U.S. Dept Of Defense: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Hi, I've found a Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF Steps to reproduce: + start listening on your server + navigate to http://██████/help/ACPS.htmhttp://$yourserver:$port + you will get the request ██████ Impact Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF Attack...

Hacker Sold Stolen U.S. Military Drone Documents On Dark Web For Just $200

You never know what you will find on the hidden Internet 'Dark Web.' Just about an hour ago we reported about someone selling remote access linked to security systems at a major International airport for $10. It has been reported that a hacker was found selling sensitive US Air Force documents on...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: █████ - DOM-based XSS

Greetings, I've discovered a DOM-based XSS at ██████ Proof of concept: 1. Go to https://███/█████/home/troubleshoot.html?lang=en&returnUrl=https://█████/███████/home/signin.html?returnUrl=https%3A//████/██████████/home/user.html 2. In the username field, add the following code:...

U.S. Supreme Court Bolsters Mobile-Phone Privacy Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that bolsters digital privacy rights of cellphone users. In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled law enforcement needs a warrant to obtain mobile phone tower records that can reveal a user’s location over time. The ruling was made on Friday in a case involving...

U.S. Intelligence Cautions World Cup Travelers on Mobile Use

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is kicking off in Russia today, with at least 1 million visitors expected to travel to Moscow alone to take in the world’s biggest sporting event in person. But the event will feature more than just breathtaking goals and soccer superstars: According to researchers and at...

Further Down the Trello Rabbit Hole

Last month's story about organizations exposing passwords and other sensitive data via collaborative online spaces at Trello.com only scratched the surface of the problem. A deeper dive suggests a large number of government agencies, marketing firms, healthcare organizations and IT support...

Hidden Cobra Strikes Again with Custom RAT, SMB Malware

The feds are warning that the North Korean APT group known as Hidden Cobra is mounting active attacks on U.S. businesses and others globally, including organizations in the media, aerospace, financial and critical infrastructure sectors. According to a United States Computer Emergency Readiness...

What Will GDPR’s Impact Be On U.S. Consumer Privacy?

Will General Data Protection Regulation rules that go in effect on Friday impact the privacy of U.S. citizens? It depends who you ask, but the odds-on-favorite answer is “not by much.” The Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal in March led to a firehose of rebuke against social media platforms,...

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers Without Consent in Real Time Via Its Web Site

LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone devices, has been leaking this information to anyone via a buggy component of its Web site -- without the need for any password or other form of authentication or...

“Equi-Facts”: Equifax Clarifies the Numbers for Its Massive Breach

As companies continue to install the vulnerable version of Apache Struts behind the breach, Equifax has filed a clarification statement. The number of impacted U.S. consumers from the infamous 2017 Equifax data breach now totals about 147.9 million, and the breach has touched almost every adult i...

Two Romanian Hackers Extradited to the U.S. Over $18 Million Vishing Scam

Two Romanian hackers have been extradited to the United States to face 31 criminal charges including computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Described as "international computer hackers" by the United States Department of Justice, Teodor Laurent...

Romanian Hackers Extradited to U.S. over $18M Vishing Scam

A pair of Romanian hackers have been extradited to the U.S. after allegedly bilking unwitting victims out of more than $18 million in an elaborate voice- and SMS-phishing i.e., vishing/smishing scheme. Teodor Laurentiu Costea and Robert Codrut Dumitrescu were named in the 31-count federal grand...

Nate Cardozo, Attorney with EFF Talks Encryption at RSA Conference 2018

Threatpost’s Tom Spring talks to crypto expert Nate Cardozo, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at RSA Conference 2018 about the U.S. government’s current position on device encryption and law enforcement’s use of iPhone passcode cracker called GreyKey...

The Digital Security Exchange Is Live

Last year I wrote about the Digital Security Exchange. The project is live: The DSX works to strengthen the digital resilience of U.S. civil society groups by improving their understanding and mitigation of online threats. We do this by pairing civil society and social sector organizations with...

Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme

The U.S. Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a new scam involving the temporary theft of chip-based debit cards issued to large corporations. In this scheme, the fraudsters intercept new debit cards in the mail and replace the chips on the cards with chips from old cards. When...

U.S. DoD Hopes To Stamp Out Threats With Bug Bounty Program

The U.S. Department of Defense is doubling down on routing out vulnerabilities in its massive government systems. On Monday, the DoD announced it was expanding its bug bounty program to include the agency’s massive Defense Travel System. The “Hack the DTS” program launched in partnership with bug...

FBI: Iranian Firm Stole Data In Massive Spear Phishing Campaign

The United States Department of Justice announced charges against nine Iranians accused of stealing private data from U.S. universities, private companies and U.S. government agencies. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich said in a statement that the state-sponsored hackers worked for more than four...

San Diego Sues Experian Over ID Theft Service

The City of San Diego, Calif. is suing consumer credit bureau Experian, alleging that a data breach first reported by KrebsOnSecurity in 2013 affected more than a quarter-million people in San Diego but that Experian never alerted affected consumers as required under California law. The lawsuit,...

The ‘Perfect Storm’ of Disinformation and Hacking

We live in an age of fake news, misinformation and disinformation. Recently, we have been falling for it – mostly. That is largely thanks to a confluence of social media, hacking and good old fashion disinformation campaigns, according to Matt “Pwn all the Things” Tait, a senior cybersecurity...

February 12, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Luge” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! February 12, 2018 - Headlines Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, top U.S...