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Tianfu Cup 2020: Hackers pwn Windows, iPhone, Chrome for big bucks
By Sudais Asif In total, ethical hackers earned $1.2 million in the bug bounty competition. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tianfu Cup 2020: Hackers pwn Windows, iPhone, Chrome for big bucks...
Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, Firefox and Others Hacked at Tianfu Cup Competition
Multiple software products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Samsung were successfully pwned with previously unseen exploits in Tianfu Cup 2020, the third edition of the international cybersecurity contest held in the city of Chengdu, China. "Many mature and hard targets have bee...
This Week in Security News: US Cyber Command Exposes New Russian Malware and REvil Ransomware Gang ‘Acquires’ KPOT Malware
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about eight new malware samples that were developed and deployed by Russian hackers in recent attacks. Also, read about how the operators ...
North Korean Hackers Used 'Torisma' Spyware in Job Offers-based Attacks
A cyberespionage campaign aimed at aerospace and defense sectors in order to install data gathering implants on victims' machines for purposes of surveillance and data exfiltration may have been more sophisticated than previously thought. The attacks, which targeted IP-addresses belonging to...
Hackers actively compromising VoIP phone system for monetization
By Deeba Ahmed One of the most interesting yet complex methods of exploitation employed by hackers is using the servers to make outgoing phone calls to generate profits. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers actively compromising VoIP phone system for monetization...
Premium-Rate Phone Fraudsters Hack VoIP Servers of 1200 Companies
Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off an on-going cyber fraud operation led by hackers in Gaza, West Bank, and Egypt to compromise VoIP servers of more than 1,200 organizations across 60 countries over the past 12 months. According to findings published by Check Point Research, the...
REvil Gang Promises a Big Video-Game Hit; Claims Massive Revenue
The REvil ransomware gang claims it will rake in $100 million by year’s end. That’s according to a REvil group leader in a rare Q&A with the YouTube Channel for tech blog “Russian OSINT.” During the live interview, the REvil hacker warned of a “big attack coming…linked to a very large video game...
Bug-Bounty Awards Spike 26% in 2020
Cross-site scripting XSS remained the most impactful vulnerability and thus the one reaping the highest rewards for ethical hackers in 2020 for a second year running, according to a list of top 10 vulnerabilities released on Thursday by HackerOne. The vulnerability — which enables attackers to...
How the Pandemic is Reshaping the Bug Bounty Landscape
The pandemic has overhauled the bug-bounty landscape, both for companies looking to adopt such programs and the bounty hunters themselves. Casey Ellis, founder and CTO of Bugcrowd, said that COVID-19’s far-reaching implications — including increasing the acceptance of remote work, pushing more...
Trump Campaign Website Defaced by Cryptocurrency Scam
UPDATE Hackers took over President Trump’s 2020 election campaign website late Tuesday, replacing parts of the site with a cryptocurrency scam before returning it to its original content several minutes later. Journalist Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler was the first to notice the attack while he was...
Hackers blackmail vulnerable patients after psychotherapy clinic hack
By Deeba Ahmed Confidential Data of Thousands of Finnish Psychotherapy Clinic Patients Has Been Exposed after Data Breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers blackmail vulnerable patients after psychotherapy clinic hack...
The Russian Hackers Playing 'Chekhov's Gun' With US Targets
Berserk Bear has had plenty of opportunity to cause serious trouble. So why hasn't it yet?...
U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Russian Research Institution Linked to Triton Malware
The Trump administration sanctioned a Russia government research institution on Friday claiming it was behind a series of cyberattacks using the highly destructive Triton malware. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC said the Triton malware had been used in vario...
How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator
A secret experiment in 2007 proved that hackers could devastate power grid equipment beyond repair—with a file no bigger than a gif...
Waze app vulnerability allowed users’ real-time location tracking
By Waqas Waze app has more than 130 million active monthly users globally and that makes it a lucrative target for hackers. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Waze app vulnerability allowed users real-time location tracking...
Microsoft is the Most-Imitated Brand for Phishing Emails
Microsoft is top of the heap when it comes to hacker impersonations – with Microsoft products and services featuring in nearly a fifth of all global brand phishing attacks in the third quarter of this year. That’s according to Check Point, which found that the computing giant leapt from fifth pla...
TikTok Launches Bug Bounty Program Amid Security SNAFUs
TikTok has expanded its vulnerability disclosure policy to include a global bug-bounty program through a partnership with the ethical hacker platform HackerOne. The bug-bounty program launch signals a new direction for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, which has been much maligned for its...
Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections
By Sudais Asif According to CISA, these Windows flaws are centered around Fortinet FortiOS Secure Socket Layer SSL VPN and MobileIron platform. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections...
Hacking Apple for Profit
Five researchers hacked Apple Computers networks -- not their products -- and found fifty-five vulnerabilities. So far, they have received $289K. One of the worst of all the bugs they found would have allowed criminals to create a worm that would automatically steal all the photos, videos, and...