New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock

DoubleLocker—as the name suggests, it locks device twice. Security researchers from Slovakia-based security software maker ESET have discovered a new Android ransomware that not just encrypts users’ data, but also locks them out of their devices by changing lock screen PIN. On top of that:...

Description of the security update for SharePoint Foundation 2013: September 12, 2017

Description of the security update for SharePoint Foundation 2013: September 12, 2017 Summary This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see...

Many Questions, Few Answers For Equifax Breach Victims

Americans who either applied for new jobs, loans, or just wanted to check their credit score via Equifax are having a difficult time getting answers as to whether they are part of the breach of 143 million records that occurred Thursday. The company disclosed yesterday it was the victim of a...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system in the CAF repository exists due to errors in processing QMI messages, allowing a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to buffer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of QMI messages during processing...

The vulnerability of the DRM component of digital television and radio operating systems in the CAF repository allows a violator to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the DRM component of digital television and radio operating systems in the CAF repository arises from reading beyond the memory buffer boundaries. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility of the syste...

The vulnerability in the task management of the 1x Android operating system from the CAF repository allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability in the task management of the 1x Android operating system arises from reading beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility...

The vulnerability of the Android CAF-release operating system, related to configuration errors, allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the Android CAF-release operating system is related to configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when loading the external application QTEE...

The vulnerability of the procedure related to the remote UIM client, the Android CAF-release operating system, allows a perpetrator to compromise the privacy, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the process related to the remote UIM client in Android CAF-release builds is caused by buffer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system in the CAF repository exists due to errors in processing incoming 3G NAS messages. This allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to the execution of operations beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of incoming 3G NAS messages...

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system is related to positioning errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when the UE driver sends unprotected...

The vulnerability of the RFA-1x component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the RFA-1x component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository arises from reading beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility...

The vulnerability of the Keymaster component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository allows a perpetrator to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the Keymaster component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to the lack of checks on buffer size. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

The vulnerability of the LPP process in the Android operating system’s CAF builds allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the LPP process in the Android operating system’s CAF builds is due to unvalidated array indexing. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

To Keep Players Happy, First Seek Understanding

Me: To keep your players happy - you need to understand why they're not. You: Uh, yeah obviously. Thanks. So what? Actually, I have a lot to say on the topic of keeping players happy. A few months back I wrote a quick post about Friction. Friction, as I defined it, is anything that prompts your...

Dangerous Mobile Banking Trojan Gets 'Keylogger' to Steal Everything

Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They have now shifted from traditional to more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect. Security researchers have discovered that one of the most dangerous...

Android Banking Trojan Svpeng Adds Keylogger

The authors behind the Android banking malware family Svpeng have added a keylogger to a recent strain, giving attackers yet another way to steal sensitive data. Roman Unuchek, a senior malware analyst with Kaspersky Lab, said Monday he spotted a new variant of the Trojan in mid-July. Unuchek say...

A new era in mobile banking Trojans

In mid-July 2017, we found a new modification of the well-known mobile banking malware family Svpeng – Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Svpeng.ae. In this modification, the cybercriminals have added new functionality: it now also works as a keylogger, stealing entered text through the use of accessibility...

WebKit: use-after-free in WebCore::AccessibilityRenderObject::handleAriaExpandedChanged(CVE-2017-7043)

There is a use-after-free security vulnerability in WebKit. The vulnerability was confirmed on ASan build of WebKit nightly. Note that accessibility features need to be enabled in order to trigger this bug. On Safari on Mac this can be accomplished by opening the inspector simply opening the...

WebKit: use-after-free in WebCore::RenderObject with accessibility enabled(CVE-2017-7046)

There is a use-after-free security vulnerability in WebKit. The vulnerability was confirmed on ASan build of WebKit nightly. Note that accessibility features need to be enabled in order to trigger this bug. On Safari on Mac this can be accomplished by opening the inspector simply opening the...

WebKit WebCore::AccessibilityNodeObject::textUnderElement Use-After-Free

WebKit: use-after-free in WebCore::AccessibilityNodeObject::textUnderElement CVE-2017-7048 There is a use-after-free security vulnerability in WebKit. The vulnerability was confirmed on ASan build of WebKit nightly. Note that accessibility features need to be enabled in order to trigger this bug...