Two British Men Arrested For Hacking Microsoft

British police have arrested two men in the UK conspiring to hack into the computer networks of US tech giant Microsoft with plans to steal customers’ data from the software giant. The suspects — 22-year-old from Sleaford and a 25-year-old from Bracknell — were arrested by the detectives from the...

A week in security (Jun 12 – Jun 18)

Last week was very busy for the Labs, with a look at so-called numeric tech support scams, a visit to the huge Infosec Europe conference, an exploration of Mac Malware as a Service, and a walk through the myths of online bullying. Elsewhere: A huge click-farm is busted Jaff Ransomware is thwarted...

25-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Military Satellite Phone System

A British computer hacker who allegedly hacked a United States Department of Defense satellite system in 2014 and accessed the personal information of hundreds of military personnel has pleaded guilty on Thursday. Sean Caffrey, a 25-year-old resident of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, has...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Top 5 GDPR Myths: Get the Facts

The General Data Protection Regulation GDPR has been garnering much attention since its formal adoption in April 2016. With the effective date of May 25, 2018 fast approaching, some popular myths have emerged surrounding the regulation. In this blog post, we’ll examine and debunk a few of the mos...

WannaCry Ransomware That's Hitting World Right Now Uses NSA Windows Exploit

Update — After reading this article, if you want to know, what has happened so far in past 4 days and how to protect your computers from WannaCry, read our latest article "WannaCry Ransomware: Everything You Need To Know Immediately." Earlier today, a massive ransomware campaign hit computer...

Starbucks: XSS on https://www.starbucks.co.uk (can lead to credit card theft) (/shop/paymentmethod)

Hi, Steps to reproduce: 0. Run Firefox these steps require Firefox. 1. Log in on https://www.starbucks.co.uk/account/signin 2. Go to https://www.starbucks.co.uk/shop/card/egift and add any card to your basket. 3. Go to...

uk-tgirls.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.uk-tgirls.com/tour/?nats=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=x%20onerror=prompt%27OPENBUGBOUNTY%27;%3EMTAxMTkxLjIuNjAuMTg3LjguMC4wLjAuMA Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| 611274 VIP websit...

petitfute.uk.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL:...

UK Man Gets Two Years in Jail for Running ‘Titanium Stresser’ Attack-for-Hire Service

A 20-year-old man from the United Kingdom was sentenced to two years in prison today after admitting to operating and selling access to "Titanium Stresser," a simple-to-use service that let paying customers launch crippling online attacks against Web sites and individual Internet users. Adam Mudd...

Dozens of Linksys Router the exposed high-risk vulnerability can lead to remote command execution and sensitive information disclosure-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! From the IOACTIVE researchers recently discovered the presence in the Linksys smart Wifi Router vulnerabilities. Researchers last year purchased a Linksys EA3500 series smart router. This brand before belonging to Cisco, and now belongs to Belkin's, in the Asian Regional market usage is small...

gmp.police.uk XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/nhoodv3.nsf/googledisplay.html/"'--!confirmOPENBUGBOUNTY...

Police Arrest Man Potentially Linked to Group Threatening to Wipe Millions Of iPhones

The British authority has reportedly arrested a 20-years-old young man – potentially one of the member of a cyber criminal gang 'Turkish Crime Family' who threatened Apple last week to remotely wipe data from millions of iOS devices unless Apple pays a ransom of $75,000. The UK's National Crime...

UK Demands Encryption Backdoor As London Terrorist Used WhatsApp Before the Attack

The government has once again started asking for backdoor in encrypted services, arguing that it can not give enough security to its citizens because the terrorists are using encrypted apps to communicate and plot an attack. Following last week's terrorist attack in London, the UK government is...

londonmet.ac.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-218756 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| londonmet.ac.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...

blades-uk.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.blades-uk.com/viewitems.php?catid=18=30"head...

qualitycarsuk.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://www.qualitycarsuk.co.uk/email.php?subject=%22%3E%3Csvg/onload=alert/XSSPOSED/%3E Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at 28.07.2017 Latest check for patch:| 28.07.2017 13:53 GMT Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank|...

newsa.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://newsa.com/uk?search=Liverpool Fixtures/'"--!...

Burden TMA v2.1.1 - (Task) Persistent Web Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Burden TMA v2.1.1 - Task Persistent Web Vulnerability References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=1998 Release Date: ============= 2016-11-26 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ==================================== 199...

uk.intimissimi.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://uk.intimissimi.com/catalog/restsearch.cmd?formstate=searchForm=OPENBUGBOUNTY Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at 28.07.2017 Latest check for patch:| 28.07.2017 12:50 GMT Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknow...