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Android gets September update as price of flaws soars

Posted on September 5, 2019 by John E Dunn

When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running. Continue reading Android gets September update as price of flaws soars→

Posted in Android, Android 10, bug bounties, Google, iOS, Mobile, Operating Systems, Organisations, patching, Project Mainline, Security threats, technologies, Vulnerability, Windows

EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings

Posted on September 4, 2019 by John E Dunn

The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse. Continue reading EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings→

Posted in Data loss, eff, Financial data, Mozilla, Mozilla Foundation, payment apps, Paypal, privacy, Security threats, Social networks, venmo

iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too

Posted on September 3, 2019 by John E Dunn

A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too. Continue reading iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too→

Posted in Android, apple, bug bounty, Google, Government security, Government Spyware, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, nation state hacking, Operating Systems, Security threats, Vulnerability, Windows, Zero Day

WordPress sites are being backdoored with rogue admin users

Posted on September 2, 2019 by John E Dunn

A malvertising campaign has evolved to give hackers control of entire sites. Continue reading WordPress sites are being backdoored with rogue admin users→

Posted in malvertising, plugin, rogue admin, Vulnerability, WordFence, wordpress

Sophisticated iPhone hacking went unnoticed for over two years

Posted on August 30, 2019 by John E Dunn

Compromised iPhones were turned into surveillance tools capable of recording the owner’s entire digital life. Continue reading Sophisticated iPhone hacking went unnoticed for over two years→

Posted in apple, Google, Google Project Zero, iOS, iPhone, Security threats, Vulnerability

Botnet targets set-top boxes using Android OS

Posted on August 30, 2019 by John E Dunn

Production systems aren’t supposed to have the ADB turned on, but some set-top boxes do. Continue reading Botnet targets set-top boxes using Android OS→

Posted in Android, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), Android OS, botnet, Google, IoT, Mobile, Operating Systems, Organisations, Security threats, Set-Top Boxes, WootCloud

Web clickjacking fraud makes a comeback thanks to JavaScript tricks

Posted on August 29, 2019 by John E Dunn

More than a decade after hitting the headlines, clickjacking fraud remains an under-reported hazard on hundreds of popular websites. Continue reading Web clickjacking fraud makes a comeback thanks to JavaScript tricks→

Posted in ad fraud, clickfraud, clickjacking, likejacking, Security threats, UI redressing

Emergency iOS patch fixes jailbreaking flaw for second time

Posted on August 28, 2019 by John E Dunn

With iOS 13 nearing release, Apple users perhaps thought they were done with iOS 12 updates for good. If so, they were wrong. Continue reading Emergency iOS patch fixes jailbreaking flaw for second time→

Posted in apple, CVE-2019-8605, Google, Google Project Zero, iOS, iOS 12.4.1, iPad, iPhone, iPod, macos, Organisations, patching, Security threats, Vulnerability

Hostinger upgrades password security after 14m accounts breached

Posted on August 27, 2019 by John E Dunn

Millions of customers of web hosting company Hostinger have received emails bearing the bad news of a data breach. Continue reading Hostinger upgrades password security after 14m accounts breached→

Posted in 000Webhost, account breach, data breach, Data loss, Hostinger, Password Hashing, Security threats, SHA-1

Bumper Cisco patches fix four new ‘critical’ vulnerabilities

Posted on August 23, 2019 by John E Dunn

Cisco just issued some urgent patching homework in the form of 31 security fixes, 4 of them for flaws rated ‘critical’. Continue reading Bumper Cisco patches fix four new ‘critical’ vulnerabilities→

Posted in bluetooth KNOB, Cisco, Cisco 220 Series switch, Vulnerability

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