iOS, OS X Library AFNetwork Patches MiTM Vulnerability

Until yesterday, a popular networking library for iOS and OS X used in apps such as Pinterest and Simple was susceptible to SSL man-in-the-middle MiTM attacks. The developer behind the framework AFNetworking on Thursday pushed a fix for the issue, a logic flaw. The flaw had lingered in the wild f...

New POS Malware Uses Mailslots to Avoid Detection

New point-of-sale malware, LogPOS, has been using technology that evades detection by allowing the malware to inject code and act like a client while it shuttles stolen credit card numbers off to its command and control server. The technology, Microsoft Windows’ mailslots, isn’t new by any means...

Ransomware is the Future of Internet of Things Malware

WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s 2020, bitter cold outside, you’re running late for work, and the Linux box that controls your car isn’t going to start unless you wire $20 worth of Bitcoin to an increasingly business-like criminal enterprise operating out of Eastern Europe. Of course it’s not 2020. And to...

USPS Spam Campaign Drops Asprox Botnet Malware

A new spam campaign has emerged in support of the Asprox botnet. The scheme involves shipping receipt emails that contain malicious links and purport to come from the United States Postal Service USPS. Anyone who receives one of these emails and clicks on the link therein will have a zip file...

NSA Reportedly Intercepts US-made Internet Routers to Install Spyware

The US Intelligence Agency, NSA has been reportedly intercepting and accessing routers, servers, and other computer networking hardware to plant data gathering “backdoors” and other spywares before they are exported and delivered to the international customers, reported by the Guardian. Yesterday...

Vishing Attacks Targeting Dozens of Banks, Users' Card Data

A recent VoIP-based phishing campaign has been netting the payment card information of up to 250 Americans per day. Voice over IP phishing, or vishing, is a form of phishing that relies on users getting tricked into giving up their payment card information after receiving phone or SMS messages –...

New Apple vulnerability allows Malicious keylogger App to Record User Inputs

Yet another Apple vulnerability has been exposed by security researchers, that can be exploited to track your finger's every action on iOS Devices i.e. iPhone, iPad etc. The exploit reportedly targets a flaw in iOS multitasking capabilities to capture user inputs, according to Security researcher...

DailyMotion Still Serving FakeAV Malware Scam

More than three weeks after notifying video-sharing site DailyMotion that it was compromised, security company Invincea reports the popular website is still infected. A spokesperson told Threatpost that Invincea’s original notification was not acknowledged and the company suspects this is a...

Neiman Marcus Says 1.1M Cards Compromised in Data Breach

The attackers who penetrated the Neiman Marcus network last year were on the network for at least three months and made off with credit and debit card data belonging to 1.1 million customers. The company said that the data breach was the result of a compromise that began in mid-July and ran until...

Feedburner Hosting Malicious JavaScript Dropper

A sub-domain of Google’s Feedburner RSS management platform is hosting a string of malicious JavaScript embedded with an iFrame, all of which is designed to upload a Trojan onto user machines and redirect visitors to a series of malicious sites. According to a report published by the security fir...

Atrax Kit Boasts Tor Connectivity, Bitcoin Extraction

Yet another commercial crimekit has been spotted making the rounds on the underground malware forums that uses the anonymity network Tor to stealthily communicate with its command and control servers. While it isn’t the first of its kind to use Tor, the kit, nicknamed Atrax, is cheap and comes wi...

NSA bought Hacking tools from 'Vupen', a French based zero-day Exploit Seller

The US government, particularly the National Security Agency has been paying a French security firm for backdoors and zero day hacks. According to a contract newly released in response to a Freedom of Information request, last year the NSA purchased a 12-month subscription to a “binary analysis a...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Unified CM contains multiple vulnerabilities that could be used together to allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gather user credentials, escalate privileges, and execute commands to gain full control of the vulnerable system. A successful attack could...

U.S Emergency broadcast System vulnerable to hackers

A major vulnerability has been discovered in the U.S. Emergency Alert System, researchers have warned.that could allow hackers to break into the system and broadcast fake messages to the United States. According to a new report by security firm IOActive, U.S. Emergency Alert System, the system us...

LG Android Backup Software Vulnerable to Root Exploit

A vulnerability in backup software installed on some LG Android smartphones could enable an attacker with access to the device to gain root privileges. Sprite Software’s AndroidBackup tool is installed by OEM on a number of LG Optimus, Mach, Lollipop, and Prada devices. The backup tool, in...

Two new Java zero-day vulnerabilities reported to Oracle

A Polish security firm 'Security Explorations' reported two new Java zero-day vulnerabilities, as “issue 54” and “issue 55,” with proof of concept code to Oracle. Oracle's security team is currently investigating the issue, but the status flaws not yet confirmed by Oracle. Less than a week after...

Security firm Bit9 hacked, Stolen Digital Certs Used To Sign Malware

Bit9 disclosed Friday that hackers had stolen digital code signing certificates from its network and have utilized it to sign malware. Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms. "As a result, a malicious third par...

Security firm Bit9 hacked, Stolen Digital Certs Used To Sign Malware

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Facebook Patches Webcam Snooping Vulnerability

Late last week the social networking giant Facebook patched a particularly voyeuristic security vulnerability in the platform that could have given malefactors the ability to remotely turn on the webcams of other users and post videos to their profiles, according to a Bloomberg News report. The...

Report Contends 'Project Blitzkrieg' Threat Credible

Earlier reports of a planned, sophisticated attack on 30 U.S. banks to siphon millions from fake wire transfers have been vetted by McAfee Labs in a just-released report. Speculation about the authenticity of the planned attack, dubbed Project Blitzkrieg, on large U.S. financial institutions...