CVE-2018-10310

CVE-2018-10310 affects the WordPress UK Cookie Consent plugin (versions before 2.3.10). The Web interface is vulnerable to a persistent XSS, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML/script in the victim’s browser. Publicly documented exploits and advisories describe the vulnerability and po...

UK Cookie Consent <= 2.3.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

A persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the web interface of the plugin that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in a victim's web browser. Tested on version 2.3.9 older versions may also be affected 1 Access WordPress control panel. 2...

Energetic Bear/Crouching Yeti: attacks on servers

Energetic Bear/Crouching Yeti is a widely known APT group active since at least 2010. The group tends to attack different companies with a strong focus on the energy and industrial sectors. Companies attacked by Energetic Bear/Crouching Yeti are geographically distributed worldwide with a more...

uk-awnings.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-605411 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk-awnings.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...

uk-oak.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-605372 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk-oak.co.uk 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...

Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo

Police in the UK were able to read a fingerprint from a photo of a hand: Staff from the unit's specialist imaging team were able to enhance a picture of a hand holding a number of tablets, which was taken from a mobile phone, before fingerprint experts were able to positively identify that the ha...

Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the United Kingdom’s UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC released a joint Technical Alert TA about malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber...

uk-cyber-essentials.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-590749 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk-cyber-essentials.co.uk 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...

uk.flightaware.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-583415 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk.flightaware.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...

APT15 Hackers Hit UK Govt Contractor to Steal Military Technology Secrets

By Waqas The APT15 hacking group has always been associated with Chinese This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: APT15 Hackers Hit UK Govt Contractor to Steal Military Technology Secrets...

China-Linked APT15 Used Myriad of New Tools To Hack UK Government Contractor

CANCUN, Mexico – Researchers at NCC Group have discovered multiple backdoors on a UK government contractor’s computer systems designed to steal sensitive government and military data. The hack is tied to China-linked cyber espionage group APT15, which researchers said is utilizing many new tools ...

uk-engineering.net XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-575051 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk-engineering.net 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...

nabis.police.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-574684 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| nabis.police.uk 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...

readinglists.city.ac.uk Open Redirect vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-565726 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| readinglists.city.ac.uk Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| Open Redirect / CWE-601 CVSSv3 Score:| 3.4...

phonedoctor-uk.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-562847 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| phonedoctor-uk.co.uk 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...

Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites

By Waqas There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites...

February 9, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Opening Ceremony” 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 9, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 10 Questions Today’s CEO...

Poor Security at the UK National Health Service

The Guardian is reporting that "every NHS trust assessed for cyber security vulnerabilities has failed to meet the standard required." This is the same NHS that was debilitated by WannaCry. EDITED TO ADD 2/13: More news. And don't think that US hospitals are much better...

This Week in Security News: Magic Quadrants & Global Threats

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Gartner released its Magic Quadrant Leaders, Data Privacy Day gave us a moment to reflect, and U.K. and U.S. governments alike acted to...

Yikes! Three armed men tried to rob a Bitcoin Exchange in Canada

As many non-tech savvy people think that Bitcoin looks like a Gold coin as illustrated in many stock images, perhaps these robbers also planned to rob a cryptocurrency exchange thinking that way. All jokes apart, we saw one such attempt on Tuesday morning, when three men armed with handguns enter...