Thousands of Android apps bypass Advertising ID to track users

Six years after it was introduced, it looks as if Android’s Advertising ID (AAID) might no longer be the privacy forcefield Google claimed it would be. Continue reading Thousands of Android apps bypass Advertising ID to track users

Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s February 2019 Patch Tuesday is here

Internet Explorer (IE) may have launched way back in 1995 but nearly a quarter of a century later it’s still creating work for Microsoft and Windows users. Continue reading Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s February 2019 Patch Tuesday is here

Another flaw found in macOS Mojave’s privacy protection

Ever since Apple announced enhanced privacy protection for macOS Mojave 10.14 last September, a dedicated band of researchers has been poking away at it looking for security flaws. Here’s another. Continue reading Another flaw found in macOS Mojave’s privacy protection

Privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered in Microsoft Exchange

A researcher has discovered an alarming way that an attacker controlling a Microsoft Exchange mailbox account could potentially elevate their privileges to become a Domain Administrator. Continue reading Privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered in Microsoft Exchange