Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more

Not every secure messaging app is as safe as it would like us to think. And some are safer than others. A recently disclosed FBI training document shows how much access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services US law enforcement can gain and what they can learn about yo...

IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q3 2021 IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. PC statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersk...

The vulnerability of the applyFilterIntoBuffer() function in the messaging and video call application WhatsApp, related to writing data beyond the buffer boundary in memory, allows a malicious actor to cause service failures or gain access to confidential information from WhatsApp’s memory.

The vulnerability of the applyFilterIntoBuffer function in the messaging and video call application WhatsApp is related to the writing of data beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause service failures or gain access to confidential...

The vulnerability of the WhatsApp messaging and video call application, related to the execution of operations outside the buffer, allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the WhatsApp messaging and video call application is related to the issue of the operation outside the buffer during the processing of SRTCP packets. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code by sending specially created SRTCP packets...

Facebook shoots own foot, hits Instagram and WhatsApp too

Mark Zuckerberg was left counting the personal cost of bad PR yesterday about $6 billion, according to Bloomberg on a day when his company couldnt get out of the news headlines, for all the wrong reasons. The billionaire Facebook CEOs bad day at the office started with whistleblower Frances Hauge...

Why Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Went Down Today

The problem relates to something called BGP routing, and it took down every part of Facebook's business...

Facebook Outage Drags Down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Oculus VR

As of Monday afternoon, Facebook had been flat on its face for hours, suffering a simultaneous worldwide outage not only on its main site, but also at its Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus VR subsidiaries. We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app. We’re worki...

What Happened to Facebook, Instagram, & WhatsApp?

Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages. We dont yet know why this happened, but the how is clear: Earlier this morning, something inside Facebook caused the company to revoke key digital records that tell computers and other...

Facebook down with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp service disruption

By Waqas Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down and suffering ongoing...

Facebook Releases New Tool That Finds Security and Privacy Bugs in Android Apps

Facebook on Wednesday announced it's open-sourcing Mariana Trench, an Android-focused static analysis platform the company uses to detect and prevent security and privacy bugs in applications created for the mobile operating system at scale. "Mariana Trench is designed to be able to scan large...

A week in security (Sept 20 – Sept 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Freedom Hosting operator gets 27 years for hosting dark web abuse sites Microsoft makes a bold move towards a password-less future New Mac malware masquerades as iTerm2, remote desktop and other apps Internet safety tips for kids and teens: a comprehensive guide for...

WhatsApp’s End-to-End Encryption Isn’t Actually Broken

End-to-end encryption isn’t designed to secure messages against the intended recipients. New revelations about WhatsApp’s moderator access to messages last week might seem like they run counter to the company’s privacy-forward brand, but a closer look shows the messaging service’s privacy...

WhatsApp to Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud

WhatsApp on Friday announced it will roll out support for end-to-end encrypted chat backups on the cloud for Android and iOS users, paving the way for storing information such as chat messages and photos in Apple iCloud or Google Drive in a cryptographically secure manner. The optional feature,...

WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole

The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in...

CVE-2021-38332 On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button <= 1.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button Plugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $SERVER"PHPSELF" value in the /settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.1...

CVE-2021-38332

The CVE relates to the WordPress plugin “On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button” (versions up to 1.0.1) which is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] value in settings.php. The underlying flaw enables attackers to inject arbitrary scripts in contexts wh...

CVE-2021-38332 On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button <= 1.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button Plugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $SERVER"PHPSELF" value in the /settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.1...

WordPress On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button plugin <= 1.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered by p7e4 in WordPress On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button plugin versions = 1.0.1. Solution Update the WordPress On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button plugin to the latest available version at least 1.0.2...

On Page SEO + Whatsapp Chat Button < 1.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $SERVER"PHPSELF" value in the /settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts...

Security Risks of Relying on a Single Smartphone

Isracard used a single cell phone to communicate with credit card clients, and receive documents via WhatsApp. An employee stole the phone. He reformatted the phone and replaced the SIM card, which was oddly the best possible outcome, given the circumstances. Using the data to steal money would...