Smartphones cache poses huge risk for Cloud Storage Security

A couple of years ago, the tech world was abuzz about the cloud. Cloud computing refers to computing where the processing or storage takes place on a networked series of computers rather than on the device that you’re using. Whether you’re using a PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone, television, or...

Firefox OS for smartphones, incredible platform for Developers

Mozilla's Firefox OS, the mobile operating system from the company that makes the Firefox browser build entirely on open web standards and having ability to beat Android or iOS. Firefox OS is Mozilla's ambitious attempt to build an operating system that brings more openness to the walled gardens ...

Firefox OS for smartphones, incredible platform for Developers

Mozilla’s Firefox OS, the mobile operating system from the company that makes the Firefox browser build entirely on open web standards and having ability to beat Android or iOS. Firefox OS is Mozilla's ambitious attempt to build an operating system that brings more openness to the walled gardens ...

Mobile Malware Dubbed 'Bill Shocker' Targets Chinese Android Users

A new bit of malware is targeting popular apps on Android mobile devices to spew costly spam. Beijing- and Dallas-based NQ Mobile said at least 600,000 Chinese users have been hit with the malicious code named “Bill Shocker” a.expense.Extension.a because it runs up the bills of infected users whi...

Google Looking Into Hardware to Help Kill the Password

Google is looking at a number of hardware-based authentication mechanisms to bypass one of security’s biggest vulnerabilities: the written password. Wired Magazine got an advanced look at a report submitted by a Google security team for IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine that discusses alternatives...

Android Malware that can DDoS Attacks from your smartphone

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has found a new malicious program for Android which allows hacker groups to carry out mobile denial of service attacks. While it’s not entirely clear how the Trojan is spread, researchers suspect that the attackers use social engineering tactics since the...

Smartphone Pentest Framework 0.1.3 / 0.1.4 Command Injection

Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF versions 0.1.3 and 0.1.4 suffer from an OS command injection vulnerability. Product: Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF Vendor: Bulb Security LLC Vulnerable Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 and probably prior Tested Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 Vendor Notification: November 19, 201...

Smartphone Pentest Framework 0.1.3 / 0.1.4 Command Injection

Advisory ID: HTB23127 Product: Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF Vendor: Bulb Security LLC Vulnerable Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 and probably prior Tested Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 Vendor Notification: November 19, 2012 Public Disclosure: December 10, 2012 Vulnerability Type: OS Command Injection CWE-78...

Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework

Advisory ID: HTB23127 Product: Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF Vendor: Bulb Security LLC Vulnerable Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 and probably prior Tested Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 Vendor Notification: November 19, 2012 Public Disclosure: December 10, 2012 Vulnerability Type: OS Command Injection CWE-78...

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56881/info Smartphone Pentest Framework is prone to multiple remote command-execution vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands...

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56881/info Smartphone Pentest Framework is prone to multiple remote command-execution vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the vulnerable application to gain root access. This may...

GPS based tracking service provided by Samsung vulnerable to thieves

Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Service is based on the Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the sma...

GPS based tracking service provided by Samsung vulnerable to thieves

Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Service is based on the Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the sma...

Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF)

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple command execution vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF web-based GUI, which could be exploited to get control over a pentester's machine remotely. Similar vulnerabilities were discovered...

Japanese Android developers arrested for infecting 10 million users

Japanese police arrested five mobile applications developers for creating and embedding a virus into smartphone applications. According to The Metropolitan Police Department, Intial reports said that about 90,000 smartphones users were infected with a virus lurking in applications they downloaded...

Android Adware abusing permissions, Collecting more than they need

So you just bought a new Android-based smartphone, what comes next? What else but the most exciting part downloading the right apps to boost its functionality. Android gives you the freedom to personalize your device, which has made it attractive to those who want their smartphones to be as uniqu...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF)

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF web-based GUI, which could be exploited to get control over a pentester's machine. The research was inspired by the vulnerability found by Jon Passki http://osvdb.org/85873. Even if the...

French Android Malware writer Arrested for stealing $653700

A French hacker has been arrested for spreading a virus through fake smartphone applications. Prosecutors say he stole tiny sums from 17,000 people, amassing about 500,000 euros £405,000 since 2011. Working from the basement of his parents' home in Amiens, France, he created malicious software th...

Infographic: Veracode on Mobile Security and Protecting Your Device

Veracode have put out another snazzy infographic, this time to help illustrate the mobile computing boom of the last few years. To accompany the BYOD Bring Your Own Device policy that’s becoming commonplace in offices around the world, the web security firm uses two characters, Joe Worker and Joe...

Security flaw in 3G could allow anyone to track your smartphone

New privacy threats have been uncovered by security researchers that could allow every device operating on 3G networks to be tracked, according to research from the University of Birmingham with collaboration from the Technical University of Berlin. Researchers said that standard off-the-shelf...