Huawei smartphone FRP bypass vulnerability

Huawei Mate9 Pro, Nova 2 Plus are a smartphone from the Chinese company Huawei Huawei. An FRP bypass vulnerability exists on the Huawei Mate9 Pro, Nova 2 Plus smartphones. As the system fails to adequately check permissions, an attacker connects the phone to another phone via a data cable and the...

Chain of 11 Bugs Takes Down Galaxy S8 at Mobile Pwn2Own

The mobile version of the annual Pwn2Own contest wrapped up today in Tokyo with an unprecedented attack chain leveling the Samsung Galaxy S8. Researchers from MWR Labs used 11 vulnerabilities across six different mobile applications to execute code on Samsung’s flagship device and exfiltrate data...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 23, 2017

Just like Bugs Bunny wears disguises to avert his enemies, there’s another “wascally” rabbit causing trouble in the form of ransomware. Bad Rabbit is the latest ransomware campaign hitting Eastern European countries with what looks like a variant of the Petya/NotPetya ransomware. Bad Rabbit sprea...