PT-2022-25562

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MyTechTalky User Location and IP Plugin affected versions not specified Description A problematic vulnerability was found in the HTTP Header Handler component of the MyTechTalky User Location and IP Plugin. The issue arises from the manipulati...

GHSA-J8CX-J9J2-F29W Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information in Microweber

Microweber prior to version 1.3 does not strip images of EXIF data, exposing information about users' locations, device hardware, and device software...

Shazam Vulnerability exposed location of Android, iOS users

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability in Shazam was identified in 2019 but the details of it were only revealed last week. Cant find out whats the name of that song on television? You know wholl help - Shazam. Recently though, a vulnerability found in the popular app which could allow a malicious acto...

New 5G Network Flaws Let Attackers Track Users' Locations and Steal Data

As 5G networks are being gradually rolled out in major cities across the world, an analysis of its network architecture has revealed a number of potential weaknesses that could be exploited to carry out a slew of cyber assaults, including denial-of-service DoS attacks to deprive subscribers of...

Authentication Bug Opens Android Smart-TV Box to Data Theft

A critical bug in the Hindotech HK1 TV Box would allow root-privilege escalation thanks to improper access control. A successful exploit would allow attackers to steal social-networking account tokens, Wi-Fi passwords, cookies, saved passwords, user-location data, message history, emails, contact...

US Secret Service used ‘Locate X’ to track user location without warrant

By Zara Khan Locate X collects location data from smartphone apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Secret Service used Locate X to track user location without warrant...

Unpatched Android OS Flaw Allows Adversaries to Track User Location

A flaw in the Android mobile operating system could allow an attacker with physical proximity to a WiFi router to track the location of users within the router’s range. The issue CVE-2018-9581 allows information leakage stemming from inter-process communication. While applications on Android are...

CVE-2018-7957

Huawei smartphones with software Victoria-AL00 8.0.0.336aC00 have an information leakage vulnerability. Because an interface does not verify authorization correctly, attackers can exploit an application with the authorization of phone state to obtain user location additionally...

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Huawei smartphones with software Victoria-AL00 8.0.0.336aC00 have an information leakage vulnerability. Because an interface does not verify authorization correctly, attackers can exploit an application with the authorization of phone state to obtain user location additionally...

CVE-2018-7957: Incorrect Authorization

Huawei smartphones with software Victoria-AL00 8.0.0.336aC00 have an information leakage vulnerability. Because an interface does not verify authorization correctly, attackers can exploit an application with the authorization of phone state to obtain user location additionally...

PT-2018-18350

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Huawei smartphones with software Victoria-AL00 version 8.0.0.336aC00 Description: The issue is related to an information leakage problem. It occurs because an interface does not correctly verify authorization, allowing attackers to exploit an...

Security Advisory - Information Leakage Vulnerability on Huawei Smart Phone

There is an information leakage vulnerability. Because an interface does not verify authorization correctly, attackers can exploit an application with the authorization of phone state to obtain user location additionally. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2018-03117 This vulnerability has been assigned a...

Flaw in Google Home and Chromecast devices reveals user location

By Waqas Craig Young, an IT security expert from Tripwire has found This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Google Home and Chromecast devices reveals user location...

TwLocation - Python Script That Gets Twitter Users' Tweets Location

Python script that gets Twitter users' tweets location Features Gets Twitter Usernames based on a latitude and longitude Profiles URLs Tweet Latitude and Longitude Google Maps link to Latitude and Longitude Usage TwLocation should work on all Linux distros running Python 2.7 First, clone it by...

Zizai Tech Nut contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview Zizai Tech Nut contains multiple vulnerabilities including sensitive information exposure and missing authentication. Description CWE-313: Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk - CVE-2016-6547The Nut mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in...

GPS satellite positioning platform vulnerability disaster, the user location information in an emergency-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, the press exposure a lot of plays through the GPS positioning device trace abduction. By on the market on some of the GPS positioning device research, found that these GPS positioning system background using a common set of procedures, its Cloud Platform on the presence of multiple...

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Sends User Location and Safari Search Data to Apple

Apple's latest desktop operating system, known as Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, sends location and search data of users without their knowledge to Apple's remote servers by default whenever a user queries the desktop search tool Spotlight, which questions users' privacy once again. The technology firm...

INSTEON Hub 2242-222 - Lack of Web and API Authentication

Exploit for hardware platform in category web applications The INSTEON Hub allows users to control their home automation devices from their home, and across the Internet. To allow control of the devices from the Internet requires that a user create a port forward from the Internet to the Hub on...

Latest Security Flaw in Skype Enables IP address & Location Tracking

Latest Security Flaw in Skype Enables IP address & Location Tracking The serious breach in the widely-used, internet video chat program means that any evil computer nerd could easily hunt down users' whereabouts, according to a study co-authored by an NYU-Poly professor. The flaw in Skype could...

Blowback: Microsoft, OnStar Pump the Brakes on Location Tracking

Redmond, Washington software giant, Microsoft, and Detroit based GM subsidiary, OnStar backtracked on policies widely seen as egregious privacy violations following lawsuits and public outcry. Here’s the news: Windows Phone Update Requires User Consent For Tracking Microsoft released their “Mango...