CVE-2016-10673

ipip-coffee queries geolocation information from IP ipip-coffee downloads geolocation resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. This could impact the integrity and availability of the data being used to make geolocation decisions by an application...

adamvr-geoip-lite file download vulnerability

adamvr-geoip-lite is an API provided for IP geo-mapping data files. A file download vulnerability exists in adamvr-geoip-lite that originates when a program downloads geoip resources over the HTTP protocol. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read or modify the resource, affecting the...

Privacy Activists Cheer Passage of Email Privacy Act, Brace for Senate Battle

In a vote of 419-0 on Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Email Privacy Act that would require the government to obtain a warrant in order to access digital communications stored in the cloud. Privacy advocates cheered the victory and said it was a win for U.S. citizens and...

The vulnerability of Safari browser and iOS operating system allows attackers to circumvent existing access restrictions policies and obtain geolocation data.

The vulnerability of the WebKit component in the Safari browser and the iOS operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to bypass existing access restrictions and obtain geolocation data through a specially crafted...

Facebook Fired An Intern After He Exposes How to Track Users' Location

Previously, we posted about a privacy issue in Facebook messenger; Aran Khanna, a Harvard University student, discovered ‘A Marauder’s Map’ that could sense and give the geolocations of your friends on the messenger. Khanna had received an opportunity to work as an intern for Facebook… …But desti...

Espionage Campaign targets iOS devices with Malware apps

A malware campaign has been found targeting iOS devices linked to a wide range of entities, including European defense organizations, governments, and media sectors with dangerous espionage spyware capable of breaching non-jailbroken devices, a recent report claims. The spyware campaign, dubbed...

Automakers Move to Address Privacy Concerns

Several automakers have agreed on a set of privacy principles that they say will govern the way that they handle personal information generated by vehicles, geolocation data and other sensitive information that is being produced by in-car computers and networks. The principles are the result of...

CIA Chief : We will Spy on You Through Your TV

CIA Chief : We will Spy on You Through Your TV According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the organization says spies won't have to plant bugs in homes, businesses or other places where they want to spy because of coming advances in computer and Internet technology. The CIA claims that when yo...

iPhones, Location and Threats to Your Assets

By B.K. DeLong In following the Apple iPhone location tracking conversation, I’ve thought of another interesting point not quite raised or being examined, similar to the issue of making potential high-value targets out of high-profile executives at Fortune 500 firms simply by using email addresse...

Secret iPhone Feature Tracks Owners' Whereabouts

Security researchers have discovered a hidden iPhone feature that secretly tracks and saves the meanderings of the phone – and presumably its owner. The tracking feature was described in a presentation at the Where 2.0 Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. According to the researchers, Pete...