Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear Security Vulnerabilities

How to turn off location tracking on Android

Android devices come with location services. Some apps need access to location services to function properly. However, there may be reasons why you don’t want your device to be located, often because you don’t want to be found and the device is always with you. Depending on who you are trying to...

New Research Warns About Weak Offboarding Management and Insider Risks

A recent study by Wing Security found that 63% of businesses may have former employees with access to organizational data, and that automating SaaS Security can help mitigate offboarding risks. Employee offboarding is typically seen as a routine administrative task, but it can pose substantial...

Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers: Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of...

Microsoft Uncovers 'Moonstone Sleet' — New North Korean Hacker Group

A never-before-seen North Korean threat actor codenamed Moonstone Sleet has been attributed as behind cyber attacks targeting individuals and organizations in the software and information technology, education, and defense industrial base sectors with ransomware and bespoke malware previously...

CVE-2024-4611

The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper missing encryption exception handling on the 'decrypt_value' and on the 'doCookieAuth' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the...

pcTattletale spyware leaks database containing victim screenshots, gets website defaced

The idea behind the software is simple. When the spying party installs the stalkerware, they grant permission to record what happens on the targeted Android or Windows device. The observer can then log in on an online portal and activate recording, at which point a screen capture is taken on the...

CVE-2024-24919

Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is...

CVE-2024-24919

Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is...

CVE-2024-24919 Information disclosure

Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is...

CVE-2024-24919 Information disclosure

Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is...

Moonstone Sleet emerges as new North Korean threat actor with new bag of tricks

Microsoft has identified a new North Korean threat actor, now tracked as Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789), that uses both a combination of many tried-and-true techniques used by other North Korean threat actors and unique attack methodologies to target companies for its financial and...

CVE-2024-24919

Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is available. Recent assessments: remmons-r7 at May...

Expert Invoice <= 1.0.2 -Admin+ Stored XSS

Description The plugin does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) PoC 1. Navigate to Expert Invoice &gt...

Expert Invoice <= 1.0.2 -Admin+ Stored XSS

Description The plugin does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite...

Moroccan Cybercrime Group Steals Up to $100K Daily Through Gift Card Fraud

Microsoft is calling attention to a Morocco-based cybercrime group dubbed Storm-0539 that's behind gift card fraud and theft through highly sophisticated email and SMS phishing attacks. "Their primary motivation is to steal gift cards and profit by selling them online at a discounted rate," the...

Pakistan-linked Hackers Deploy Python, Golang, and Rust Malware on Indian Targets

The Pakistan-nexus Transparent Tribe actor has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting Indian government, defense, and aerospace sectors using cross-platform malware written in Python, Golang, and Rust. "This cluster of activity spanned from late 2023 to April 2024 and is anticipated to...

IRZ Mobile Routers Cross-Site Request Forgery (CVE-2022-27226)

A CSRF issue in /api/crontab on iRZ Mobile Routers through 20.6.1 allows a threat actor to create a crontab entry in the router administration panel. The cronjob will consequently execute the entry on the threat actor's defined interval, leading to remote code execution, allowing the threat actor.....

mobile-university-anmeldung.de Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3930407

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently...

Beware: These Fake Antivirus Sites Spreading Android and Windows Malware

Threat actors have been observed making use of fake websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus solutions from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to propagate malware capable of stealing sensitive information from Android and Windows devices. "Hosting malicious software through sites which...

Apple and Google are taking steps to curb the abuse of location-tracking devices — but what about others?

Since the advent of products like the Tile and Apple AirTag, both used to keep track of easily lost items like wallets, keys and purses, bad actors and criminals have found ways to abuse them. These adversaries can range from criminals just looking to do something illegal for a range of reasons,...

Frida-JIT-unPacker: An Imperva Contribution to the Security Research Community, Presented at Black Hat Asia 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the battle against malicious bots is a critical concern for web applications. These bots, in addition to their ability to circumvent application security measures, are usually protected with advanced source code protection to prevent the...

CVE-2024-22026

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in EPMM before 12.1.0.0 allows an authenticated local user to bypass shell restriction and execute arbitrary commands on the...

From trust to trickery: Brand impersonation over the email attack vector

Cisco recently developed and released a new feature to detect brand impersonation in emails when adversaries pretend to be a legitimate corporation. Talos has discovered a wide range of techniques threat actors use to embed and deliver brand logos via emails to their victims. Talos is providing...

