WolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

UPDATE A new Android malware family has been discovered, which targets popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to gather intelligence on Android victims. The malware, dubbed WolfRAT, is under active development, and was recently identified in campaigns targeting Thai users...

Exploit for Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Canonical Subiquity

CVE-2020-11932 Double-Free bug in WhatsApp exploit poc. N...

Exploit for Double Free in Whatsapp

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Signal Threatens to Leave the US If EARN IT Act Passes

Plus: WhatsApp updates, a ransomware scheme, and more of the week's top security news...

WhatsApp Axes COVID-19 Mass Message Forwarding

In an effort to stem what it says is misinformation being spread on its platform, WhatsApp is limiting the number of recipients to which its users can forward certain messages about the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, users of the Facebook-owned messaging app can only forward messages with double arrows ...

A Brisk Private Trade in Zero-Days Widens Their Use

There were more zero-days exploited in 2019 than any of the previous three years, according to telemetry from FireEye Mandiant. The firm said that’s likely due to more zero-days coming up for sale by cyber-weapons dealers like NSO Group; a growing commercial market has made such tools much more...

WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 Cross Site Scripting

Title: WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Date: 2020-01-21 Exploit Author: Gal Weizman Vendor Homepage: https://www.whatsapp.com Software Link: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/windows/release/x64/WhatsAppSetup.exe Software Link:...

WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Exploit

Exploit for multiple platform in category web applications Title: WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Exploit Author: Gal Weizman Vendor Homepage: https://www.whatsapp.com Software Link: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/windows/release/x64/WhatsAppSetup.exe Software Link:...

WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Title: WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Date: 2020-01-21 Exploit Author: Gal Weizman Vendor Homepage: https://www.whatsapp.com Software Link: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/windows/release/x64/WhatsAppSetup.exe Software Link:...

The Top Reason Not to Ditch an iPhone for Android? WhatsApp

It should be simple to transfer your chat history from iOS to Android, but it's really not...

WhatsApp Is at the Center of Coronavirus Response

The World Health Organization is partnering with the messaging app to help ensure trustworthy information gets out...

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses

The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream...

WhatsApp Bug Allows Malicious Code-Injection, One-Click RCE

Security researchers have identified a JavaScript vulnerability in the WhatsApp desktop platform that could allow cybercriminals to spread malware, phishing or ransomware campaigns through notification messages that appear completely normal to unsuspecting users. And, further investigation shows...

This WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Attackers Access Files On Your PCs

A cybersecurity researcher today disclosed technical details of multiple high severity vulnerabilities he discovered in WhatsApp, which, if exploited, could have allowed remote attackers to compromise the security of billions of users in different ways. When combined together, the reported issues...

This WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Attackers Access Files On Your PCs

A cybersecurity researcher today disclosed technical details of multiple high severity vulnerabilities he discovered in WhatsApp, which, if exploited, could have allowed remote attackers to compromise the security of billions of users in different ways. When combined together, the reported issues...

Twitter API Abused to Uncover User Identities

Twitter said that malicious actors, with potential ties to state-sponsored groups, were abusing a legitimate function on its platform to unmask the identity of users. The social media giant said that on Dec. 24, 2019, it discovered a large network of fake accounts abusing a legitimate API...

Bezos, WhatsApp Cyberattacks Show Growing Mobile Sophistication

NEW ORLEANS – Sophisticated nation-state groups are increasingly using mobile devices as an infection vector. Oded Vanunu, head of products vulnerability research at Check Point research, told Threatpost during CPX 360 this week that because mobile devices come equipped with varying technologies,...

Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 30, 2020)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. Be sure to pay close attention Tuesday for some changes we have coming to Snort.org. We’ll spare you the details for now, but please bea...

Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

If you're running a business online, few things can be as disruptive or destructive to your brand as someone stealing your company's domain name and doing whatever they wish with it. Even so, most major Web site owners aren't taking full advantage of the security tools available to protect their...

Facebook WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Facebook WhatsApp is a suite of mobile applications from the American company Facebook that utilize the web to deliver text messages. The application uses the contact information in a smartphone to find contacts using the program to send texts, pictures, and more. A cross-site scripting...