Determining Key Shape from Sound

Its not yet very accurate or practical, but under ideal conditions it is possible to figure out the shape of a house key by listening to it being used. Listen to Your Key: Towards Acoustics-based Physical Key Inference Abstract: Physical locks are one of the most prevalent mechanisms for securing...

Android: DNS setup for developing and testing against local web services

Most "interesting" smartphone applications do not run only on the smartphone device; they rely on supporting web services that can be run both by the deploying organization and 3rd parties. One of the challenges we have run into when developing Android application is setting up a suitable...

TinyCheck: Stalkerware detection that doesn’t leave a trace

In 2019, when Malwarebytes helped found the Coalition Against Stalkerware, which brings together cybersecurity vendors and nonprofits to detect and raise awareness about stalkerware, we encountered a significant roadblock in our fight: For some users, the very detection of these potentially...

8 steps to develop secure and unique app for your business

By Owais Sultan A smartphone app is one of the critical elements of any business’ marketing strategy. Here are 8 steps to develop a secure and unique app for your business. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8 steps to develop secure and unique app for your business...

There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain

Security cameras. License plate readers. Smartphone trackers. Drones. We’re being watched 24/7. What happens when all those data streams fuse into one?...

CVE-2021-26688

An issue was discovered on LG Wing mobile devices with Android OS 10 software. The biometric sensor has weak security properties. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200030 February 2021...

Security Advisory - Use After Free Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone

There is a use after free vulnerability in smartphone. A module may refer to some memory after it has been freed while dealing with some messages. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specific message to the affected module. This may lead to module crash, compromising normal servic...

Security Advisory - Out-of-Bound Read Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone

There is an out-of-bound read vulnerability in Huawei smartphone. A module does not verify the some input when dealing with messages. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input through specific module. This could cause out-of-bound, compromising normal service...

Security Advisory - Weak Algorithms Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone

There is a weak algorithm vulnerability in Huawei smartphone. The protection is insufficient for the modules that should be protected. Local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to affect the integrity of certain module. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-37421 This vulnerability has been assigne...

Security Advisory - Out-of-Bound Read Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone

There is an out-of-bound read vulnerability in Huawei smartphone. A module does not verify the some input. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input through specific app. This could cause out-of-bound, compromising normal service. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-04158 Thi...

Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Huawei smartphone. A module does not verify the some input when dealing with messages. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input through specific module. This could cause buffer overflow, compromising normal service...

Transferring data between smartphones seamlessly

By Sudais Asif Apple is strict on privacy which is a positive thing to do but what if you would like to transfer or backup WhatsApp data from an iPhone to a PC? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Transferring data between smartphones seamlessly...

CVE-2020-9141

There is a improper privilege management vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause information disclosure and malfunctions due to insufficient verification of data authenticity...

CVE-2020-9141

There is a improper privilege management vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause information disclosure and malfunctions due to insufficient verification of data authenticity...

CVE-2020-9140

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs...

CVE-2020-9142

There is a heap base buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause heap overflow and memory overwriting when the system incorrectly processes the update file...

CVE-2020-9143

There is a missing authentication vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to low-sensitive information exposure...

CVE-2020-9139

There is a improper input validation vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause memory access errors and denial of service...

CVE-2020-9138

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating...

Authentication flaw

There is a missing authentication vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to low-sensitive information exposure...