Malicious Email Campaign Circulating

US-CERT is aware of public reports of malware spreading via email. These reports indicate that the malicious email messages contain the subject line "Here you have" or "Just For You" and contain a link to a seemingly legitimate PDF file. If users click on this link, they will be redirected to a...

Former Employees a Rich Target in Social Engineering Contest

The results of a hacking contest at the DEFCON conference shows that the largest U.S. corporations have a lot to learn. “If any of these targets had hired us to do a social engineering audit, we would have failed them,” an organizer said. HED:DEFCON tournament suggests ex-employees pose big risk...

Mod-X Cross Site Request Forgery / Cross Site Scripting

Got bored and decided to break the new website of the company I work for. Throughout I'll be dropping two new exploits that were chained to allow the changing of the administrative password of a default mod-x install. This is not a full review of mod-x, my main goal was just to break something, s...

Adobe PDF Escape EXE Social Engineering (No JavaScript)

$Id: adobepdfembeddedexenojs.rb 10126 2010-08-24 18:20:16Z jduck $ This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use...

Location-Based Services Raise Privacy, Security Risks

The growing popularity of location-based services in the social networking world is a serious security and privacy risk that must be taken seriously. These services, which allow users to share their whereabouts with other people by disclosing their own location, is a very popular trend on social...

Adobe PDF Escape EXE Social Engineering (No JavaScript)

This module embeds a Metasploit payload into an existing PDF file in a non-standard method. The resulting PDF can be sent to a target as part of a social engineering attack. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.4 / 8.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-17)

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.3.4 / 8.2.4. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple vulnerabilities in the bundled Flash Player as noted in APSB10-16. CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2188, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2214,...

Adobe Reader < 9.3.4 / 8.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-17)

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.3.4 / 8.2.4. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple vulnerabilities in the bundled Flash Player as noted in APSB10-16. CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2188, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2214,...

Adobe PDF Embedded EXE Social Engineering

This module embeds a Metasploit payload into an existing PDF file. The resulting PDF can be sent to a target as part of a social engineering attack. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModu...

Adobe Reader < 9.3.3 / 8.2.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-15)

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.3.3 / 8.2.3. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A social engineering attack could lead to code execution. CVE-2010-1240 - Handling of an invalid pointer could lead to code execution...

Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.3 / 8.2.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-15)

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.3.3 / 8.2.3. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A social engineering attack could lead to code execution. CVE-2010-1240 - Handling of an invalid pointer could lead to code execution...

Critical PDF Reader Patch Fixes '/Launch' Command Attack Vector

Adobe today shipped a critical Reader/Acrobat patch to cover a total of 17 documented vulnerabilities that expose Windows, Mac and UNIX users to malicious hacker attacks. The update, which affects Adobe Reader/Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier versions, includes a fix for the outstanding PDF “/Launch”...

Automating Social Engineering in MiTM Attacks

French researchers have developed an automated social engineering tool that uses a man-in-the middle attack and strikes up online conversations with potential victims. Read the full article. Dark Reading...

Yahoo IM Worm Morphs in to Skype Malware

On the heels of a worm that was installing backdoors on Windows systems via Yahoo Instant Messenger comes a new worm that is even more sophisticated in its social engineering and payload, researchers have discovered. Read the full article. CNet...

ECShop 2.7.2 latest any user login vulnerability 0day-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Due to the recent project needs, review the following dealer school the latest release of ECShop 2.7.2 the official version of the source code, I did not expect the see the second file when it found a more obvious, and lower vulnerability. This vulnerability lets anyone log in as any user to ECSh...

Ten Years After the LoveBug Worm

The LoveBug worm, a simple email that spread a virus to millions of computers a decade ago, paved the way for many of today’s social engineering and targeted cyber attacks. Read the full article. CSO...

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager versions 2.5 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of parameters processed by the application. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could...

QQ input state of vulnerability, let your friends die in the gentle greeting-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Another year of spring, is the old man I haven't come to the BLOG inside. something. Remember last year's early fall back to the old place, a value of the taken place, to hold out something to the place. The discovery of this vulnerability after the really ruthless himself did not add a twist to...

Social Engineering Attacks Prove Failure of User Education

BOSTON — A prominent security consultant is urging a rethink of the way businesses handle user education and awareness, warning that the way attackers have latched on to social engineering techniques makes it difficult to cope with hacker attacks. During a presentation at the SOURCE conference...

The Importance of Patching Human Vulnerabilities

Today’s threat landscape is very complex. Cybercriminals use a wide range of threats to hijack people’s computers and to make money illegally. These threats include Trojans of many different kinds, worms, viruses and exploit code which is designed to enable malware to make use of vulnerabilities ...