ThreatList: Cyber Monday Looms – But Shoppers Oblivious to Top Retail Threats

Despite being concerned about the security risks behind online shopping, consumers lack knowledge about some of the biggest retail risks – with more than half unaware of digital credit-card skimming threats posed by the Magecart group. In a new report this week, RiskIQ found that a full 64 percen...

China's Baidu Android Apps Caught Collecting Sensitive User Data

Two popular Android apps from Chinese tech giant Baidu were temporarily unavailable on the Google Play Store in October after they were caught collecting sensitive user details. The two apps in question—Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box—were found to collect device identifiers, such as the...

Baidu Mobile Apps in Google Play Leak Sensitive Data

Multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, were found by researchers to be leaking data that could be used to track users – even if they switch devices. The apps have each been downloaded millions of times, according to Palo Alto Unit 42...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editors, Microsoft Office programs, and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, related to improper handling of objects in memory, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editors, as well as Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, is related to improper handling of objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editors, Microsoft Office programs, and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, related to improper handling of objects in memory, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editors, as well as Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, is related to improper handling of objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

jetty: local temporary directory hijacking vulnerability

In Eclipse Jetty versions 1.0 thru 9.4.32.v20200930, 10.0.0.alpha1 thru 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha1 thru 11.0.0.beta2O, on Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. A collocated user can observe the process of creating a temporary sub...

The US Military Buys Commercial Location Data

Vice has a long article about how the US military buys commercial location data worldwide. The U.S. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. The most popular app among a group Motherboard analyzed...

Apple Lets Some of its Big Sur macOS Apps Bypass Firewall and VPNs

Apple is facing the heat for a new feature in macOS Big Sur that allows many of its own apps to bypass firewalls and VPNs, thereby potentially allowing malware to exploit the same shortcoming to access sensitive data stored on users' systems and transmit them to remote servers. The issue was firs...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Security Update

Description of Problem Vulnerabilities havebeen identified in CitrixVirtual Apps and Desktopsthat could, if exploited,result in: An authenticateduserof amulti-sessionWindowsVDA, who has been granted permission to write to c:\ root directory, being able toescalatetheir privilege levelon that...

An End-to-End Approach to Next-Gen Web Application and API Security

It was almost 10 years ago that Marc Andreessen wrote that software is eating the world. It is still true today, but I would be even more specific and say that web applications and APIs are eating the world. Our businesses run on web apps and APIs, and their ubiquity means that securing them has...

FAMA - Forensic Analysis For Mobile Apps

LabCIF -Forensic Analysis for Mobile Apps Getting Started Android extraction and analysis framework with an integrated Autopsy Module. Dump easily user data from a device and generate powerful reports for Autopsy or external applications. Functionalities Extract user application data from an...

Malicious Minecraft apps on Play Store scamming millions of users

By Sudais Asif Although these apps have been reported to Google, they are yet to be removed from the Play Store putting Minecraft users at risk of further scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Minecraft apps on Play Store scamming millions of users...

Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB4486727) farm-deployment

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability...

Ghimob Android Banking Trojan Targets 153 Mobile Apps

A new banking trojan has been discovered targeting Android users, with the capabilities to spy on 153 mobile apps from various banks, cryptocurrencies and exchanges. Researchers describe the banking trojan, called Ghimob, as a “full-fledged spy in your pocket” that can be accessed remotely by its...

Ghimob banking trojan targeting hundreds of Android apps

By Deeba Ahmed A Brazil-based threat group is responsible for deploying the Ghimob banking trojan in multiple countries. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ghimob banking trojan targeting hundreds of Android apps...

CVE-2020-0439

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges...

CVE-2020-0439

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges...

Design/Logic Flaw

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges...

CVE-2020-0439

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges...

Watch Out! New Android Banking Trojan Steals From 112 Financial Apps

Four months after security researchers uncovered a "Tetrade" of four Brazilian banking Trojans targeting financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe, new findings show that the criminals behind the operation have expanded their tactics to infect mobile devices with spyware...