Zoom Adopts NIST-Approved Post-Quantum End-to-End Encryption for Meetings

Popular enterprise services provider Zoom has announced the rollout of post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings, with support for Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms coming in the future. "As adversarial threats become more sophisticated, so does the need to safeguard user data," the...

Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag

Image: Shutterstock. Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly...

CVE-2024-4988

The mobile application (com.transsion.videocallenhancer) interface has improper permission control, which can lead to the risk of private file...

CVE-2024-4988

The mobile application (com.transsion.videocallenhancer) interface has improper permission control, which can lead to the risk of private file...

CVE-2024-4988

The mobile application (com.transsion.videocallenhancer) interface has improper permission control, which can lead to the risk of private file...

CVE-2024-4988

The mobile application (com.transsion.videocallenhancer) interface has improper permission control, which can lead to the risk of private file...

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New Windows 11 features strengthen security to address evolving cyberthreat landscape

Ahead of the Microsoft Build 2024 conference, we announced a new class of Windows computers, Copilot+ PC. Alongside this exciting new class of PCs, we are introducing important security features and updates that make Windows 11 more secure for users and organizations and give developers the tools.....

The Importance of Bot Management in Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing teams need a comprehensive bot management solution to address the challenges posed by bot traffic and protect marketing analytics. Bot management is designed to protect marketing efforts from bot-generated invalid traffic by accurately and efficiently classifying traffic and stopping...

CISA Warns of Actively Exploited D-Link Router Vulnerabilities - Patch Now

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting D-Link routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2014-100005 - A cross-site.....

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6776-1)

The remote host is missing an update for...

Rounding up some of the major headlines from RSA

While I one day wish to make it to the RSA Conference in person, I've never had the pleasure of making the trek to San Francisco for one of the largest security conferences in the U.S. Instead, I had to watch from afar and catch up on the internet every day like the common folk. This at least...

Impact of TunnelVision Vulnerability

The Palo Alto Networks Product Security Assurance team has evaluated the TunnelVision vulnerability as it relates to our products. This issue allows an attacker with the ability to send DHCP messages on the same local area network, such as a rogue Wi-Fi network, to leak traffic outside of the...

[updated] Deleted iPhone photos show up again after iOS update

iPhone owners are reporting that photos they'd deleted are now back on their phones, after updating to iOS 17.5. With so many users reporting similar oddities, it would seem something went wrong, or at least different than to be expected. Here are some examples from Reddit: “When in conversation...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 6, 2024 to May 12, 2024)

Did you know we're running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week, there were 184 vulnerabilities disclosed in 146...

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 ESM Packages linux - Linux kernel linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-aws-5.4 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems linux-azure-5.4 - Linux kernel...

Microsoft Intune Management Tampering (CVE-2024-30059)

Microsoft Intune for Android Mobile Application Management Tampering Vulnerability. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version...

Form Maker by 10Web < 1.15.25 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description The Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.15.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it...

Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps

Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device from capturing sensitive data. This constitutes an update to the Play Integrity API that third-party app developers can take advantage of to secure their applications against malware....

Apple and Google join forces to stop unwanted tracking

Apple and Google have announced an industry specification for Bluetooth tracking devices which help alert users to unwanted tracking. The specification, called Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers, will make it possible to alert users across both iOS and Android if a device is unknowingly being...

Microsoft Patches 61 Flaws, Including Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Microsoft has addressed a total of 61 new security flaws in its software as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for May 2024, including two zero-days which have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 61 flaws, one is rated Critical, 59 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity.....

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6766-2)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6766-2 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: prevent mss overflow in skb_segment() Once again syzbot is able...

Patch Tuesday - May 2024

Microsoft is addressing 61 vulnerabilities this May 2024 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and/or public disclosure for three of the vulnerabilities published today. At time of writing, two of the vulnerabilities patched today are listed on CISA KEV. Microsoft is...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Security Update Review

Microsoft has released its May edition of Patch Tuesday. Let's take a deep dive into the crucial insights from Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for May 2024. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2024 Microsoft Patch Tuesday's May 2024 edition addressed 67 vulnerabilities, including one critical and 59....

Only one critical vulnerability included in May’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday; One other zero-day in DWN Core

After a relatively hefty Microsoft Patch Tuesday in April, this month's security update from the company only included one critical vulnerability across its massive suite of products and services. In all, May's slate of vulnerabilities disclosed by Microsoft included 59 total CVEs, most of which...

CVE-2024-30059

Microsoft Intune for Android Mobile Application Management Tampering...

CVE-2024-30059

Microsoft Intune for Android Mobile Application Management Tampering...