Sony PlayStation Network to Get Two-Factor Authentication

In Brief: Sony is finally bolstering the security of the PlayStation Network by adding Two-Factor Authentication to the servers — almost five years after a massive hack that exposed data of over 77 Million users. Sony confirmed to Polygon today that it is planning to introduce two-factor...

Algolia: No rate-limit in Two factor Authentication leads to bypass using bruteforce attack

Hi, There is no rate limit set for Two factor authentication, which demand for code sent to mobile. This code can be bruteforced easily to bypass this. POST /users/testqr HTTP/1.1 Host: www.algolia.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:44.0 Gecko/20100101 Firefox/44.0 Accept:...

npm Token Leak

Overview Affected versions of the npm package include the bearer token of the logged in user in every request made by the CLI, even if the request is not directed towards the user's active registry. An attacker could create an HTTP server to collect tokens, and by various means including but not...

5 Things Google has Done for Gmail Privacy and Security

Over the past few years, Google has increasingly improved the online security and protections of its Gmail users. Besides two-factor authentication and HTTPS, Google has added new tools and features to Gmail that ensures users security and privacy, preventing cyber criminals and intelligence...

99 Problems but Two-Factor Ain’t One

Two-factor authentication is a best practice for securing remote access, but it is also a Holy Grail for a motivated red team. Hiding under the guise of a legitimate user authenticated through multiple credentials is one of the best ways to remain undetected in an environment. Many companies rega...

The Best Way to Send and Receive End-to-End Encrypted Emails

How many of you know the fact that your daily e-mails are passaged through a deep espionage filter? This was unknown until the whistleblower Edward Snowden broke all the surveillance secrets, which made privacy and security important for all Internet users than ever before. I often get asked "How...

Steam Stealer Malware "Booming Business" for Attackers Targeting Gaming Service

Malware that targets Steam accounts has proliferated the gaming platform and become what researchers are calling a “booming business” for cybercriminals over the last few months. The popular platform, owned by Valve, boasts 140 million users and is so ripe for attacks that according to the compan...

Two factor Authentication

As a company IT administrator of our company I want that all users authenticate to bamboo in two steps username password & app or sms. So that I'm always sure that a employee of our company logs in bamboo instead of a hacker. This makes even my infrastructure more secure...

Slack: Bypass two-factor authentication

If a user set 2FA, a user has to enter verification code when a user tries to reset password. Under the "Password Reset" page, a user can enter wrong two-factor authentication code many times. I said "many times" because your bug bounty policy stated... Exclusions Issues found through automated...

Microsoft ASP.NET Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Microsoft ASP.NET, part of .NET FrameWork, is a Microsoft technology that is a server-side scripting technology that enables scripts embedded in Web pages to be executed by Internet servers. Microsoft ASP.NET suffers from a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that could allow a remote attack...

Microsoft Visual Studio Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Microsoft Visual Studio is a family of development toolkits from Microsoft Corporation, USA. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio that allows remote attackers to construct malicious URIs, trick users into parsing them, which can be targeted to perform...

LastPass Mitigates LostPass Phishing Attack

LastPass has taken measures to mitigate a phishing attack described this weekend at ShmooCon that put at risk users’ credentials and information stored by the password manager. Researcher Sean Cassidy, chief technology officer of cloud security company Praesidio, demonstrated an attack where he w...

Seven Tips for Personal Online Security

Last year I wrote Seven Tips for Small Business Security, but recently I decided to write this new post with a different focus. I realized some small businesses are in some ways indistinguishable from individuals, such that advice for personal online security would be more appropriate for some...

HackerOne: Pre-generation of 2FA secret/backup codes seems like an unnecessary risk

If you manage to get a malicious script running in HackerOne, requesting https://hackerone.com/settings/authentication/edit and parsing out the two factor authentication form will yield either… - the 2FA secret key and backup codes that will be used if 2FA is enabled for the first time this sessi...

FBI Warns Public Officials of Doxing Threat

The FBI has put law enforcement and high-profile public officials on notice that they could be targeted by hacktivists following the recent doxing of CIA director John Brennan by the hacktivism collective called Crackas With Attitude. Brennan’s AOL email account was taken over by a teen associate...

Tinfoil Security Devise-two-factor Security Bypass Vulnerability

Tinfoil Security Devise-two-factor is a two-factor authentication extension from the American company Tinfoil Security. A security bypass vulnerability exists in Tinfoil Security Devise-two-factor. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized...

PageFair Hack Serves Up Fake Flash Update to 500 Sites

More than 500 users of a free analytics service may have had their websites compromised over the weekend after a hacker was able to execute malicious JavaScript through the service. On Halloween night, an attacker was able to hijack a “key email account” at PageFair, an ad blocking analytics...

Yahoo Hires Bob Lord as CISO

Yahoo has filled the vacancy in its CISO office, today announcing the hiring of former Twitter and Rapid7 security executive Bob Lord. Lord starts in his new role Nov. 9. He was most recently Rapid7’s CISO-in-residence; he has spent much of the last two decades in high-profile security positions...

Netease mailbox leaked battle network PayPal, etc. accounts may be hacked-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The black bar safety net announced the discovery of Netease mailbox new vulnerability, this vulnerability may lead to Netease mailbox over a million data leaks, involving Netease mailbox-war network account number, PayPal account number and other network accounts fear will be affected, recommende...

Personal Info Stolen? Seven Response Steps

Yesterday on Bloomberg West, host Emily Chang reported on a breach that affected her personally identifiable information PII. She asked what she should do now that she is a victim of data theft. This is my answer. First, I recommend changing passwords for any accounts associated with the breached...