Android Malware Found Exploiting Google Cloud Messaging Service

Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Android apps are using Google’s Cloud Messaging service and leveraging it as a command and control server to carry out attacks. A post on Securelist today by Kaspersky Lab’s Roman Unuchek, breaks down five Trojans that have been spotted checking i...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Google WebLogin Tokens Expose Google Apps, User Data

An exposure in the way Google handles authentication is an illustration of the unintended consequences of trading security for a little bit of convenience. Craig Young, a researcher from security company Tripwire, demonstrated at Def Con over the weekend how an Android single sign-on token known ...

Vulnerability found in Apple's iOS can hide malicious code inside apps

A Georgia Tech researcher has found a weakness in Apple's iOS mobile platform that could let hackers to hide malicious code inside apps and can be surreptitiously planted on the Apple App Store. Researchers team created a proof-of-concept attack that was published in the Apple App Store and used ...

Vulnerability found in Apple's iOS can hide malicious code inside apps

A Georgia Tech researcher has found a weakness in Apple’s iOS mobile platform that could let hackers to hide malicious code inside apps and can be surreptitiously planted on the Apple App Store. Researchers team created a proof-of-concept attack that was published in the Apple App Store and used ...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: kde-baseapps-4.10.5-1.fc17

Core applications for KDE 4, including: dolphin : File manager kdepasswd : Changes a UNIX password. kdialog : Nice dialog boxes from shell scripts keditbookmarks : Bookmark oranizer and editor kfind : File find utility kfmclient : Tool for opening URLs from the command line konqueror : Web browse...

Japanese Poker champion charged for distributing Android malware

Famous poker player 'Masaaki Kagawa' who won about $1.5 million in poker tournaments has been arrested by Japanese authorities for allegedly distributing Android malware. According to Symantec, He is just one of nine men arrested for distributing spam that included emails with links to Android...

Chinese Hackers discovered second Android master key vulnerability

Android Security Squad, the China-based group that uncovered a second Android master key vulnerability that might be abused to modify smartphone apps without breaking their digital signatures. The whole point of digitally signing a document or file is to prove the file hasn't been modified. The...

Oracle Linux 6 : Core X11 clients (ELSA-2013-0502)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-0502 advisory. - x11perf 1.5.4 CVE-2011-2504 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory. Note that Nessus has not...

Oracle Linux 5 : Moderate: / xorg-x11-apps/libX11 (ELSA-2007-0157)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2007-0157 advisory. libX11-1.0.3-8.0.1.el5 1.0.3-8.0.1.el5 - Add int-overflow.patch 231694 xorg-x11-apps-7.1-4.0.1.el5 7.1-4.0.1.el5 - Add int-overflow.patch bug 231694. Tenable ha...

A new policy for store apps and the July 2013 security updates

There are those I’ve met who think my life is something akin to the classic comedy Groundhog Day. No, I don’t wake up to the musical stylings of Sonny and Cher each morning, but month after month after month, the second Tuesday rolls around and I’m involved in releasing security updates...

Android vulnerability allows hackers to modify apps without breaking signatures

Almost all Android handsets are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow hackers to seize control of a device to make calls, send texts, or build a mobile botnet, has been uncovered by Bluebox Security .i.e almost 900 million Android devices globally. Or simply, The Flaw allow hackers to modify any...

Several Flaws Discovered in ZRTPCPP Library Used in Secure Phone Apps

A security researcher has uncovered a number of serious vulnerabilities in one of the core security components of several secure telephony applications, including the Silent Circle system developed by PGP creator Phil Zimmermann. The vulnerabilities in the GNU ZRTPCPP library already have been...

Android malware loaded with Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit

Malware authors are notorious for quickly leveraging new exploits in the public domain for nefarious purposes. A recently discovered Linux kernel Local privilege escalation exploit, which allows attackers to gain complete control of infected devices, has been ported to the Android smartphone...

Android malware loaded with Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit

Malware authors are notorious for quickly leveraging new exploits in the public domain for nefarious purposes. A recently discovered Linux kernel Local privilege escalation exploit, which allows attackers to gain complete control of infected devices, has been ported to the Android smartphone...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: kdenetwork-4.10.4-1.fc18

Networking applications, including: kget: downloader manager kopete: chat client kppp: dialer and front end for pppd krdc: a client for Desktop Sharing and other VNC servers krfb: Desktop Sharing server, allow others to access your desktop via VNC...

Angel Browser vulnerable in the WebView class

Overview Angel Browser is a web browser for Android devices. Angel Browser contains a vulnerability in the WebView class. Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning...

iOS < 5.0 Free Apps/Music Bug

Get free apps and music from the iOS app store requires you to "buy" from the iOS store, you can't do this on a desktop computer. This is private exploit. You can buy it at https://0day.today...

How the Syrian Electronic Army Hacked the Onion

A pro-Syrian regime hacker collective known as the Syrian Electronic Army SEA recently compromised the Twitter, Google Apps and other accounts belonging to The Onion, a long-running satirical news publication in the U.S. Like The New York Times before it, The Onion published a fascinating...