Mobile App Security: Securing From the Start

Researchers at the app security technology provider Promon recently revealed a dangerous flaw christened “StrandHogg” they allege is present in every version of Android up to and including Android 10, released in September 2019. The researchers claim … Continue reading Mobile App Security: Securing From the Start

This Week in Security: Tegra Bootjacking, Leaking SSH, and StrandHogg

CVE-2019-5700 is a vulnerability in the Nvidia Tegra bootloader, discovered by [Ryan Grachek], and breaking first here at Hackaday. To understand the vulnerability, one first has to understand a bit about the Tegra boot process. When the device is powered on, a irom firmware loads the next stage of the …read more

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Dangerous Android Vulnerability that Lets Attackers Steal Sensitive Data Found in Wild

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Android in active use in the wild, called Strandhogg, that lets attackers gather sensitive and private information from the victim, without raising any flags. The vulnerability, discovered by… Continue reading Dangerous Android Vulnerability that Lets Attackers Steal Sensitive Data Found in Wild

StrandHogg Pwns 80% of Android Phones; Google Fiddles While Platform Burns

Norwegian researchers find huge vulnerability in 80% of all Android phones. Hackers have been quietly exploiting “StrandHogg” for months–if not years.
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‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps

The flaw can allow hackers to take over typical device functions like sending messages and taking photos because users think malicious activity is a mobile app they use regularly. Continue reading ‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps

Unpatched Strandhogg Android Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new unpatched vulnerability in the Android operating system that dozens of malicious mobile apps are already exploiting in the wild to steal users’ banking and other login credentials and spy on their activit… Continue reading Unpatched Strandhogg Android Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild