Fake Beto O'Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls

Someone hijacked a volunteer tool to make it look like Beto O'Rourke encouraged voter fraud—and that could just be the beginning...

Tiny Island Atoll’s Domain Used in Widespread Ad Fraud

A scam campaign involving “.tk” domains has been active since at least May 2018, redirecting unsuspecting users to fake blogger sites that are collectively bringing in close to $22,000 per month in advertising revenue. The same actors have also been spotted running a tech-support scam in tandem,...

Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted

A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the "Satori" botnet, a malware strain unleashed last year that infected hundreds of thousands of wireless routers and other "Internet of Things" IoT devices. This outcome is hard...

A week in security (August 20 – August 26)

Last week on Labs, we took a look at insider threats, doubled back on the privacy of search browser extensions, profiled green card scams, revisited Defcon badgelife, and talked about what happens to a user's accounts when they die. Other cybersecurity news There was an archiving error in Twitch...

PortSwigger Web Security: Browser Self XSS Protection not implemented

Hi Self XSS Protection not used ,An attacker can trick users to insert JavaScript in browser console. A Self-XSS scam usually works by promising to help you access somebody else's account. Instead, the scammer tricks you into gaining access to your account for fraud, spam and tricking more people...

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management is an end-to-end solution for addressing fraud control issues. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management, which can be exploited by an attacker to submit a special request to elevate privileges...

T-Mobile Alerts 2.3 Million Customers of Data Breach Tied to Leaky API

Wireless carrier T-Mobile notified its 2.3 million subscribers via text message earlier this week that their personal account information may have been exposed. The warnings accompanied a customer advisory posted to the T-Mobile website alerting all its 77 million customers of the breach. Affecte...

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management is an end-to-end solution for solving fraud control problems from Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management CV versions prior to 6.1. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability ...

Dark Tequila: A Distilled Threat for Mexican Targets

Researchers have been tracking an ongoing malicious campaign targeting victims in Mexico, with a highly crafted tool built to steal financial information and login credentials for popular websites. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said today that the campaign, dubbed Dark Tequila, and its supporting...

Dark Tequila Añejo

Dark Tequila is a complex malicious campaign targeting Mexican users, with the primary purpose of stealing financial information, as well as login credentials to popular websites that range from code versioning repositories to public file storage accounts and domain registrars. A multi-stage...

AT&T Faces $224M Legal Challenge Over SIM-Jacking Rings

Cryptocurrency investor and Dogecoin founder Michael Terpin has filed a $223.8 million lawsuit against AT&T, alleging the mobile phone giant turned a blind eye to SIM fraud. Terpin alleges that more than 3 million cryptocurrency tokens worth $24 million were lifted from his digital wallet at an...

Google Expands Bug-Bounty Program to Battle Abuse Methods

Google is now offering rewards for newly-discovered techniques that bad actors could use to bypass its systems protecting against abuse, fraud and spam. The company has expanded its bug bounty program scope beyond security vulnerabilities to also focus on mitigations around potential abuse method...

FBI Warns of ‘Unlimited’ ATM Cashout Blitz

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a highly choreographed, global fraud scheme known as an "ATM cash-out," in which crooks hack a bank or payment card processor and use cloned cards at cash machines around the world to...

Tamper proofing review: the iZettle card payment terminal

Tamper resistance is an increasingly important factor in smart devices. Together with secure hardware design and defensive coding, it can deliver a very secure device. One of the most common areas the average consumer will encounter tamper resistant devices is in payment terminals, or Pin Entry...

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management Information Disclosure Vulnerability

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management is an end-to-end solution for solving fraud control problems from Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management CV versions prior to 6.1, which can be exploited by remote attackers to...

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management Remote HOST Header Attack Vulnerability

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management is an end-to-end solution for addressing fraud control issues. A remote HOST header attack vulnerability exists in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management CV versions prior to 6.1. No detailed vulnerability details are provided at this time...

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management is an end-to-end solution for solving fraud control problems from Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management CV versions prior to 6.1, which can be exploited by remote attackers to gain...

Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy

Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in online attacks that siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from victims. On July 18, 2018, Pasco County...

CVE-2018-7070

HPE has identified a remote disclosure of information vulnerability in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management earlier than version CV 6.1. This issue is resolved in HF16 for HPE CV 6.1 or subsequent version...

CVE-2018-7068

HPE has identified a remote HOST header attack vulnerability in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management earlier than version CV 6.1. This issue is resolved in HF16 for HPE CV 6.1 or subsequent version...