Ahmed Aboul-Ela writes: today i will write about a serious vulnerability i’ve found recently in Twitter. so let me share the story with you . the story started when i saw Twitter introducing their new bug bounty program and starts paying money rewards , i decided to look for new bugs in Twitter and get paid. at…
Category: Business Sector
Hackers-for-hire raided 300 banks, corporates for TWELVE YEARS
Darren Pauli reports: A band of hackers for hire have raided some 300 banks, corporations and governments undetected for 12 years, possibly the longest campaign of its kind. The German hackers registered 800 front businesses in the UK to target and fully compromise organisations in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria at the request of customers. Elite…
Hackers pop Brazil newspaper to root home routers
Darren Pauli reports: A popular Brazilian newspaper has been hacked by attackers who used code that attacked readers’ home routers, says researcher Fioravante Souza of web security outfit Sucuri. Attackers implanted iFrames into the website of Politica Estadao, which when loaded began brute force password guessing attacks against users. Read more on The Register.
Freenode IRC users told to change passwords after securo-breach
John Leyden reports: A security breach at popular, free and open source software-focused IRC network Freenode means users need to change their passwords. Freenode’s IRC server was compromised and passwords were likely sniffed by unidentified hackers, prompting a warning to users that they should reset their passwords as a precaution. The security breach was identified…
NY: Saks workers caught binge shopping with customer cards
Jamie Schram and Bob Fredericks report: A crew of Saks Fifth Avenue employees was busted after they charged at least $400,000 worth of luxury shoes, handbags and other items using customers’ stolen credit card numbers, authorities said Wednesday. Six workers at the Midtown fashion Mecca swiped credit card data from 22 customers in a spending…
Ernst & Young accused by Canadian of massive data breach
Ellen Messmer reports: A used computer dealer in Canada claims he discovered a trove of Ernst & Young customer business data on Dell servers bought back in 2006 — and he wants the global consultancy to pay him to return the data. But is the breach for real or just a hoax? Mark Morris, who…