Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised

An early warning network designed to notify subscribers about dangerous weather in Australia has been compromised. The hacker sent many bogus messages via phone, SMS, and email, telling users that the service had been hacked. Early Warning Network, a service used by local governments to send...

35C3 Day One: Security, Art and Hacking

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – Europe’s largest hacker conference kicked off Thursday marking the 35th Chaos Communication Congress. The confab is a four-day, 24/7 celebration of everything hacker – from the latest threats to cyber-inspired art installations and discussions on how technology impacts ethics,...

The vulnerability of the IOBit Advanced SystemCare optimization tool, related to insufficient data protection, allows a hacker to disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of the IOBit Advanced SystemCare optimization tool is related to insufficient data protection. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a hacker to disclose protected information...

PewDiePie fan hacker compromise 100,000 printers

By Waqas A couple of weeks ago, a hacker going by the online handle of TheHackerGiraffe hacked over 50,000 printers for the sake of promoting PewDiePie’s YouTube channel and urging users to subscribe to his channel. Now, the same hacker has struck again and claims to have hacked over 100,000...

Satellite communications equipment security

Introduction Satcoms are the game changer in maritime cyber security. In the past, satellite connectivity was so expensive as to be prohibitive for all but the most essential communication. Crew personal email and social media access was a pipe dream. However, now that ship operators have access ...

Why a Hacker Exploited Printers to Make PewDiePie Propaganda

An anonymous hacker has claimed credit for the prank, which is part of an ongoing YouTube subscriber feud...

500 Million Marriott Guest Records Stolen in Starwood Data Breach

The world's biggest hotel chain Marriott International today disclosed that unknown hackers compromised guest reservation database its subsidiary Starwood hotels and walked away with personal details of about 500 million guests. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide was acquired by Marriott...

A week in security (November 19 – 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at a devastating business email compromise attack, web skimming antics, and the fresh perils of Deepfakes. We also checked out some Chrome bug issues, and took the deepest of deep dives into DNA testing. Other cybersecurity news Adobe Flash bug—get...

Hacker takeovers Drake’s Fortnite account to yell racial slurs

By Carolina The official Fortnite account of the Canadian rapper Drake going by the handle of "Duddus647" was hacked in an attack on Thanksgiving weekend. The hacker used the account to join Fortnite live stream charity event run by Ninja, a pro streamer and shout racial slurs and obscenities. Th...

Real Identity of Hacker Who Sold LinkedIn, Dropbox Databases Revealed

The real identity of Tessa88—the notorious hacker tied to several high-profile cyber attacks including the LinkedIn, DropBox and MySpace mega breaches—has been revealed as Maksim Vladimirovich Donakov Максим Владимирович Донаков, a resident of Penza, Russian Federation. In early 2016, a hacker wi...

Gmail Glitch Enables Anonymous Messages in Phishing Attacks

A Gmail bug has been discovered that allows a hacker to tinker with the “from” header in an email and ultimately leave the sender display blank, rendering the email anonymous. The trick could be weaponized for phishing attacks that purport to be official warnings or system messages. Software...

A week in security (November 5 – 11)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at browser lockers that fly under the radar with complete obfuscation, transport and logistics in our series about compromising vital infrastructure, Google logins now requiring JavaScript, how to create a sticky cybersecurity training program, and an...

Hacker Who DDoSed Sony, EA and Steam Gaming Servers Pleads Guilty

A 23-year-old hacker from Utah pleaded guilty this week to launching a series of denial-of-service DoS attacks against multiple online services, websites, and online gaming companies between 2013 and 2014. According to a Justice Department DoJ press release, Austin Thompson , a.k.a. "DerpTroll,"...

Windows vulnerability allows hackers administrator permission to transfer to the guest account-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Colombia cyber security experts SebastianCastro recently shared a report, the disclosure of the Windows system in the“critical”level vulnerabilities, allowing hackers the administrator permission to transfer to the other account. The vulnerability from the Windows XP system already exists, in a...

8 Popular Courses to Learn Ethical Hacking – 2018 Bundle

Update Oct 2018 — Over 30,000 students from all around the world have joined this training program so far. Due to the growing number of threats in the computer world, ethical hackers have become the most important player for not only governments but also private companies and IT firms in order to...

Enhancing API Protection in Web Application Protector

by Volker Tegtmeyer and Hans Cathcart Are your APIs protected? Do you feel your business data is safe? Application Programming Interfaces API are a great tool for developers to build new applications faster. They're great for helping businesses implement and evolve new business models faster by...

Dark Web Azorult Generator Offers Free Binaries to Cybercrooks

A malicious build-it-yourself platform for the Azorult info-stealing malware has debuted on the Dark Web. The online builder, which its authors have named Gazorp, allows cybercriminals to generate their very own strains of Azorult, along with the apparatus to control it. And, it’s free. “Threat...

Hacker vows to delete Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook account; reports it for bounty instead

By Waqas Hacker Cancels Plan to Live Stream Deletion of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Account. It was just yesterday when Facebook announced that it was hacked after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its View As feature and gained access to over 50 million accounts. Now, a well-known hacker fro...

16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple's Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple's private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison. An Australian Children's Court has given the now 19-year-old adult defendant, who was...

Solaris EXTREMEPARR dtappgather Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule "Solaris 'EXTREMEPARR' dtappgather Privilege Escalation", 'Description' = %q This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in the...