News Byte Session By Mukesh Pathak
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Mukesh Pathak reports on recent cybersecurity news in five paragraphs: (1) Hackers stole payment card data from over 1,174 Intercontinental hostels from September to December 2016. (2) Snapchat accounts are vulnerable to brute force attacks allowing password guessing. (3) The US NSA hacked into Pakistani mobile networks and spied on hundreds of IP addresses. (4) The hacking group "OurMine" compromised hundreds of popular YouTube accounts. (5) Millions of smartphones with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips can be hacked over-the-air without user interaction.
News Byte Session By Mukesh Pathak
- 1. News Bytes By Mukesh Pathak (MozMicky)
- 2. Something About Me • A cyber security enthusiast. •A Web Developer. • I’m a Mozillian. •A Volunteer Open Source.
- 3. Outline • Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1150 Intercontinental Hostels. • Snapchat user accounts vulnerable to Brute-Force Attack. • US Security Agency Hacked Pakistani Mobile Networks. • OurMine strikes again, hundreds of popularYoutube accounts hacked. • Millions of Smartphone's using Broadcom Wi-Fi chip can be hacked Over-the-Air.
- 4. Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1150 Intercontinental Hostels • it found malware on payment card systems at 1,174 franchise hotels in the US. • IHG identified malware accessing payment data from cards used at front desk systems between September 29 and December 29, 2016, but the malware was erased after the investigation got completed in March 2017 • The malware obtained credit card data, such as cardholders' names, credit card numbers, expiration dates and internal verification codes, from the card's magnetic stripe, although the company said there is no evidence of any unauthorized access to payment card data after late December.
- 5. Snapchat user accounts vulnerable to • Snapchat a Smartphone application that lets users share snapshots with friends is catching fire among teenagers. It was first hacked in December when 4.6 million Snapchat users were exposed in a database breach. • This is not the end of vulnerabilities, Mohamed Ramadan, a security researcher with Attack-Secure from Egypt, has spotted a new vulnerability on Snapchat that allow an attacker to Brute-Force login credentials of the users. Brute-force is a process of trying multiple passwords against a username until you get a correct password. • This vulnerability allows anyone who knows your SnapChat email to brute force your account’s password without any protection from snapchat side, there is no lockout. Limited tries or even Captcha.
- 6. US Security Agency Hacked Pakistani Mobile Networks • The US National Security Agency (NSA) operators have hacked into Pakistani mobile networks and have been spying on hundreds of IP addresses in the country,WikiLeaks has claimed. "Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of Pakistan mobile system," WikiLeaks tweeted. • The hacking group had initially put up its data cache for auction in exchange for Bitcoin, however, a lack of buyers compelled it to release the data online.
- 7. OurMine strikes again, hundreds of popular Youtube accounts hacked •OurMine hackers who also call themselves “An online security group” performed “The biggest hack in the history ofYouTube.” As a result, hundreds of popularYouTube channels were compromised today.
- 8. Millions of Smartphone's using Broadcom Wi-Fi chip can be hacked Over-the-Air • Millions of smartphones and smart gadgets, including Apple iOS and many Android handsets from various manufacturers, equipped with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips are vulnerable to over-the-air hijacking without any user interaction. • Apple rushed out an emergency iOS 10.3.1 patch update to address a serious bug that could allow an attacker within sameWi-Fi network to remotely execute malicious code on the BroadcomWi-Fi SoC (Software-on- Chip) used in iPhones, iPads, and iPods.