iBackDoor: High-Risk Code Hits iOS Apps

Introduction FireEye mobile researchers recently discovered potentially “backdoored” versions of an ad library embedded in thousands of iOS apps originally published in the Apple App Store. The affected versions of this library embedded functionality in iOS apps that used the library to display...

Chinese Mobile Ad Library Backdoored to Spy on iOS Devices

Versions of a popular Chinese mobile ad library have been backdoored with capabilities that can be used to surreptitiously record audio and steal data stored on thousands of iOS devices. Researchers at FireEye said today they have found 17 backdoored versions of the mobiSage SDK versions 5.3.3 to...

XcodeGhost Malware Supports iOS9

New samples of XcodeGhost, malware targeting iOS devices, have surfaced beyond the borders of China with new support for iOS9 and obfuscation techniques making it that much harder to detect. iOS9 is only a few weeks old and included new security measures that allowed for only secure HTTPS...

More than 250 iOS Apps Caught Using Private APIs to Collect Users' Private Data

Apple is cleaning up its iTunes App Store again – for the third time in two months – following another flood of iOS apps that secretly collect users’ personal information. Researchers discovered more than 250 iOS apps that were violating Apple's App Store privacy policy, gathering personal...

Apple to Remove Apps Using Private APIs

Apple said it will remove 256 misbehaving apps from its App Store that were using private APIs to pull personal and device information that would allow a user to be tracked. SourceDNA, an analytics company that specializes in studying the iOS and Android mobile app stores, privately disclosed to...

Apple Kicks Out some Malicious Ad-Blocker Apps from its Online Store

Apple has removed several apps from its official iOS App Store that have the ability to compromise encrypted connections between the servers and the end-users. Apple has officially said: We have removed a "few" apps from the iOS App Store that could install root certificates and allow monitoring...

Apple Removes Apps That Expose Encrypted Traffic

Apple has purged its App Store of a number of apps that expose encrypted traffic via the installation of root certificates. Apple has declined to name the apps. “Apple has removed a few apps from the App Store that install root certificates that could allow monitoring of data,” Apple said today i...

Apple Mac OS X Gatekeeper Bypass

Gatekeeper is Mac OS X’s guardian against rogue applications and malware sneaking into Apple’s famous walled garden. It’s also been a favorite target of researchers and advanced attackers desperate to gain control of Apple devices. Tomorrow at Virus Bulletin in Prague, researcher Patrick Wardle,...

Apple's Biggest Hack Ever: 4000 Malicious iOS Store Apps Linked to CIA?

The First major cyber attack on Apple's App Store has now been linked to CIA Central Intelligence Agency. Last week, Researchers disclosed some 39 iOS apps on Apple's App Store infected by 'XCodeGhost Malware'. The Bad News is that the infection has now increased exponentially with the discovery ...

XcodeGhost iOS App Malware Contained

Concern over the so-called XcodeGhost malware has put the security of Apple’s App Store on the front page. While the App Store was not hacked, attackers did manage to append malicious code to a number of popular apps—most of those developed in China—and find a loophole in Apple’s code-scanning to...

Warning! Popular Apple Store Apps Infected with Data-Theft Malware

Unlike Google Play Store, Apple App Store is well known for not allowing any malformed apps to enter its Apple ecosystem because of its tight security checks. But, not anymore. Hundreds of malicious apps managed to get hosted on Apple's official App store and subsequently downloaded by several...

Apple Patches iOS Ins0mnia Vulnerability

Apple’s monster security update of Aug. 13 included a patch for an iOS vulnerability that could beacon out location data and other personal information from a device, even if a particular task has been shut off by the user. A mobile app exploiting this vulnerability could also look benign enough ...

Android Dolphin Browser remote code execution-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The attacker has the ability to by Android the Dolphin Browser to control the user's network communication data, you can modify the download and application browser new theme function. By using this function, an attacker can write arbitrary files, these files will be in the user device browser...

APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-4 OS X Server v4.1.5

APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-4 OS X Server v4.1.5 OS X Server v4.1.5 is now available and addresses the following: BIND Available for: OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 or later Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service Description: An assertion issue existed in the handling of TKEY packets...

The Apple APP Store and the iTunes Store exposed high-risk vulnerabilities-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The official Apple App Store and iTunes Store found in a high-risk vulnerability, affecting millions of Apple users. Vulnerability Labs Vulnerability-Lab founder and security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri in the Apple App Store shopping list module found in an application-side input validation w...

Critical Persistent Injection Vulnerability in Apple App Store and iTunes

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the official Apple’s App Store and iTunes Store, affecting millions of Apple users. Vulnerability-Lab Founder and security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri discovered an Application-Side input validation web vulnerability that actually resides in the...

Zero-Day Exploits for Stealing OS X and iOS Passwords

I think you'll agree with me when I say: Apple devices are often considered to be more safe and secure than other devices that run on platforms like Windows and Android, but a recent study will make you think twice before making this statement. A group of security researchers have uncovered...

Spy Agencies Hijack Google Play Store to Install Spyware on Smartphones

I have an Android phone with a five different gmail accounts configured in it. But what if any one of them get compromised via phishing, malware or any other way? The Hacker would be able to access my Google account and obviously Google Play Store account too, which allows anyone to install any...

Amazon App Store Security Bypass Vulnerability

The Amazon App Store is a set of application stores from Amazon.com, Inc. in the United States. A security bypass vulnerability exists in Amazon App Store. An attacker can perform unauthorized operations by conducting a man-in-the-middle attack...

Amazon App Store Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Amazon App Store is a set of application stores from Amazon.com, Inc. in the United States. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Amazon App Store. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of a trusted user in the context of the affect...