Category Archives: root exploit

MacOS High Sierra Users: Change Root Password Now

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A newly-discovered flaw in macOS High Sierra — Apple’s latest iteration of its operating system — allows anyone with local (and, apparently in some cases, remote) access to the machine to log in as the all-powerful “root” user without supplying a password. Fortunately, there is a simple fix for this until Apple patches this inexplicable bug: Change the root account’s password now. Continue reading MacOS High Sierra Users: Change Root Password Now→

A Decade Old Unix/Linux/BSD Root Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered

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Update: Find working Exploits and Proof-of-Concepts at the bottom of this article.

Security researchers have discovered more than a decade-old vulnerability in several Unix-based operating systems — including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris — which can be exploited by attackers to escalate their privileges to root, potentially leading to a full system takeover.

Dubbed Stack Clash

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Dozens of Malicious Apps on Play Store can Root & Hack 90% of Android Devices

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It’s not at all surprising that the Google Play Store is surrounded by a large number of malicious apps that has the ability to gain users’ attention into falling victim for one, but this time, it is even worse than most people realize.

Researchers at… Continue reading Dozens of Malicious Apps on Play Store can Root & Hack 90% of Android Devices→

Kernel Backdoor found in Gadgets Powered by Popular Chinese ARM Maker

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How to Hack an Android device?

It is possibly one of the most frequently asked questions on the Internet.

Although it’s not pretty simple to hack Android devices and gadgets, sometimes you just get lucky to find a backdoor access.

Thanks to Allwinne… Continue reading Kernel Backdoor found in Gadgets Powered by Popular Chinese ARM Maker→

Mac OS X Zero-Day Exploit Can Bypass Apple’s Latest Protection Feature

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A critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in all versions of Apple’s OS X operating system that allows hackers to exploit the company’s newest protection feature and steal sensitive data from affected devices.

With the release of OS X El Capitan, Apple introduced a security protection feature to the OS X kernel called System Integrity Protection (SIP). The feature is designed

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Patched Apple Bug Paved Way to Root Compromises

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Apple patched an OS X vulnerability in a kernel driver that could give attackers root-level privileges on a Mac computer, researchers at Cisco Talos said. Continue reading Patched Apple Bug Paved Way to Root Compromises→

More than a Billion Snapdragon-based Android Phones Vulnerable to Hacking

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More than a Billion of Android devices are at risk of a severe vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chip that could be exploited by any malicious application to gain root access on the device.

Security experts at Trend Micro are warning Android user… Continue reading More than a Billion Snapdragon-based Android Phones Vulnerable to Hacking→