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Following last year’s disclosure of the BlueBorne vulnerability security experts note that about 2 billion Bluetooth devices are still affected by it. BlueBorne is a collection of bugs that allow the hackers to intrude into them. Many of these de… Continue reading 2 Billion Bluetooth Devices Still Affected by the Blueborne Vulnerability
Security experts discovered a new Android infection mechanism called the Man-in-the-Disk attack. It takes advantage of a design issue found to be with the operating system itself that takes advantage of the external storage access. Abuse of this possib… Continue reading Android Man-in-the-Disk Attack Can Expose Apps & User Data
Security experts discovered a dangerous bug that affects applications built for Apple’s mobile software infrastructure. According to the published information the ZipperDown vulnerability affects around 10% of all iOS apps released publicly. It i… Continue reading ZipperDown Vulnerability Affects About 10% of iOS Apps
Google this week finally addressed the KRACK vulnerability in Android, three weeks after the WPA2 protocol flaw was publicly disclosed. Continue reading Google Patches KRACK Vulnerability in Android
Google fixed 81 vulnerabilities, including 13 critical remote code execution bugs, in the September edition of its Android Security Bulletin on Tuesday. Continue reading 13 Critical Remote Code Execution Bugs Fixed in September Android Update
Exploits for patched Android elevation of privilege vulnerabilities were published through the Zimperium N-Days Exploit Acquisition Program. Continue reading Zimperium Acquisition Program Publishes Exploits for Patched Android Bugs
A new Android Trojan, Switcher, uses victims’ devices to infect WiFi routers and funnel users of the network to malicious sites. Continue reading Android Trojan Switcher Infects Routers via DNS Hijacking
Today’s Android Security Bulletin included a patch for the Dirty Cow vulnerability, a seven-year-old Linux bug that had yet to be patched by Google. Continue reading Dirty Cow Vulnerability Patched in Android Security Bulletin
Google’s November Android Security Bulletin patched 15 critical vulnerabilities, but only a supplemental patch for the Dirty Cow Linux vulnerability. Continue reading Google Releases Supplemental Patch for Dirty Cow Vulnerability
A study finds risky apps leave mobile devices open to SMS denial-of-service attack and remote SIM card rooting. Continue reading Mobile Applications Leak Device, Location Data