Amazon disables privacy option, will send your Echo voice recordings to the cloud

Amazon has announced its Echo devices will no longer have the option to store and process requests on the device itself, meaning your voice recordings will now be sent to the cloud for processing. In an email sent to customers, Amazon explained that the feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" will...

CVE-2025-2201

CVE-2025-2201 is a confirmed broken access control vulnerability affecting the IcProgress Innovación y Cualificación plugin. Reported impact includes leakage of sensitive user information (e.g., public IP addresses, messages between users). CVSS v4.0 base score is 6.9 (MEDIUM). Exploitation detai...

How ads weirdly know your screen brightness, headphone jack use, and location, with Tim Shott (Lock and Code S06E05)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast … Something's not right in the world of location data. In January, a location data broker named Gravy Analytics was hacked, with the alleged cybercriminal behind the attack posting an enormous amount of data online as proof. Though relatively unknown to most...

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud

Google has announced the rollout of artificial intelligence AI-powered scam detection features to secure Android device users and their personal information. "These features specifically target conversational scams, which can often appear initially harmless before evolving into harmful situations...

Spotipy's cache file, containing spotify auth token, is created with overly broad permissions

Summary The CacheHandler class creates a cache file to store the auth token here: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/blob/master/spotipy/cachehandler.pyL93-L98 The file created has rw-r--r-- 644 permissions by default, when it could be locked down to rw------- 600 permissions. I think 600 is ...

Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them

Sometimes the updates we install to keep our devices safe do a little bit more than we might suspect at first glance. Take the October 2024 Android Security Bulletin. It included a new service called Android System SafetyCore. If you can find a mention of that in the security bulletin, you’re a...

UK Demanded Apple Add a Backdoor to iCloud

Last month, the UK government demanded that Apple weaken the security of iCloud for users worldwide. On Friday, Apple took steps to comply for users in the United Kingdom. But the British law is written in a way that requires Apple to give its government access to anyone, anywhere in the world. I...

Leantime has Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Due to improper cache control an attacker can view sensitive information even if they are not logged into the account anymore. Additional Information: 1.The issue was identified during routine security testing. 2.This vulnerability poses a significant risk to user privacy and data security...

GHSA-H6W8-27PH-C385 Leantime has Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Due to improper cache control an attacker can view sensitive information even if they are not logged into the account anymore. Additional Information: 1.The issue was identified during routine security testing. 2.This vulnerability poses a significant risk to user privacy and data security...

Apple Drops iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. Amid Encryption Backdoor Demands

Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection ADP feature for iCloud from the United Kingdom with immediate effect following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The development was first reported by Bloomberg. ADP for iCloud is an optional setting that ensures that...

WakaTime: User Email Disclosure via ID-Based Invitation

The issue occurs when inviting a user by their WakaTime ID. If a user has set their email to private, their email address was disclosed when they were invited using their ID. This contradicted the privacy settings and led to unintended email exposure...

CVE-2024-13740

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4.2 via the pmmessengershowmessages function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for...

Google now allows digital fingerprinting of its users

In the ongoing saga that is Google’s struggle to replace tracking cookies, we have entered a new phase. But whether that’s good news is another matter. For years, Google has been saying it will phase out the third-party tracking cookies that power much of its advertising business online, proposin...

CVE-2024-13740

CVE-2024-13740 affects ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (ProfileGrid) for WordPress. Root cause: Insecure Direct Object Reference via pm_messenger_show_messages with missing validation on a user-controlled key. Impact: authenticated users with Subscriber+ access can read privat...

Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification

Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. "Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam...

CVE-2022-36091

XWiki Platform Web Templates are templates for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. Through the suggestion feature, string and list properties of objects the user shouldn't have access to can be accessed in versions prior to 13.10.4 and 14.2. This includes private personal information like...

CVE-2024-56197 Users can see other user's tagged PMs in Discourse

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. PM titles and metadata can be read by other users when the "PM tags allowed for groups" option is enabled, the other user is a member of a group added to this option, and the PM has been tagged. This issue has been patched in the late...

Considerations for Selecting the Best API Authentication Option

Implementing API authentication is one of the most critical stages of API design and development. Properly implemented authentication protects data, user privacy, and other resources while streamlining compliance, preventing fraud, and establishing accountability. In fact, broken authentication i...

Windows Geolocation Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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New FireScam Infostealer Spyware Hits Android via Fake Telegram Premium

Researchers at Cyfirma have discovered FireScam, an Android malware disguised as 'Telegram Premium' that steals data, monitors activity, and infiltrates devices. Learn about its distribution, functionality, and the impact on user privacy...