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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 activities. Dubbed Strandhogg, the vulnerability resides in the multitasking feature of Android that can be exploited by a […]
A security flaw in Android OS makes it possible for rogue apps to hijack a user’s smartphone camera and take pictures, record video, audio, and upload those files to an external server — all without users’ knowledge, even when the phone is locked! Cybersecurity firm Checkmarx uncovered these flaws back in July, but the findings […]
Almost every application contains security vulnerabilities, some of which you may find today, but others would remain invisible until someone else finds and exploits them—which is the harsh reality of cybersecurity and its current state. And when we say this, Signal Private Messenger—promoted as one of the most secure messengers in the world—isn’t any exception. […]
Another day, another revelation of a critical unpatched zero-day vulnerability, this time in the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, Android. What’s more? The Android zero-day vulnerability has also been found to be exploited in the wild by the Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group—infamous for selling zero-day exploits to governments—or one of its customers, […]
A team of researchers at Tencent Blade found a series of buffer overflow vulnerabilities (known as QualPwn) that target Android devices running the Snapdragon SoCs. As per the researchers, the vulnerability CVE-2019-10538 (“High” severity rating) can be compromised by attackers to take control of the WiFi chip on a device running an affected Qualcomm SoC. […]
Before you start reading this article, we would advise you to install the latest Android security updates by going into your device settings. Otherwise, your device might be susceptible to malware-fitted videos that, once interacted with, can hijack your device. Hackers are exploiting an Android vulnerability CVE-2019-2107 that “would enable a remote attacker using a […]
Google has reported a serious bug in the Android security bulletin. It reveals a new method which can allow hackers to attack Android smartphone by using malicious PNG files. A major flaw in Android’s framework allows an attacker to execute computer code remotely by using a maliciously crafted PNG image file to smuggle the code. Just by opening the evil PNG file on a chat app or […]
Short Bytes: Google has launched a new hacking contest named The Project Zero Prize. This contest aims at safeguarding the Android operating system by discovering critical bugs. It’s important to note that only the exploits that hack Android phones remotely using victim’s phone number or email address are eligible. The first prize winner of the contest […]
Just a few days after the reports on vulnerability in the android devices, more shocking news are disclosed. Now, it is believed that recently found vulnerability could allow NSA to gather more data belonging to the people from general public. It is believed that with hackers NSA would also be benefited by the vulnerability as […]
People who are using a different telephone apps on their cell phones need to be cautious, as a researcher has indicated vulnerabilities related to ZRTPCCP which is a huge security library. For this reason they need to get their security systems upgraded. Mark Dowd who is a researcher at Azimuth security has gone on to […]