MySQL 0-day could lead to total system compromise
Researcher Dawid Golunski has discovered multiple severe vulnerabilities affecting the popular open source database MySQL and its forks (e.g. MariaDB, Percona). One of these …
QRLJacking: A new attack vector for hijacking online accounts
We all know that scanning random QR codes is a risky proposition, but a newly detailed social engineering attack vector dubbed QRLJacking adds another risk layer to their use. …
UAC bypass attack on Windows 10 allows malicious DLL loading
Security researchers Matt Graeber and Matt Nelson have discovered a way to run a malicious DLL on Windows 10 without the User Account Control (UAC) springing into action and …
BMW ConnectedDrive flaws could be misused to tamper with car settings
Security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri has found two vulnerabilities in the BMW ConnectedDrive web portal/web application. About the vulnerabilities in BMW ConnectedDrive The …
How attackers can hijack your Facebook account
Positive Technologies researchers have demonstrated that knowing a user’s phone number and how to exploit a vulnerability in the SS7 network is enough to hijack that …
For PoC exploits, go on Twitter
Proof-of-Concept exploits are increasingly being shared and discussed online, threat intelligence firm Recorded Future has discovered. Between March 22, 2015 and the present …
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