Ex-Security Engineer Jailed 3 Years for $12.3 Million Crypto Exchange Thefts

A former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million. Shakeeb Ahmed, the defendant in question, pled guilty to one count of computer fraud in...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Directory products are vulnerable to CVE-2022-32751

Summary A Security Vulnerability discovered by the IBM Ethical Hacking team has been fixed in IBM Security Directory products. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-32751 DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 could disclose sensitive server information that could be used in further...

Finland Blames Chinese Hacking Group APT31 for Parliament Cyber Attack

The Police of Finland aka Poliisi has formally accused a Chinese nation-state actor tracked as APT31 for orchestrating a cyber attack targeting the country's Parliament in 2020. The intrusion, per the authorities, is said to have occurred between fall 2020 and early 2021. The agency described the...

U.S. Charges 7 Chinese Nationals in Major 14-Year Cyber Espionage Operation

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Monday unsealed indictments against seven Chinese nationals for their involvement in a hacking group that targeted U.S. and foreign critics, journalists, businesses, and political officials for about 14 years. The defendants include Ni Gaobin 倪高彬, Weng Ming 翁...

Canada revisits decision to ban Flipper Zero

In February 2024 the Canadian government announced plans to ban the sale of the Flipper Zero, mainly because of its reported use to steal cars. The Flipper Zero is a portable device that can be used in penetration testing with a focus on wireless devices and access control systems. If that doesnt...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilites have been fixed in IBM Security Verify Directory Container (CVE-2022-32753, CVE-2022-32756, CVE-2022-32751, CVE-2022-32754)

Summary Multiple Vulnerabilities found by the IBM Ethical Hacking team have been fixed in IBM Verify Directory Container. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-32753 DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Server uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decryp...

[updated] Apex Legends Global Series plagued by hackers

The North American finals of online shooter game Apex Legends has been postponed after games were disrupted by hacking incidents. Apex Legends, published by EA, is currently in an important stage of its Global Series, the regional finals mode. This is a big deal for the top players since there is...

Ukraine Arrests Trio for Hijacking Over 100 Million Email and Instagram Accounts

The Cyber Police of Ukraine has arrested three individuals on suspicion of hijacking more than 100 million emails and Instagram accounts from users across the world. The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, are said to be part of an organized criminal group living in different parts of the country. ...

Unsecured Video Doorbells Sold on Major Platforms: Millions at Risk of Hacking

By Deeba Ahmed Major Retailers Selling Video Doorbells with Serious Security Flaws, Consumer Reports Warns. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unsecured Video Doorbells Sold on Major Platforms: Millions at Risk of Hacking...

Deno arbitrary file descriptor close via `op_node_ipc_pipe()` leading to permission prompt bypass

Summary Use of raw file descriptors in opnodeipcpipe leads to premature close of arbitrary file descriptors, allowing standard input to be re-opened as a different resource resulting in permission prompt bypass. Details Node childprocess IPC relies on the JS side to pass the raw IPC file descript...

Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say

A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.”...

GhostSec’s joint ransomware operation and evolution of their arsenal

Cisco Talos observed a surge in GhostSec, a hacking groups malicious activities since this past year. GhostSec has evolved with a new GhostLocker 2.0 ransomware, a Golang variant of the GhostLocker ransomware. The GhostSec and Stormous ransomware groups are jointly conducting double extortion...

New BIFROSE Linux Malware Variant Using Deceptive VMware Domain for Evasion

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Linux variant of a remote access trojan RAT called BIFROSE aka Bifrost that uses a deceptive domain mimicking VMware. "This latest version of Bifrost aims to bypass security measures and compromise targeted systems," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42...

China Surveillance Company Hacked

Last week, someone posted something like 570 files, images and chat logs from a Chinese company called I-Soon. I-Soon sells hacking and espionage services to Chinese national and local government. Lots of details in the news articles. These arent details about the tools or techniques, more the...

A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

Plus: Scammers try to dupe Apple with 5,000 fake iPhones, Avast gets fined for selling browsing data, and researchers figure out how to clone fingerprints from your phone screen...

Exploit for OS Command Injection in Apache Spark

CVE-2022-33891 - Apache Spark UI Remote Code Execution RCE 🔐...

New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of Chinas top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of Chinas many state-sponsored hacking groups. Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign...

A first analysis of the i-Soon data leak

Data from a Chinese cybersecurity vendor that works for the Chinese government has exposed a range of hacking tools and services. Although the source is not entirely clear, it seems that a disgruntled staff member of the group leaked the information on purpose. The vendor, i-Soon aka Anxun is...

Exploit for Improper Access Control in Joomla Joomla\!

Joomla! options Arguments - url: Root URL base...

Duo Jailed for Hacking JFK Taxi Dispatch System

By Waqas The scheme started in September 2019 and continued until September 2021. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Duo Jailed for Hacking JFK Taxi Dispatch System...