CVE-2020-27853

Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS Audio, Video, and Signaling 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, an...

Format string

Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS Audio, Video, and Signaling 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, an...

CVE-2020-27853

Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS Audio, Video, and Signaling 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, an...

CVE-2020-27853

Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS Audio, Video, and Signaling 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, an...

CVE-2020-27853

CVE-2020-27853 is a format-string vulnerability in Wire’s peerflow/sdp.c (sdp_media_set_lattr). It affects Wire AVS 5.3–6.x before 6.4 and Wire Secure Messenger apps on Android/iOS (before the listed versions). Remote attackers could cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code; im...

CVE-2020-15258

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The...

CVE-2020-15258

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The...

CVE-2020-15258

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The...

Design/Logic Flaw

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The...

CVE-2020-15258

CVE-2020-15258 affects Wire prior to 3.20.x, where the app used shell.openExternal without validating the URL. This could let an attacker craft messages with links using arbitrary protocols, potentially enabling code execution on a victim’s machine after user interaction. The root cause is openin...

CVE-2020-15258 Insecure use of shell.openExternal in Wire

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The...

BEC Attacks: Nigeria No Longer the Epicenter as Losses Top $26B

A study of more than 9,000 instances of business email compromise BEC attacks all over the world shows that the number has skyrocketed over the past year, and that the social-engineering scam has expanded well beyond its historic roots in Nigeria. The report from Agari’s Cyber Intelligence Divisi...

NFL, NBA Players Hacked in Would-Be Cyber-Slam-Dunk

NFL and NBA athletes whose social-media accounts were taken over have been thrown the ball of justice. Multiple professional and semi-pro athletes were victimized by two men who infiltrated their personal accounts, according to testimony in federal court on Wednesday. Trevontae Washington of...

CEO of NS8 Charged with Securities Fraud

The founder and CEO of the Internet security company NS8 has been arrested and "charged in a Complaint in Manhattan federal court with securities fraud, fraud in the offer and sale of securities, and wire fraud." I admit that Ive never even heard of the company before...

FBI arrests cyber fraud prevention startup NS8’s CEO for fraud

By Deeba Ahmed NS8s ex-CEO Adam Rogas is charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and fraud in the offer and sale of securities. The Southern District of New Yorks Acting US Attorney, Audrey Strauss, and the FBIs New York Field Offices Assistant Director-in-Charge, William F. Sweeney Jr...

BEC Wire Transfers Average $80K Per Attack

The average wire-transfer loss from business email compromise BEC attacks is significantly on the rise: In the second quarter of 2020 the average was $80,183, up from $54,000 in the first quarter. That’s according to the recently released Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG’s Phishing Activity Trend...

17-Year-Old 'Mastermind', 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested

A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam. According to the U.S. Departme...

17-Year-Old 'Mastermind', 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested

A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam. According to the U.S. Departme...

Obscured by Clouds: Insights into Office 365 Attacks and How Mandiant Managed Defense Investigates

With Business Email Compromises BECs showing no signs of slowing down, it is becoming increasingly important for security analysts to understand Office 365 O365 breaches and how to properly investigate them. This blog post is for those who have yet to dip their toes into the waters of an O365 BEC...

Tax Scams – Everything you need to know to keep your money and data safe

Tax season has always been a pretty nerve-wracking time for hard-working Americans. But over the years, technology advances have arrived to gradually make the process a bit easier. The bad news is that they can also introduce new cyber risks and even more stress. There are two things that...