BRATA Android Trojan Updated with ‘Kill Switch’ that Wipes Devices

New variants of the BRATA banking trojan have been targeting global Android devices since November with advanced features, including the ability to wipe devices after stealing user data, tracking devices via GPS, and novel obfuscation techniques, researchers have found. The remote access trojan...

A masterclass in responding to vulnerability disclosure: The Buddi app and tracker

The Buddi tracker is used for tracking elderly and vulnerable people. It’s a GPS/GSM-based clip-on device that reports wearer position to an app via a platform. It means that the wearer can easily be found by their carer or the emergency services, should they become lost and unable to make their...

Traccar has a weak password vulnerability

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. Traccar suffers from a weak password vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information...

Stalkerware Apps Riddled with Security Bugs

Android stalkerware apps – used to surreptitiously track people’s movements and digital activities – turn out to themselves be rife with security holes that put victims in even danger. Stalkerware can track the GPS location of a victim’s device, record conversations, capture images and snoop on...

CVE-2021-21292

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their...

CVE-2021-21292

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their...

Design/Logic Flaw

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their...

CVE-2021-21292 Unquoted Windows binary path in Traccar

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their...

CVE-2021-21292

The CVE-2021-21292 issue affects Traccar (open-source GPS tracking system) before version 4.12 on Windows. The vulnerability is an unquoted Windows binary path that, combined with a Java path containing a space, can allow privilege escalation to the Traccar service’s system level if the attacker ...

Traccar Code Issues Vulnerabilities

Traccar is the United States Traccar company of a Java-based GPS tracking can provide the function of building the system . The software supports more than 170 kinds of GPS protocols and more than 1500 models of GPS tracking devices . traccar can be used with any major SQL database system . It al...

CVE-2020-5246

Traccar GPS Tracking System before version 4.9 has a LDAP injection vulnerability. It occurs when user input is being used in LDAP search filter. By providing specially crafted input, an attacker can modify the logic of the LDAP query and get admin privileges. The issue only impacts instances wit...

CVE-2020-5246

Traccar GPS Tracking System before version 4.9 has a LDAP injection vulnerability. It occurs when user input is being used in LDAP search filter. By providing specially crafted input, an attacker can modify the logic of the LDAP query and get admin privileges. The issue only impacts instances wit...

CVE-2020-5246

CVE-2020-5246 affects Traccar GPS Tracking System prior to version 4.9. The issue is an LDAP injection vulnerability triggered when user input is used in LDAP search filters, allowing an attacker to modify query logic and potentially obtain admin privileges in LDAP-configured deployments. The vul...

CVE-2020-5246 LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System

Traccar GPS Tracking System before version 4.9 has a LDAP injection vulnerability. It occurs when user input is being used in LDAP search filter. By providing specially crafted input, an attacker can modify the logic of the LDAP query and get admin privileges. The issue only impacts instances wit...

Hacking smart devices to convince dementia sufferers to overdose

Weve looked at numerous smart tracker watches over recent years. All had some disastrous security flaws. However, we found one recently that was a little different: it was aimed at the elderly, particularly those with dementia or other cognitive impairments. If the wearer goes for a walk and...

In-depth exploration found in the wild iOS exploit chain VII-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

In a previous article, we studied how could an attacker on the iPhone as root for a sandbox escape code execution. In each chain at the end you can see the attacker calls posixspawn, the path passed to the/ tmp directory, the malicious binary file. Implanted code in the background to run as root,...

Tic Toc Pwned

We were recently tipped off that the Australian Tic Toc Track watch was almost undoubtedly just a version of the Gator kids GPS tracking watch. That’s the tracker watch which leaked real time kids position data to anyone, it also allowed anyone to silently listen to children through the watch...

GPS watch issues… AGAIN

Over the last year of looking at kids GPS tracking watches we have found some staggering issues. With these devices it almost seems that having multiple security issues is the new normal. While parents and guardians may get a feeling of security from using these devices, our testing and research...

How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

Opinion: GPS-monitored violent offenders are 95 percent less likely to commit a new crime. We need to implement an integrated, nationwide domestic violence program that tracks domestic abusers...

Connected Wristwatch Allows Hackers to Stalk, Spy On Children

Wristwatches with tracking capabilities have gained popularity over the years as an easy way for parents to keep tabs on their children. But a newly-discovered hole in a popular Misafes watch opens up these tracking capabilities to bad actors, which could ultimately threaten the physical safety o...