Friday, March 29, 2024

Serious Security flaw Employee’s Provident Fund organisation | EPFO

Employee’s Provident Fund organisation a statutory body under ministry of labour and employement, an Universal Account Number (UAN) will be generated for each of the PF contributing members.e UAN will act as an umbrella for the multiple Member Ids allotted to an individual by different establishments.

Indian security firm Eioneus systems  discovered a serious security flaw on 3rd Dec 2016 and it was reported by them immediately to CERT-IN, NIC, and other government sources which were felt necessary  at the time.

As per the report’s available the issue was critical and it will give full access to the machine, which leads to compromise the entire system.The Tech team also disclosed the vulnerability behavior.

UAN

Snehil Khare official of Eioneus system clarified their intentions stating

“Our motive is to do a responsible vulnerability disclosure and not to abuse the information which was accessed. Our intention was to draw the attention of authorities towards major security concern identified, without ignoring it.”

Due to the very sensitive nature of the incident complete details was not disclosed, but it came to lime light that bug gave access to information such as Provident fund balance, Individual’s KYC details, phone numbers, PAN numbers, bank details ;etc of every provident fund user in the country.

The techfirm also disclosed some screenshot’s to prove they have access to databases.

EPFO

Here you also find the report submitted by the Techfirm to CERT-IN (Computer emergency response team) and was acknowledged by CERT-IN in no time.

EPFO
EPFO
Website

Latest articles

How to Analyse .NET Malware? – Reverse Engineering Snake Keylogger

Utilizing sandbox analysis for behavioral, network, and process examination provides a foundation for reverse...

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

GoPlus Labs, the leading Web3 security infrastructure provider, has unveiled a groundbreaking report highlighting...

Wireshark 4.2.4 Released: What’s New!

Wireshark stands as the undisputed leader, offering unparalleled tools for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and...

Zoom Unveils AI-Powered All-In-One AI Work Workplace

Zoom has taken a monumental leap forward by introducing Zoom Workplace, an all-encompassing AI-powered...

iPhone Users Beware! Darcula Phishing Service Attacking Via iMessage

Phishing allows hackers to exploit human vulnerabilities and trick users into revealing sensitive information...

2 Chrome Zero-Days Exploited at Pwn2Own 2024: Patch Now

Google has announced a crucial update to its Chrome browser, addressing several vulnerabilities, including...
Guru baran
Guru baranhttps://gbhackers.com
Gurubaran is a co-founder of Cyber Security News and GBHackers On Security. He has 10+ years of experience as a Security Consultant, Editor, and Analyst in cybersecurity, technology, and communications.

Mitigating Vulnerability Types & 0-day Threats

Mitigating Vulnerability & 0-day Threats

Alert Fatigue that helps no one as security teams need to triage 100s of vulnerabilities.

  • The problem of vulnerability fatigue today
  • Difference between CVSS-specific vulnerability vs risk-based vulnerability
  • Evaluating vulnerabilities based on the business impact/risk
  • Automation to reduce alert fatigue and enhance security posture significantly

Related Articles