Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback
Mozilla is testing a method of securing DNS traffic via HTTPS, but is faced with some privacy resistance. Continue reading Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback
Category Archives: man-in-the-middle attack
19-Year-Old TLS Vulnerability Weakens Modern Website Crypto
New research shows how an old vulnerability called ROBOT can be exploited using an adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack to reveal the plaintext for a given TLS session. Continue reading 19-Year-Old TLS Vulnerability Weakens Modern Website Crypto
Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures
Millions of Android devices are at serious risk of a newly disclosed critical vulnerability that allows attackers to secretly overwrite legitimate applications installed on your smartphone with their malicious versions.
Dubbed Janus, the vulnerability… Continue reading Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures
MITM Vulnerabilities Found in Mobile Banking Apps
A team of researchers has found issues with the validation of TLS certificates for mobile banking and other security-focused applications that could allow man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to decrypt their traffic. Some of the apps are from high-profi… Continue reading MITM Vulnerabilities Found in Mobile Banking Apps
Security Flaw Left Major Banking Apps Vulnerable to MiTM Attacks Over SSL
A team of security researchers has discovered a critical implementation flaw in major mobile banking applications that left banking credentials of millions of users vulnerable to hackers.
The vulnerability was discovered by researchers of the Security… Continue reading Security Flaw Left Major Banking Apps Vulnerable to MiTM Attacks Over SSL
Google to add “DNS over TLS” security feature to Android OS
No doubt your Internet Service Provides (ISPs), or network-level hackers cannot spy on https communications.
But do you know — ISPs can still see all of your DNS requests, allowing them to know what websites you visit.
Google is working on a new security feature for Android that could prevent your Internet traffic from network spoofing attacks.
Almost every Internet activity starts with a
Continue reading Google to add “DNS over TLS” security feature to Android OS
Microsoft Patches Critical Windows DNS Client Vulnerabilities
Microsoft patched three memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client that could be abused by a man-in-the-middle attacker to run arbitrary code. Continue reading Microsoft Patches Critical Windows DNS Client Vulnerabilities
Soldiers sent hate-SMS messages from rogue base stations
The culprit exploits a design feature of older 2G networks in a type of man-in-the-middle attack Continue reading Soldiers sent hate-SMS messages from rogue base stations
All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws
There is a bad news for all OnePlus lovers.
A security researcher has discovered four vulnerabilities that affect all OnePlus handsets, including One, X, 2, 3 and 3T, running the latest versions of OxygenOS 4.1.3 (worldwide) and below, as well as Hydr… Continue reading All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws
Wikileaks Unveils CIA’s Man-in-the-Middle Attack Tool
Wikileaks has published a new batch of the Vault 7 leak, detailing a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack tool allegedly created by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to target local networks.
Since March, WikiLeaks has published thousands… Continue reading Wikileaks Unveils CIA’s Man-in-the-Middle Attack Tool