ADB Broadband Gateways / Routers - Local Root Jailbreak Vulnerability

Exploit for hardware platform in category local exploits title: Local root jailbreak via network file sharing flaw product: All ADB Broadband Gateways / Routers based on Epicentro platform vulnerable version: Hardware: ADB P.RG AV4202N, DV2210, VV2220, VV5522, etc. fixed version: see "Solution"...

ADB Broadband Gateways / Routers - Local Root Jailbreak

SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory ======================================================================= title: Local root jailbreak via network file sharing flaw product: All ADB Broadband Gateways / Routers based on Epicentro platform vulnerable version: Hardware: ADB P.RG AV4202...

ADB Local Root Jailbreak

SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory ======================================================================= title: Local root jailbreak via network file sharing flaw product: All ADB Broadband Gateways / Routers based on Epicentro platform vulnerable version: Hardware: ADB P.RG AV4202...

Samsung Investigates Claims of Spontaneous Texting of Images to Contacts

Samsung says it isn’t seeing any software or hardware issues after a slew of Samsung phone users reported that their devices are randomly sending camera roll photos to their contacts without permission. Users took to Reddit and Samsung’s official forums over the past week to complain that their...

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Facebook has admitted that the company gave dozens of tech companies and app developers special access to its users' data after publicly saying it had restricted outside companies to access such data back in 2015. It's an unusual clear view of how the largest social networking site manages your...

Microsoft Windows: Prevent users from sharing files within their profile

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This policy setting specifies whether users can add computers to a homegroup. By default, users can add their computer to a homegroup on a private network. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot add computers to a homegroup. This policy setting does not affect other network sharing...

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