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Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2019
Zero-day vulnerability in Android OS yet to be patched

Maintainers of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) failed to address a privilege escalation bug in the Android mobile OS that was reported six months ago. Experts disclosed details of a zero-day vulnerability that affects the Android mobile operating system. The high-severity zero-day issue resides in the driver for the Video For Linux 2 (V4L2) […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2019
Experts devised advanced SMS phishing attacks against modern Android-based phones

Experts warn of advanced phishing attacks in certain modern Android-based phones that can trick users into accepting new malicious phone settings. When users insert a new SIM in their mobile phone and access to the cellular network for the first time, the carrier service automatically configures or sends you a message containing settings for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2019
Zao app went viral but raised serious privacy concerns

The Chinese face-swapping ZAO app that allows users to create photos starring along their favorite characters is raising privacy concerns. The ZAO app is one of the most downloaded applications, but it made the headlines due to privacy concerns. The AI-based iPhone app was released on august 30, 2019, it allows its users to create […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google researchers discovered that iPhone devices could be hacked by tricking owners into visiting specially crafted websites. Researchers at Google Project Zero discovered that it was possible to hack iPhone devices by visiting specially crafted websites. Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
App tainted with Ahmyst Open-source spyware appeared on Google Play Store twice

ESET experts discovered that an Android app infected with AhMyth open-source RAT has bypassed the security of Google Play twice over two weeks. The popular malware researcher Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered that a malicious spyware, built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool, was uploaded on Google Play twice over two weeks, bypassing Google security […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2019
Galaxy S10 is the first 5G phone that can be used by US DoD

Samsung announced that the Galaxy S10, the Galaxy S9, and Galaxy Note 9 have obtained the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) approval Other Samsung devices are included in the list of smartphones that can be used by the US federal government of the, they are the Galaxy S10, the Galaxy S9, and Galaxy Note 9. The above devices have achieved the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2019
Bluetana App allows detecting Bluetooth card skimmers in just 3 seconds

Bluetana App allows detecting Bluetooth card skimmers installed at the gas pumps to steal customers’ credit and debit card information in just 3 seconds on average. Bluetooth card skimmers continue to be one of the favorite tools in the arsenal of crooks that attempt to steal credit and debit card information. In recent years, law […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2019
Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused

Poland and Lithuania are probing the potential privacy and security risks of using a Russian-made app FaceApp. Millions of people recently downloaded the FaceApp app and are taking part in the “#FaceApp Challenge” to show friends how they can look like when they will be old and grey. Many security experts are warning of the risks of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2019
Customers of 7-Eleven Japan lost $500,000 due to a flaw in the mobile app

Cyber criminals have exploited an unproperly implemented password reset process in 7-Eleven to make unwanted charges on 900 customers’ accounts. 7-Eleven Inc. is a Japanese-American international chain of convenience stores, news of the day is that hackers exploited a weakness in the password reset function to make unwanted charges on its customers’ accounts. Crooks targeted approximately 900 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2019
Google addressed three critical code execution flaws in Android Media Framework

Google released the July 2019 security patches for the Android OS that address a total of 33 vulnerabilities, including 9 issues rated as Critical. The most severe flaw addressed by Google is a critical security issue (CVE-2019-2106) affecting the Media framework that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the […]