A recently discovered iPhone Wi-Fi bug that could crash the WiFi connectivity could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution. In June, the researcher Carl Schou discovered a new bug in iPhone that can permanently break users’ WiFi by disabling it, the issue could be triggered by simply connecting to a rogue hotspot. Once an […]
The Joker malware is back, experts spotted multiple malicious apps on the official Google Play store that were able to evade scanners. Experts reported an uptick in malicious Android apps on the official Google Play store laced with the Joker mobile trojan. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a system app and […]
Check Point researchers found 23 Android apps that exposed the personal data of more than 100 million users. Security researchers from Check Point have discovered 23 Android applications that exposed the personal data of more than 100 million users due to misconfigurations of third-party cloud services. The experts pointed out that the misconfiguration also expose […]
A high severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-11292, affects Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem chips used by around 30% of all smartphones worldwide Researchers from Checkpoint have discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-11292, in the Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem that can be exploited by attackers to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the […]
More than 500,000 Huawei users have been infected with the Joker malware after downloading apps from the company’s official Android store. More than 500,000 Huawei users were infected with the Joker malware after they have downloaded tainted apps from the company’s official Android store. The fight to the Joker malware (aka Bread) begun in September […]
APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores, was the victim of a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised client version 3.17.18 to deliver malware. Multiple security experts discovered threat actors tampered with the APKPure client version 3.17.18 of the popular alternative third-party Android app store. APKPure is available only on devices that use Google […]
Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple bugs in TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution. Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution. “While testing TikTok for Android Application, I identified multiple bugs that can […]
Multiple vulnerabilities in the popular file-sharing app SHAREit have yet, to be addressed, experts from Trend Micro warned. SHAREit is a popular file-sharing Android app with more than one billion downloads, experts from Trend Micro discovered multiple unpatched vulnerabilities in its code. The vulnerabilities impact the Android version of SHAREit, a mobile app that allows users […]
A vulnerability in the video-sharing social networking service TikTok could have allowed hackers to steal users’ private personal information. Developers at ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, have fixed a security vulnerability in the popular video-sharing social networking service that could have allowed attackers to steal users’ private personal information. Check Point researchers found a vulnerability in Find Friends […]
Researchers discovered that the popular e-commerce app 21 Buttons was exposing private data for 100s of influencers across Europe. Researchers from cybersecurity firm vpnMentor discovered that the e-commerce app 21 Buttons was exposing private data for 100s of influencers across Europe. 21 Buttons allows users to shares photos of their outfits with links to the brands they’re […]