Tools for Humanity: Unlock underage blocked app without support interaction using airplane mode

The vulnerability allowed users to bypass the support requirement to unlock their blocked accounts in the iOS app. By changing the date of birth to an underage value, the app would lock the account and require contacting support for unlocking. However, by using airplane mode, users could initiate...

CVE-2023-38297

An issue was discovered in a third-party com.factory.mmigroup component, shipped on devices from multiple device manufacturers. Certain software builds for various Android devices contain a vulnerable pre-installed app with a package name of com.factory.mmigroup versionCode='3', versionName='2.1...

PT-2024-12702 · Unknown · Com.Factory.Mmigroup

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: com.factory.mmigroup version 2.1 Description: An issue was discovered in the com.factory.mmigroup component, shipped on devices from multiple device manufacturers. Certain software builds for various Android devices contain a vulnerable...

CVE-2023-38297

An issue was discovered in a third-party com.factory.mmigroup component, shipped on devices from multiple device manufacturers. Certain software builds for various Android devices contain a vulnerable pre-installed app with a package name of com.factory.mmigroup versionCode='3', versionName='2.1...

CVE-2023-38297

CVE-2023-38297 affects the pre-installed com.factory.mmigroup app (version 2.1) on multiple Android devices. The component runs as the system user and exposes zero-permission capabilities to local apps, including arbitrary AT command execution, programmatic factory reset, IMEI/serial leakage, pow...

airplane-market.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3774005

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

New Apple iOS 16 Exploit Enables Stealthy Cellular Access Under Fake Airplane Mode

Cybersecurity researchers have documented a novel post-exploit persistence technique on iOS 16 that could be abused to fly under the radar and maintain access to an Apple device even when the victim believes it is offline. The method "tricks the victim into thinking their device's Airplane Mode...

PTP at DEF CON 31 2023

Come and see us at the Aerospace Village, at Caesars Forum. Aerospace Village Fri 11th to Sun 13th Activity Take off in an A320 with hacked engine performance calculator. Then try to land it again. Fri 11th August 5:00 PM Pen Test Partners Power Hour We’ll be talking about: Hacking Electronic...

Netflix MH370: The plane that wasn’t hacked

I’m a sucker for a good documentary, but the recent Netflix MH370: The Plane That Disappeared had me shouting at the screen. The first episode talks about the most widely accepted theory; a tragic pilot-created murder-suicide. However, the second episode goes completely off the rails, discussing ...

Wa-Tunnel - Tunneling Internet Traffic Over Whatsapp

This is a Baileys based piece of code that lets you tunnel TCP data through two Whatsapp accounts. This can be usable in different situations, for example network carriers that give unlimited whatsapp data or airplanes where you also get unlimited social network data. It's using Baileys since it'...

airplane-pictures.net Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3216867

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Causing incidents with in-flight entertainment systems

Some odd things have happened on airplanes recently. The voice on the PA system on an American Airlines flight was one of these. Before the airline put out a response, we were asked to speculate about how it might have happened. American then discovered that there was an issue with one of the PA...

airplane-pictures.net Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3122096

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

airplane-pictures.net Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2931982

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

DEF CON 30. Hacking EFBs. Engine Performance

At DEF CON 30 this year we demonstrated some vulnerabilities in electronic flight bags and the potential impact on flight safety. There’s plenty more detail of EFB security issues here. As part of the Aerospace Village at DEF CON 30, we invited people to fly our flight sim under instruction from...

Agencies Warn on Satellite Hacks & GPS Jamming Affecting Airplanes, Critical Infrastructure

In a warning to aviation authorities and air operators on Thursday, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA warned of satellite jamming and spoofing attacks across a broad swath of Eastern Europe that could affect air navigation systems. The warning came in tandem with a separate alert fro...

AirDropped Gun Photo Causes Terrorist Scare

A teenager on an airplane sent a photo of a replica gun via AirDrop to everyone who had their settings configured to receive unsolicited photos from strangers. This caused a three-hour delay as the plane -- still at the gate -- was evacuated and searched. The teen was not allowed to reboard. I ca...

In Flight Entertainment System Security

Contrary to alarmist stories in the press, it really isn’t practically possible to hack an airplane from the in-flight entertainment system IFE/IFEC. The ‘C’ adds Connectivity, so internet access Whilst earlier moving map systems did take a feed from the flight management system, particularly so...

Airplane Hack Exposes Weaknesses of Alert and Avoidance Systems

The aircraft safety system known as the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System TCAS can be coerced into sending an airplane on a mid-air rollercoaster ride – much to the horror of those onboard. Researchers were able to cobble together an effective method for spoofing the TCAS using a $10...

A Pen Tester’s First Solo: Aviation Security 101

My colleague Ken and I are both private pilots with a keen interest in avionics and security. We were fortunate to have access to some end of life, functioning airframes so had the opportunity to start investigating the security of airplane and avionics. Here’s a primer for anyone interested in...