Apple macOS High Sierra Access Control Vulnerability

Apple macOS High Sierra is a dedicated operating system developed by Apple for Mac computers.Speech is one of the speech recognition components. A security vulnerability exists in the handling of microphone access in the Speech component in Apple macOS High Sierra versions prior to 10.13.5. An...

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart ho...

Apple iOS and macOS High Sierra Status Bar Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Apple iOS and macOS High Sierra are both products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system for mobile devices; macOS High Sierra is a specialized operating system for Mac computers. status bar is one of the status bar components. A security vulnerability exists in the Status Bar component i...

CVE-2018-4173

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app...

Code injection

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app...

CVE-2018-4173

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app...

CVE-2018-4173

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app...

CVE-2018-4173

CVE-2018-4173 affects Apple devices (iOS < 11.3, macOS

PT-2018-16456

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 11.3 macOS versions prior to 10.13.4 Description The issue involves the Status Bar component and allows for invisible microphone access via a crafted app. Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 11.3, update to version...

CVE-2018-4173: Improper Privilege Management

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app...

Android P Will Block Background Apps from Accessing Your Camera, Microphone

Yes, your smartphone is spying on you. But, the real question is, should you care? We have published thousands of articles on The Hacker News, warning how any mobile app can turn your smartphone into a bugging device—'Facebook is listening to your conversations', 'Stealing Passwords Using...

EvilOSX

EvilOSX An evil RAT Remote Administration Tool for macOS...

Google Android Qualcomm Microphone Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA.Qualcomm Microphone driver is one of the Qualcomm microphone drivers. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Qualcomm Microphone driver in Android. An attacker can...

Salamandra - Spy Microphone Detection Tool

Salamandra is a tool to detect and locate spy microphones in closed environments. It find microphones based on the strength of the signal sent by the microphone and the amount of noise and overlapped frequencies. Based on the generated noise it can estimate how close or far away you are from the...

Spy Microphone Detection Tool: Salamandra

Salamandra is a tool to detect and locate spy microphones in closed environments. It find microphones based on the strength of the signal sent by the microphone and the amount of noise and overlapped frequencies. Based on the generated noise it can estimate how close or far away you are from the...

Smart Devices Can Be Hijacked to Track Your Body Movements And Activities Remotely

If your smartphones, tablets, smart refrigerators, smart TVs and other smart devices are smart enough to make your life easier, their smart behavior could also be leveraged by hackers to steal data, invade your privacy or spy on you, if not secured properly. One such experiment has recently been...

Vault 7: CIA’ Dumbo Project Hijacking Webcams and Microphones

By Waqas The Vault7 saga is far from over, and every passing This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vault 7: CIA’ Dumbo Project Hijacking Webcams and Microphones...

WO Mic - FREE microphone - Dynamic Code Loading, External URLs, Native code usage vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application WO Mic - FREE microphone published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Somebody is watching you: IP camera, TV and Emma Watson’s smartphone

Today I want to talk today about privacy in a most natural sense. You probably have an internet-connected device with camera an microphone: smartphone, tablet, smart TV, ip camera, baby monitor, etc. - Can it be used to record video/audio and spy on you? - Of course, yes! - Only government and...

Flash Player Bug An Eavesdropper's Delight

Adobe yesterday patched a not-so-sweet 16 Flash Player vulnerabilities, including a zero day under attack. While not much is known about the targeted attacks using the Flash Player bug, or its victims, details have surfaced on another patched flaw that is a potential privacy nightmare...