TikTok is being discouraged and the app may be banned

In recent news retail giant Amazon sent a memo to employees telling them to delete the popular social media app TikTok from their phones. In the memo it stated that the app would pose a security risk without going into details. Later the memo was withdrawn without an explanation except that it wa...

iPhone Apps Stealing Clipboard Data

iOS apps are repeatedly reading clipboard data, which can include all sorts of sensitive information. While Haj Bakry and Mysk published their research in March, the invasive apps made headlines again this week with the developer beta release of iOS 14. A novel feature Apple added provides a bann...

Latest Apple Text-Bomb Crashes iPhones via Message Notifications

Apple devices are vulnerable to a “text bomb” attack where simply looking at messages or posts containing characters in the Sindhi language can crash devices. Sindhi is an official language used in Pakistan. The bug affects iPhone, iPad, Macs and Apple Watches, and arises from macOS and iOS faili...

Reddit: Race condition leads to Inflation of coins when bought via Google Play Store at endpoint https://oauth.reddit.com/api/v2/gold/android/verify_purchase

Hi, Summary: When we purchase coins from Reddit's mobile app using Android, https://oauth.reddit.com/api/v2/gold/android/verifypurchase is called with parameters like transactionid and token. There exists a race condition on this endpoint which allows an attacker to get coins many times more than...

Reddit: registering with the same email address multiple times leads to account takeover

i'm not sure if this issue is in scope or not or if it's intended , kindly if you don't accept this issue please close it as informative , thanks in advance Summary: the ability of the user to register many times using the same mail address can lead to account take over Steps To Reproduce: 1...

RTTM - Real Time Threat Monitoring Tool

Monitoring possible threats of your company on Internet is an impossible task to be achieved manually. Hence many threats of the company goes unnoticed until it becomes viral in public. Thus causing monetary/reputation damage. This is where RTTM comes into action. RTTM Real Time Threat Monitoring...

Reddit Says Influence Campaign is Behind Leaked U.S.-U.K. Trade Documents

Reddit has revealed that key U.S.-U.K. trade documents posted on its site were likely done so as part of a broader political-influence campaign that first appeared on Facebook and tied to Russia-based operatives. The online media aggregator says it has linked documents that were leaked on its sit...

New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices

By Uzair Amir The new Android ransomware was initially spread through Reddit and XDA-Developers' forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices...

Android Ransomware Spreads Via 'Sex Simulation Game' Links on Reddit, SMS

Researchers are warning of a new Android ransomware being spread via links in online forums and SMS messages. The malicious links purport to connect back to a sex simulation game, but in reality lead to ransomware that encrypts victims’ files. The Android ransomware, dubbed Android/Filecoder.C, h...

Reddit Gold: Alice and Bob, Caught in a Web of Lies

Alice and Bob, the beloved or not-so-beloved, depending placeholder characters often used in cryptography examples, have been spotted in the middle of a web of deceit and intrigue by eagle-eyed Redditers. Think lies. Broken hearts. Even…murder. Yep, you heard that right. It all starts with the...

iOS Fitness Apps Robbing Money From Apple Victims

Two apps that were posing as fitness-tracking tools were actually using Apple’s Touch ID feature to loot money from unassuming iOS victims. The two impacted apps were the “Fitness Balance App” and “Calories Tracker App.” Both apps looked normal, and served functions like calculating BMI, tracking...

Reddit AMA

I did a Reddit AMA on Thursday, September 6...

I'm Doing a Reddit AMA

On Thursday, September 6, starting at 10:00 am CDT, I'll be doing a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" in association with the Ford Foundation. It's about my new book, but -- of course -- you can ask me anything. No promises that I will answer everything...

Security News: WannaCry Surfaces in Taiwan, as Reddit Breach Puts 2FA in the Spotlight

WannaCry rears its ugly head again. Reddit gets hacked, despite using two-factor authentication. A cryptojacking campaign targets carrier-grade routers. Here are some recent security industry news that have caught our attention. WannaCry hits Taiwan Semi The notorious WannaCry ransomware...

This Week in Security News: Facebook and Feds

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Facebook’s chief security officer resigned as Facebook steps up its cybersecurity efforts. Also, Feds indicted three Ukrainians charged with...

Reddit Hacked – Emails, Passwords, Private Messages Stolen

Another day, another significant data breach. This time the victim is Reddit... seems someone is really pissed off with Reddit's account ban policy or bias moderators. Reddit social media network today announced that it suffered a security breach in June that exposed some of its users' data,...

Reddit Hacked – Emails, Passwords, Private Messages Stolen

Another day, another significant data breach. This time the victim is Reddit... seems someone is really pissed off with Reddit's account ban policy or bias moderators. Reddit social media network today announced that it suffered a security breach in June that exposed some of its users' data,...

Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. As Web site breaches go, this one doesn't seem too severe. What's interesting about the incident is that it showcases once again why relying on mobile text...

Reddit hacked: Hackers steal complete copy of old database backup

By Waqas Reddit says the breach took place after hackers intercepted SMS that were supposed to be delivered to employees. The social media giant Reddit has announced that it has suffered a data breach in which attackers hacked into its system and ended up stealing data of its registered users...

Reddit Breach Stems from SMS Two-Factor Authentication Breakdown

Reddit confirmed Wednesday that a hacker broke into its systems and has accessed user data – including email addresses and passwords for accounts. The company said in a post today that the compromise occurred between June 14 and June 18, and it detected the incident on June 19. “We learned that a...