FIFA 21 on Oct. 6, along with the return of professional play, are giving soccer fans reason to celebrate. And, unsurprisingly, cybercriminals are already figuring out how to capitalize. A report from researcher Christopher Boyd at...

FIFA 21 game scams: watch out for unsporting conduct

Despite COVID-19, soccer season is slowly ebbing its way back into daily life around the world. Its also sneaking back onto TV screens in the form of huge-budget video games. Step up to the plate, FIFA 21. FIFA games: the football juggernaut The FIFA series is an absolute monster in terms of sale...

account.fifa.com Open Redirect vulnerability OBB-1270188

Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspa. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspb. notified the website operator about its existence...

ThreatList: Phishing Attacks Doubled in 2018

Phishing attempts more than doubled in 2018, as bad actors sought to trick victims into handing over their credentials. They used both old tricks – such as scams tied to current events – as well as other stealthy, fresher tactics. Researchers with Kaspersky Lab said in a Tuesday report that durin...

Spam and phishing in 2018

Numbers of the year The share of spam in mail traffic was 52.48%, which is 4.15 p.p. less than in 2017. The biggest source of spam this year was China 11.69%. 74.15% of spam emails were less than 2 KB in size. Malicious spam was detected most commonly with the Win32.CVE-2017-11882 verdict. The...

Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - usw SQL Injection Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - 'usw' SQL Injection Exploit Author: Ihsan Sencan Vendor Homepage: http://fankstribe.org/ Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fifamasterxls/files/latest/download Version: 2.3.2 Category: Webapp...

Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - usw SQL Injection

Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - usw SQL Injection Exploit Title: Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - 'usw' SQL Injection Dork: N/A Date: 2018-10-24 Exploit Author: Ihsan Sencan Vendor Homepage: http://fankstribe.org/ Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fifamasterxls/files/latest/download Version: 2.3.2...

Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 SQL Injection

Exploit Title: Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - 'usw' SQL Injection Dork: N/A Date: 2018-10-24 Exploit Author: Ihsan Sencan Vendor Homepage: http://fankstribe.org/ Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fifamasterxls/files/latest/download Version: 2.3.2 Category: Webapps Tested on:...

Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - 'usw' SQL Injection

Exploit Title: Fifa Master XLS 2.3.2 - 'usw' SQL Injection Dork: N/A Date: 2018-10-24 Exploit Author: Ihsan Sencan Vendor Homepage: http://fankstribe.org/ Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fifamasterxls/files/latest/download Version: 2.3.2 Category: Webapps Tested on:...

A WordPress SPAMbot Wants You to Bet on the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Our researchers recently picked up on a spike in SPAM activity directed at sites powered by WordPress, which, naturally, led them to take a closer look. Turns out the attack was launched by a botnet and implemented in the form of comment SPAM - meaningless, generic text generated from a template...

firstonetv.net XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-634483 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| firstonetv.net Open Bug Bounty Program:| View Open Bug Bounty Program Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

FIFA public Wi-Fi guide: which host cities have the most secure networks?

We all know how easy it is for users to connect to open Wi-Fi networks in public places. Well, it is equally straightforward for criminals to position themselves near poorly protected access points – where they can intercept network traffic and compromise user data. A lack of essential traffic...

EA servers down; Battlefield 1, Battlefront 2, Star Wars & FIFA 18 Affected

By Agan Uzunovic You are not alone, Electronic Arts EA servers are down This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EA servers down; Battlefield 1, Battlefront 2, Star Wars FIFA 18 Affected...

mulefactory.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://www.mulefactory.com/buyfifa17coins%22%27%2D%2D%21 Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| 110232 VIP website status:| No Check mulefactory.com SSL connection:| Grade: A- Coordinate...

FIFA Mobile Soccer - Base64 encoded String, Customized SSL, Redefined SSL Common Names verifier vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application FIFA Mobile Soccer published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

FIFA 15 Ultimate Team - Base64 encoded String, Customized SSL, Redefined SSL Common Names verifier vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application FIFA 15 Ultimate Team published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

FIFA ワールドクラスサッカー 2016™ - Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application FIFA ワールドクラスサッカー 2016™ published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

FIFA 16 - BSD license, Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application FIFA 16 published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 16 Companion - Customized SSL, MIT license, Redefined SSL Common Names verifier vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application EA SPORTS™ FIFA 16 Companion published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...