WhatsApp, Telegram Coding Blunders Can Expose Personal Media Files
The issue, present on Android versions, is similar to the known man-in-the-disk attack vector. Continue reading WhatsApp, Telegram Coding Blunders Can Expose Personal Media Files
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Google Beefs Up Android Key Security for Mobile Apps
Changes to how data is encrypted can help developers ward off data leakage and exfiltration. Continue reading Google Beefs Up Android Key Security for Mobile Apps
Android/iOS detections down, but Fortnite flaw problematic
Android/iOS detections down, but Fortnite flaw linked with Man-in-the-Disk
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Three mobile app issues and a Mac 0-Day
RSA report on rogue mobile apps; Android Man-in-the-Disk attack; using AppMon to reveal eavesdropping apps; bypassing alerts with a synthetic mouse click
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Smartphones Vulnerable to New Form of Attacks Via microSD Cards
Security researchers at CheckPoint have warned about a new danger for our mobile devices, using a vulnerability that goes through the microSD cards. These forms of modified microSD cards can reportedly allow hackers to take over your smartphone by usin… Continue reading Smartphones Vulnerable to New Form of Attacks Via microSD Cards
Android Man-in-the-Disk Attack Can Expose Apps & User Data
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
‘Man-in-the-disk’ attack took advantage of Android data security flaws
Several major mobile app developers including Google, Yandex and Xiaomi left numerous Android apps vulnerable to a so-called “Man-in-the-Disk” intrusion, a potent attack surface for Android apps that can potentially allow silent installation of malicious apps, according to researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point. Researchers were able to compromise files and crash Google Translate, Google Voice-to-Text and Yandex Translate because the apps failed to validate the integrity of data used from Android’s External Storage System. Google acknowledged and fixed those applications and are in the process of fixing other vulnerable apps, Check Point said. Google did not respond to a request for comment. The “Man-in-the-Disk” attack surface allows a hacker to interfere with an Android app’s data stored in External Storage, the operating system’s type of storage typically used to share data between applications — for instance, a messenger using a photo from a camera app. The intrusion’s name […]
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DEF CON 2018: ‘Man in the Disk’ Attack Surface Affects All Android Phones
Sloppy Android developers not following security guidelines for external storage opens the door to device takeover and more. Continue reading DEF CON 2018: ‘Man in the Disk’ Attack Surface Affects All Android Phones