“Unhackable” Bitfi crypto wallet. What’s all the fuss about?

If you haven’t already seen the Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet, check it out here. With backing from John McAfee, it’s claimed that the device is unhackable. So why all the fuss in the infosec community? Here’s the claim they make: ‘Completely un-hackable’ That is a very, very brave claim to make...

New sextortion scheme uses victims’ real password for blackmailing

By Carolina The Sextortion Campaign involves Passwords Stolen from Old Data Breaches. Internet users need to be wary of a new phishing scam that is actually a sextortion scheme, which utilizes old passwords of users and blackmails them for watching pornography. The scammers claim to have recorded...

A week in security (July 9 – July 15)

Last week, we talked about domestic abuse fuelled by IoT, doing threat intel programs right, blocking ICO fraud, and man-in-the-middle attacks. We also explained why we block shady ad blockers and provided tips to online shoppers for Prime Day. Other news: Reports revealed that low-end Android...

Reasonably Clever Extortion E-mail Based on Password Theft

Imagine you've gotten your hands on a file of e-mail addresses and passwords. You want to monetize it, but the site it's for isn't very valuable. How do you use it? You convince the owners of the password to send you money. I recently saw a spam e-mail that ties the password to a porn site. The...

A primer: How to stay safe on Amazon Prime Day

Bank card—check! Shopping list—check! Lumbar back support pillow—check! Noise canceling headphones—check! And, of course, coffee—check! If you’re an Amazon shopper, then you know by now that Prime Day is nigh! And if you’re one of the many who dreads bidding the weekend goodbye, this is probably...

A WordPress SPAMbot Wants You to Bet on the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Our researchers recently picked up on a spike in SPAM activity directed at sites powered by WordPress, which, naturally, led them to take a closer look. Turns out the attack was launched by a botnet and implemented in the form of comment SPAM - meaningless, generic text generated from a template...

Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked Passwords

Here's a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from a hacker who's compromised your computer and used your webcam to record a video of you while you were watching porn. The missive threatens to release th...

Integer overflow

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for Super Cool Awesome Money SCAM, an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value...

CVE-2018-13516

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for Super Cool Awesome Money SCAM, an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value...

CVE-2018-13516

CVE-2018-13516 involves the mintToken function in the Super Cool Awesome Money (SCAM) Ethereum token, where an integer overflow enables the contract owner to set any user’s balance to an arbitrary value. Multiple connected documents (CNVD-2018-13191, CNVD-derived reports, PRION/CVE, NVD entry) de...

DimonCoin(FUD), ERC20 token, allows attackers to steal all victim’s balances (CVE-2018–11411)

Abstract I found a vulnerability of a smart contract for DimonCoinFUD, an Ethereum ERC20 token CVE-2018–114111. This vulnerability is exactly same with the UselessEthereumToken’s vulnerability2, 3. DimonCoin token also has the same vulnerable function which is transferFrom in UET token. Therefore...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID33112: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 4, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58352 First Published: 2018 July 5 15:43 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID33112 may contain the following files: Name | Size...

A week in security (June 18 – June 24)

Last week, we took a deep dive into SamSam ransomware, looked at ways how to identify and delete malicious emails, recognized that there are now risks affecting job recruitment portals, analyzed a malicious Android app banking on the popularity of Fortnite, and identified causes and solutions for...

Fortnite Fraudsters Infest the Web with Fake Apps, Scams

Fortnite, the sandbox video game, has become so popular that its maker, Epic Games, is ponying up $100 to $300 million to supply prize money for eSports tournaments. What it hasn’t ponied up for – at least not yet – is an Android version. Which means the bad guys are having a field day. We report...

Malicious App Infects 60,000 Android Devices – But Still Saves Their Batteries

UPDATE A battery-saving app that also allows attackers to snatch text messages and read sensitive log data has been downloaded by more than 60,000 Android devices so far. But what’s unique about the attack, according to the researchers at RiskIQ who discovered it, is that it holds true to its...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID32822: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on June 21, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58247 First Published: 2018 June 21 14:12 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID32822 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

New Phishing Scam Reels in Netflix Users to TLS-Certified Sites

Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads victims to sites with valid Transport Layer Security TLS certificates. Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute, said Wednesday that there’s been an uptick in Netflix phishing mails using TLS-certified...

FBI’s BEC Crackdown Leads To 74 Arrests Globally

The FBI announced Monday the results of a major crackdown on scammers behind business email compromise BEC campaigns that resulted in 74 arrests and the retrieval of millions of dollars. Several U.S. federal authorities and police from other countries were involved in Operation WireWire, a...

This Week in Security News: HR and Heritage Hacks

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, the details of 92 million accounts for MyHertitage were discovered on a private server outside of the company. Also, companies using service...

Instagram story spam claims free Apple Watch

I have to admit, I'm not 100 percent sure who Elton Castee is. "Who's that?" you ask? Digging around revealed that he's big on YouTube, has done some films, and raises money for dogs, which is very cool. He's also popular on Instagram, with 400k+ followers. With that in mind, we've seen a few...