Cyber Security News highlights this week:

• Vulnerability present in WhatsApp messenger is Allowing Attackers to Alter. Messages in Group Chats
• The source code of Snapchat app leaked on GitHub
• Health Care Data of 2 Million People is exposed online in Mexico
• Hackers Infected Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware
• Symfony flaw vulnerability of Drupal sites
• Linux vulnerability could lead to a DDoS attack on a system.

In-Short Overview:

There is a vulnerability in WhatsApp which is allowing attackers to modify the content of group messages and to spread fake news. Recently, the Security researchers from an Israeli security firm found out that the WhatsApp messenger has been vulnerable to multiple security vulnerabilities that can allow attackers to manipulate the message content whether they have sent in a group or private.

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WhatsApp Flaw Lets Malicious Users to Alter Messages (Bleeping Computer, Aug 8, 2018)

A Pakistani hacker recently leaked the source code of popular social media app Snapchat on the Microsoft-owned code repository GitHub. He created a GitHub repository called Source-Snapchat with a description “Source Code for SnapChat”.

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Hacker leaked Snapchat’s source code on Github (The Hacker News, Aug 7, 2018)

In Mexico, a MongoDB database has been exposed online that contained the health care information of 2 million patients. The database was discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko via Shodan. When discovered, this database was fully exposed to the Internet and could be accessed and edited by anyone without a password.

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Health Care Data of 2 Million People in Mexico Exposed Online (Information Security Buzz, Aug 7, 2018)

More than 200,000 MikroTik Routers were infected in a mass crypto-malware attack. Cybercriminals infected 200,000 MikroTik Routers by using the Coinhive Cryptojacking Malware.

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Cybercriminals infected 200,000 MikroTik Routers by Mass Coinhive Cryptojacking Malware (GB Hackers, Aug 6, 2018)

Drupal has released a new version of its software to patch a security bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected websites.

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Drupal Sites Vulnerable to Hackers Due to Symfony Flaw (DigiTech Engine, Aug 3, 2018)

A Linux kernel vulnerability affecting version 4.9 and could allow an attacker to carry out denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on a system. Patches for the vulnerability has been released, so users are recommended to update their systems as soon as possible.

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Linux vulnerability could lead to DDoS attack on a system (SC Magazine, Aug 7, 2018)