A bug bounty hunter earned $5,000 for a Facebook hack that allowed him to bypass security protection and access any Facebook user’s true email address.
Tag Archives: Hacks
Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue.
DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers
An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.
Hackers Gamify DDoS Attacks With Collaborative Platform
A hacking group is luring participants to use a DDoS platform where they can compete with peers to earn redeemable points exchangeable for hacking tools and click-fraud software.
New Cerber Variant Leverages Tor2Web Proxies, Google Redirects
Researchers have discovered that criminals behind the latest Cerber ransomware variant are leveraging Google redirects and Tor2Web proxies in a new and novel way to evade detection.
WordPress Plugins Leave Black Friday Shoppers Vulnerable
Researchers found a third of the top WordPress e-commerce plugins contain severe vulnerabilities tied to XSS cross-site scripting, SQL injection and file manipulation flaws.
Office 365 Vulnerability Identified Bogus Microsoft.com Email as Valid
An email scam tricked Yandex email recipients into thinking phishing emails were certified legit and from the Microsoft.com domain.
IBM Opens Attack Simulation Test Center
IBM introduced on Wednesday a new Cyber Range attack simulator during the opening of its global security headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
Carbanak Attacks Shift to Hospitality Sector
The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.
Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 400 Million Accounts
The FriendFinder Network has reportedly been hacked exposing 400 million user accounts of Adult FriendFinder, Penthouse.com and Stripshow.com.