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...

The Pirate Bay is silently mining cryptocurrency without user consent

By Waqas After being offline for over a week, The Pirate Bay This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay is silently mining cryptocurrency without user consent...

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...

Knowage Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Knowage formerly SpagoBI is an open source suite for modern business analytics on traditional resources and big data systems from Knowage Italy. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in Knowage 6.1.1. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability with the help of a form to send a...

CVE-2016-9075

An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox 50...

CVE-2018-5105

WebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox 58...

The Internet of Everything and digital privacy: what you need to know

If you don’t already own Internet of Things IoT devices, you likely will soon. IoT-enabled devices are physical gadgets with built-in Internet connectivity that allow data transmission; often this happens in the background with no indication to the user that anything is happening. The IoT is more...

OnePlus Confirms Credit Card Breach Impacted Up to 40,000 Customers

OnePlus has confirmed that up to 40,000 customers have been affected by a credit card breach, in the latest embarrassing misstep for the Chinese handset maker. The news comes several days after OnePlus shut down credit card processing following complaints from customers about fraudulent charges...

Hundreds Of websites mining cryptocurrency without user consent

By Waqas Previously it was reported that torrent search platform The Pirate This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds Of websites mining cryptocurrency without user consent...

Android Spyware Still Collects PII Despite Outcry

UPDATE LAS VEGAS—Shanghai Adups Technology Co. was roundly criticized Wednesday during a Black Hat session for continuing to use spyware called Adups on at least two Android handset makers’ phones. Researchers said the company was still collecting personal identifiable information without user...

US Senate Just Voted to Let ISPs Sell Your Web Browsing Data Without Permission

The ISPs can now sell certain sensitive data like your browsing history without permission, thanks to the US Senate. The US Senate on Wednesday voted, with 50 Republicans for it and 48 Democrats against, to roll back a set of broadband privacy regulations passed by the Federal Communication...

CVE-2017-0529

An information disclosure vulnerability in the MediaTek driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android. Versions: N/...

CVE-2016-6719

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Bluetooth component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to pair with any Bluetooth device without user consent. This issue is...

CVE-2016-6716

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to create shortcuts that have elevated privileges without the user's consent. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6719

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Bluetooth component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to pair with any Bluetooth device without user consent. This issue is...

iPhone Call History Synced to iCloud Without User Consent, Knowledge

iPhone users are being warned that their call history may be synced and stored on their iCloud account without their knowledge, making their personal phone records a target for a determined third party. Under a common configuration scenario, where two iPhones share the same Apple ID and are set t...

Mozilla: Entering fullscreen and persistent pointerlock without user permission (MFSA 2016-58)

Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 do not ensure that the user approves the fullscreen and pointerlock settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service UI outage, or conduct clickjacking or spoofing attacks, via a crafted web site...

Google makes it mandatory for Chrome Apps to tell Users what Data they collect

In Brief Chrome apps and extensions make things easier, but they can also do terrible things like spy on web users and collect their personal data. But, now Google has updated its browser’s User Data Policy requiring all Chrome extension and app developers to disclose what data they collect...

Microsoft is Auto-Downloading Windows 10 to PCs, Even If You Don't Want it

Microsoft wholeheartedly wants you to upgrade to Windows 10. So much that even if you have not opted-in for Windows 10 upgrade, you will get it the other way. Surprised? If you have Windows Update enabled on your PCs running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you’ll notice a large file — between 3.5GB and...