Microsoft Edge Security Bypass Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-42801)

Microsoft Edge is a web browser from the American company Microsoft that comes with systems after Windows 10. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge EdgeHTML-based, which arises from the program failing to properly handle extension requests and failing to request host privileges for...

1,300 Popular Android Apps Access Data Without Proper Permissions

Over 1,300 popular Android apps defy user permissions and gather sensitive data with no consent, according to a study by a coalition of academics from the International Computer Science Institute. The report examined popular mobile apps available through the U.S. version of the Google Play store,...

Calibration Attack Drills Down on iPhone, Pixel Users

A proof-of-concept for a new type of privacy attack, dubbed “calibration fingerprinting,” uses data from Apple iPhone sensors to construct a globally unique fingerprint for any given mobile user. Researchers said that this provides an unusually effective means to track people as they browse acros...

CVE-2019-5430

In UniFi Video 3.10.0 and prior, due to the lack of CSRF protection, it is possible to abuse the Web API to make changes on the server configuration without the user consent, requiring the attacker to lure an authenticated user to access on attacker controlled page...

Researchers: Facebook's Data-Leveraging Scandal Puts Users on Notice

On the heels of reports that Facebook leveraged its users’ data in its relationships with other companies, researchers say that the tech space needs to re-assess the value of data as it relates to user privacy measures. However, they also said that users need to take steps themselves to safeguard...

Apple iOS Safari Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Apple iOS is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for mobile devices, of which Safari is a specialized component of the Safari browser. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Safari component of Apple iOS versions prior to 12.2. An attacker could use this vulnerability to acces...

EU Cookie Compliance (GDPR Compliance) - Critical - Cross site scripting - SA-CONTRIB-2019-033

This module addresses the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR that came into effect 25th May 2018, and the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications from 2012. It provides a banner where you can gather consent from the user when the website stores cookies on their computer or...

Will pay-for-privacy be the new normal?

Privacy is a human right, and online privacy should be no exception. Yet, as the US considers new laws to protect individuals’ online data, at least two proposals—one statewide law that can still be amended and one federal draft bill that has yet to be introduced—include an unwelcome bargain:...

Facebook Paid Teens $20 to Install 'Research' App That Collects Private Data

If you are thinking that Facebook is sitting quietly after being forced to remove its Onavo VPN app from Apple's App Store, then you are mistaken. It turns out that Facebook is paying teenagers around $20 a month to use its VPN app that aggressively monitors their smartphone and web activity and...

Google Fined $57M in Largest GDPR Slap Yet

France’s National Data Protection Commission CNIL has fined Google $57 million €50 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR – the largest fine yet issued under the EU’s new data privacy law. In investigating group complaints from privacy advocacy groups None Of Your...

Google fined $57 million by France for lack of transparency and consent

The French data protection watchdog CNIL has issued its first fine of €50 million around $57 million under the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation GDPR law that came into force in May last year. The fine has been levied on Google for "lack of transparency, inadequate informati...

How Facebook Tracks Non-Users via Android Apps

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – If you quit Facebook or never joined because of its data collecting practices the odds are good the social network is still tracking you – despite your protest. Facebook collects data of non-users of its social network via dozens of mainstream Android apps that send tracking an...

Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users' Consent

Microsoft silently patched a bug in its Windows 10 operating system with the October 2018 update version 1809 that allowed Microsoft Store apps with extensive file system permission to access all files on users' computers without their consent. With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a common...

Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users' Consent

Microsoft silently patched a bug in its Windows 10 operating system with the October 2018 update version 1809 that allowed Microsoft Store apps with extensive file system permission to access all files on users' computers without their consent. With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a common...

CVE-2018-12365

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 60, Thunderbird 52.9, Firefox ESR 60.1, Firefox...

CVE-2018-12365

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 60, Thunderbird 52.9, Firefox ESR 60.1, Firefox...

CVE-2018-12365

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 60, Thunderbird 52.9, Firefox ESR 60.1, Firefox...

Android App Verification Issues Pave Way For Phishing Attacks

A design issue in the way some popular password manager tools verify legitimate Android apps could be harnessed to help attackers launch successful phishing attacks on users. Researchers with the University of Genoa and Eurecom inspected popular mobile password tools that sync with Android...

Google Vows Privacy Changes in Chrome Browser After User Backlash

Google took steps to quiet critics Wednesday after irking them earlier this week when data privacy issues tied to Chrome 69 came to light. On Sunday, Matthew Green, a cryptographer and professor at Johns Hopkins University, blasted Google for what he said were questionable privacy policies in...

Mozilla: Compromised IPC child process can list local filenames

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 60, Thunderbird 52.9, Firefox ESR 60.1, Firefox...