Staying Safe in the Era of Browser-based Cryptocurrency Mining

Qualys Malware Research Labs is announcing the release of Qualys BrowserCheck CoinBlocker Chrome extension to detect and block browser-based cryptocurrency mining, aka cryptojacking. Cryptojacking Cryptojacking attacks leverage the victim system’s resources via malicious JavaScript to mine certai...

Microsoft Offers $100,000 Bounty for Finding Bugs in Its Identity Services

Microsoft today launched a new bug bounty program for bug hunters and researchers finding security vulnerabilities in its "identity services." Hacking into networks and stealing data have become common and easier than ever but not all data holds the same business value or carries the same risk...

za.qwertygame.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-649196 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| za.qwertygame.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Microsoft launches Identity Bounty program

Modern security depends today on collaborative communication of identities and identity data within and across domains. A customer’s digital identity is often the key to accessing services and interacting across the internet. Microsoft has invested heavily in the security and privacy of both our...

renshooyenga.nl XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-648695 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| renshooyenga.nl Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

arcanummuseum.gamerch.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-647302 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| arcanummuseum.gamerch.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Intrigue-Core - Discover Your Attack Surface

Intrigue-core is a framework for automated attack surface discovery. There are a number of use cases: Application and Infrastructure Asset Discovery Security Research and Vulnerability Discovery Malware Campaign Research & Indicator Enrichment Exploratory OSINT Research If you'd like assistance...

Major Vulnerabilities in Foscam Cameras

For the past several months, VDOO’s security research teams have been undertaking broad-scale security research of leading IoT products, from the fields of safety and security. In most cases, the research was carried out together with the device vendors for the sake of efficiency and transparency...

WordPress Woocommerce Blocker Lite plugin <= 1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability found by ThreatPress Security Research Team in WordPress Woocommerce Blocker Lite – Prevent fake orders and Blacklist fraud customers plugin versions = 1.6.5. Solution Update the WordPress Woocommerce Blocker Lite – Prevent fake orders and Blacklist...

WordPress Woocommerce Notifier Lite plugin <= 1.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability found by ThreatPress Security Research Team in WordPress Woocommerce Notifier Lite- Send automated web push desktop notifications plugin versions = 1.5.1. Solution Update the WordPress Woocommerce Notifier Lite- Send automated web push desktop...

Backdoors in D-Link’s backyard

"If you want to change the world, start with yourself." In the case of security research this can be rephrased to: "If you want to make the world safer, start with the smart things in your home." Or, to be more specific, start with your router – the core of any home network as well as an...

elevenia.co.id XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-612534 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| elevenia.co.id Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Peel Shopping Cart 9.0.0 Cross Site Request Forgery / Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Exploit for php platform in category web applications ================================================= Synopsis: Post XSS with dual CSRF via inproper sanitized user input. Product: Peel Shopping Cart Version: 9.0.0 Researcher: Matt Landers email protected twitter.com/matthewjland...

The DMCA and its Chilling Effects on Research

The Center for Democracy and Technology has a good summary of the current state of the DMCA's chilling effects on security research. To underline the nature of chilling effects on hacking and security research, CDT has worked to describe how tinkerers, hackers, and security researchers of all typ...

Popular Android Phone Manufacturers Caught Lying About Security Updates

Android ecosystem is highly broken when it comes to security, and device manufacturers better known as OEMs make it even worse by not providing critical patches in time. According to a new study, most Android vendors have been lying to users about security updates and telling customers that their...

Word Attachment Delivers FormBook Malware, No Macros Required

A new wave of document attacks targeting inboxes do not require enabling macros in order for adversaries to trigger an infection chain that ultimately delivers FormBook malware. Researchers at Menlo Security are reporting a wave of attacks that began last month that are targeting financial and...

DLL の植え付けの脆弱性のトリアージ

本記事は、Security Research & Defense のブログ “Triaging a DLL planting vulnerability” 2018 年 4 月...

LineageOS 14.1 Blueborne - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploit for Android platform in category remote exploits Exploit Title: LineageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.2 Blueborne RCE CVE-2017-0781 Exploit Author: Marcin Kozlowski Tested on: LinageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.2 without BlueBorne Patch CVE : CVE-2017-0781 Provided for legal security research and testing...

LineageOS 14.1 Blueborne Remote Code Execution

Exploit Title: LineageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.2 Blueborne RCE CVE-2017-0781 Date: 04/01/2018 Exploit Author: Marcin Kozlowski Tested on: LinageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.2 without BlueBorne Patch CVE : CVE-2017-0781 Provided for legal security research and testing purposes ONLY. Code in exp4.py More info in...

A Mirai Botnet Postscript: Lessons Learned

The fall 2016 Mirai botnet compromised more than 300,000 IoT devices as part of a massive DDoS attack. After the crippling attack, Flashpoint and Akamai worked together with law enforcement to help bring those behind the botnet attack to justice. Threatpost’s Tom Spring sits down with Flashpoint’...