Facebook Sweetens Deal for Hackers to Catch Security Bugs

The company is turbocharging its bug bounty to try to stop the next data leak before it happens...

Watermarking: A Content Owner's Mark to Prevent Piracy

Akamai Adds Edge Based Watermarking Support, Pre Integrated with leading 3rd Party Providers ... State of Online Piracy within Media and Entertainment Revenue losses and lost monetization opportunities by virtue of content theft and piracy continue to plague the media and entertainment industry...

Top Echelon Software: Disable xmlrpc.php file

Summary: xmlrpc.php can be used for portscanning or bruteforce attacks. Better is to hide this file. Steps To Reproduce: 1. Go to https://www.topechelon.com/xmlrpc.php 2. send a post request. POST /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1 Host: www.topechelon.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 X11; Linux x8664; rv:60.0...

Frenemy at the Gates: The Breaching

Online businesses have to be careful. It’s a dangerous world, full of anonymous people and services wearing digital skins. It sounds horrific because it is. On the other side of a transaction, could be anyone. Extra measures have to be made to secure web interfaces and API endpoints that online...

Frenemy at the Gates: The Breaching

Online businesses have to be careful. It’s a dangerous world, full of anonymous people and services wearing digital skins. It sounds horrific because it is. On the other side of a transaction, could be anyone. Extra measures have to be made to secure web interfaces and API endpoints that online...

SUSE-SU-2019:2561-1 Security update for openssl-1_0_0

This update for openssl-100 fixes the following issues: OpenSSL Security Advisory 10 September 2019 CVE-2019-1547: Added ECGROUPsetgenerator side channel attack avoidance. bsc1150003 CVE-2019-1563: Fixed Bleichenbacher attack against cms/pkcs7 encryption transported key bsc1150250 In addition fix...

Advantech WebAccess

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION : Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor : Advantech Equipment : WebAccess Vulnerabilities : Code Injection, Command Injection, Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Improper Authorization 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these...

gr.thepurchasingjob.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Security Researcher garletmarco Helped patch 1540 vulnerabilities Received 4 Coordinated Disclosure badges , a holder of 4 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting gr.thepurchasingjob.com website and its users. Following coordinated and responsib...

3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH CODESYS Control V3 Online User Management

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH Equipment: CODESYS Control V3 online user management Vulnerability: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation...

ICSA-19-253-02 Siemens SINETPLAN

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.0 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Siemens Network Planner SINETPLAN Vulnerability: Improper Authorization 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow information disclosure, code execution, and...

Apple Finally Breaks Its Silence on iOS Hacking Campaign

In its first public statement since Google revealed a sophisticated attack against iOS devices, Apple defended its security measures...

Innovation on the Dark Web: How Bad Actors Are Keeping Pace

By now, the vast majority of consumers have heard of the dark web. Even if they aren’t exactly sure how it works, they know that it’s the deep corner of the internet where “bad things happen.” Ever since the highly publicized seizure of large dark markets like AlphaBay and Hansa, It’s become comm...

Binance Confirms Hacker Obtained Its Users' KYC Data from 3rd-Party Vendor

As suspected, the KYC details of thousands of Binance's customers that hackers obtained and leaked online earlier this month came from the company's third-party vendor, Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance confirmed. For those unaware, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange b...

The Fight Against Robocalls Gets Powerful New Allies

All the state attorneys general, along with 12 major companies, promise to finally make serious moves against robocalls...

How to Guide Users to Better Passwords by Learning from Attackers

If you’re human, you’ve probably re-used a password or two. In fact, the majority of internet users between the ages of 18-65 have done so, and the younger you are, the more likely it is that you use just one password for all of your accounts. Article written by: Chris LaConte, Chief Strategy...

Johnson Controls Metasys

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely Vendor: Johnson Controls Equipment: Metasys Vulnerabilities: Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption; Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could be leveraged by an...

Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

Heading into the new school year, we know educational institutions have a lot to worry about. Teacher assignments. Syllabus development. Gathering supplies. Readying classrooms. But one issue should be worrying school administrators and boards of education more than most: securing their networks...

El Paso and Dayton Tragedy-Related Scams and Malware Campaigns

In the wake of the recent shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA advises users to watch out for possible malicious cyber activity seeking to capitalize on these tragic events. Users should exercise caution in handling emails related to...

Russia Is Going to Up Its Game for the 2020 Elections

"You don't need to change votes to cause chaos," Senator Mark Warner tells WIRED in an exclusive interview...

The vulnerability of the DirectWrite programming interface in Windows operating systems allows attackers to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability of the DirectWrite programming interface in Windows operating systems is related to errors in object handling in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to disclose sensitive information that is protected by security measures...