Browsing tag
A security researcher claims to have discovered an unpatched vulnerability in PayPal’s money transfer service that could allow attackers to trick victims into unknowingly completing attacker-directed transactions with a single click. Clickjacking, also called UI redressing, refers to a technique wherein an unwitting user is tricked into clicking seemingly innocuous webpage elements like buttons with […]
Ransomware attacks and massive infections have been plaguing the business and even personal computing since 2017. Creating an atmosphere of fear makes people do something that is otherwise unbelievable, like paying for the ransom just to “recover” the lost files due to ransomware infection. Ransomware is a cash cow for the cybercriminals, with WannaCry alone […]
Ransomware is a reality and threat actors are using it quite avidly and frequently nowadays in order to make easy money. According to the new findings of MalwareHunterTeam, there is in-development ransomware that can encrypt your files, steal credit card information and steal PayPal credentials using the phishing page. The ransomware is not extraordinary in its […]
Well, Paypal just killed Hacker News, and does this means the beginning of the end. With thousands and thousands of followers on line, The Hacker News,” is a preferred cybersecurity information portal, which PayPal has reportedly blacklisted, without any reason. The report on Breitbart reads how the Hacker News, which has over 516,000 Twitter followers […]
There are bugs in lots of points of sale that compromise mobile payment systems Several vulnerabilities in the mobile point of sale devices (mPOS) software have been disclosed. These services are used in mobile card readers that have emerged as an alternative payment controller and less expensive option for small and medium-sized business. Researchers in enterprise network security have […]
According to the findings of Project Insecurity researchers Cody Zacharias and Kane Gamble, live chat software from various, commonly used programs are plagued with information leaking vulnerabilities. The live chat software identified to be vulnerable includes the following: LiveChat Software by LiveChatIncNuance’s TouchCommerceLivePerson However, researchers believe that these are not the only live chat programs […]
If you believe that popular, trusted websites like Facebook and PayPal are not vulnerable to exploits from previous eras then you are mistaken. Research suggests that various popular websites and online services are vulnerable to an exploit that was discovered way back in 1998 and it has made a comeback lately. The flaw, which has […]
The disclosure comes less than a month after PayPal suspended TIO Network’s operations when it found security vulnerabilities. PayPal has revealed that its recently acquired company TIO Networks has suffered a data breach compromising the personal information of 1.6 million customers. PayPal bought the Canadian payment processing company, which has over 60,000 utility and bills […]
PayPal phishing scams are becoming more and more sophisticated these days, with hackers devising newer ways of duping users. There are reports of a new and very sophisticated PayPal phishing scam that could dupe a rather clever user into parting with valuable personal information. This scam, which attempts to steal everything related to a PayPal […]
The security researcher Vikas Anil Sharma exploited an unrestricted File Upload vulnerability in a PayPal Server to remotely execute code. The security researcher Vikas Anil Sharma has found a remote code execution vulnerability in a PayPal server. The expert was visiting the PayPal Bug Bounty page using the Burp software, below the response obtained opening the page http://paypal.com/bugbounty/. […]
Last Wednesday the Internet was full of news reports regarding a new sophisticated phishing scam using Google Docs to trick users into giving away their login credentials by opening a fake Google document. The scam highlighted the importance of how people should be careful while clicking on an unknown link. The good news is that Google was […]
A few words about caching and reactions Websites often tend to use web cache functionality (for example over a CDN, a load balancer, or simply a reverse proxy). The purpose is simple: store files that are often retrieved, to reduce latency from the web server. Let’s see an example of web cache. Website http://www.example.com is […]
The cyber criminal community widely depends on phishing scams to target unsuspected users, that’s why these attacks are not only increasing but also adding sophisticated means to trick users into giving away their personal and financial details. Recently, security researchers at Cyren discovered a phishing scam targeting banking and digital payment customers worldwide. The targeted platforms […]
PayPal is one among the largest systems used for sending and receiving the bills with the aid of small medium or even huge enterprises. This also makes it the most apparent goal for the cyber criminals that is why PayPal phishing scams have turn out to be so common nowadays. however, with every unmarried new […]
PayPal is one of the most used platforms for sending and receiving payments by small medium and large enterprises. This makes it the most lucrative target for cybercriminals which is why PayPal phishing scams are so common these days. However, with every new day, these cybercriminals are coming up with new tactics to trick unsuspicious users […]
While many financial phishing schemes require development of bank- and region-specific phishing pages, PayPal’s international reach and widespread popularity mean that attackers can develop phishing pages once and attack in multiple regions. Proofpoint researchers recently encountered a phishing email message that led to what appeared to be a benign PayPal login page. Analysis quickly determined […]
Recently, Gmail users were targeted with a phishing scam, and now it’s time for PayPal since it is undoubtedly one of the most used online payment systems in the world making it a perfect target for cybercriminals. Eset, a cybersecurity firm, has discovered a phishing scam targeting PayPal users to steal their login credentials. In this scam, […]
A critical security problem has been located in PayPal account that permits hackers to steal OAuth tokens that are being utilized in price apps created by using 1/3-birthday celebration builders. Safety researcher and Adobe software engineer -Antonio Sanso determined the trouble after testing his own OAuth consumer. “Even as checking out my own OAuth patron […]
PayPal fixed an issue that could have allowed an attacker to hijack OAuth tokens associated with any PayPal OAuth application. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on Monday by Antonio Sanso, a senior software engineer at Adobe, after he came across the issue while testing his own OAuth client. For its part, PayPal remedied the vulnerability about […]
Recent research on web security and related topics. Provided and maintained by members and friends of the Chair for Network and Data Security, Horst Görtz Institute, Ruhr-University Bochum. Do you know what is happening in the background when you buy something in an online shop using PayPal? In this post we will tackle the following […]
Another day another phishing scam — This time, it’s the GoDaddy customers. A phishing scam is one of the easiest techniques used by cybercriminals to steal personal or financial credentials of any user who is not familiar with social engineering. With every day passing, these cyber scammers are coming up new and ever more convincing […]