FBI Director — You Should Cover Your Webcam With Tape

Should you put a tape or a sticker over the lens of your laptop's webcam? Yes, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and FBI Director James Comey do that. Covering your laptop's webcam might be a hell cheap and good idea to guard against hackers and intruders who might want to watch your private life...

Tonight Mr. Robot is Going to Reveal ‘Dream Device For Hackers’

Mr. Robot is the rare show that provides a realistic depiction of hacks and vulnerabilities that are at the forefront of cyber security. This is the reason it’s been the most popular TV show of its kind. Throughout season 1 and season 2, we have seen that connected devices are the entry point of...

USB Anti Forensic Tool: usbdeath

USB Anti Forensic Tool anti-forensic tool that writes udev rules for known usb devices and do some things at unknown usb device insertion or specific usb device removal. usbdeath is a small script inspired by usbkill , “an anti-forensic kill-switch that waits for a change on your USB ports and th...

FTC Releases Alert on Securing Personal Information When Using Rental Vehicles

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released recommendations for consumers to protect their personal data when using rental vehicles. Rental vehicles may contain infotainment systems that can connect with personal devices to stream music, allow hands-free calls and texts, or guide navigation...

CVE-2016-1477

Cisco Connected Streaming Analytics 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to discover a notification service password by reading administrative pages, aka Bug ID CSCuz92891...

CVE-2016-1477

CVE-2016-1477 affects Cisco Connected Streaming Analytics 1.1.1. A vulnerability in the administrative web interface allows remote authenticated users to read pages that include a service password used for event/notification signaling, enabling disclosure of the notification service credentials. ...

CVE-2016-1477: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Cisco Connected Streaming Analytics 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to discover a notification service password by reading administrative pages, aka Bug ID CSCuz92891...

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The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Bluetooth component in the Android operating system exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges by connecting devices via Bluetooth while the main user is working...

IoT Insecurity: Top Connected Device Security Concerns

It’s a coin toss whether or not that Internet of Things device you depend on is secure. Those unacceptable 50/50 odds come from a survey by IOActive where technology professionals were asked about the security of connected devices from thermostats, security cameras to alarm systems. Those numbers...

Fiat Chrysler Launches Bug Bounty with $1.5K Payout Cap

Hacking Jeeps is about to get a lot more competitive. That’s because Jeep maker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has launched a bug bounty program in conjunction with Bugcrowd that will payout as much as $1,500 per bug. Fiat Chrysler, the world’s No. 7 automaker, claims it will be the first Detroit...

The vulnerability of the Cisco Nexus 5000 software allows a malicious actor to trigger buffer overflows.

The buffer overflow in the implementation of the Smart Call Home function in Cisco NX-OS for Cisco Unified Computing System UCS switches and Nexus devices, as well as in Cisco CG-OS for Cisco Connected Grid series 1000 routers, allows remote SMTP servers to execute arbitrary code using specially...

Huawei HiSuite Arbitrary Installation Vulnerability

Huawei HiSuite is a set of cell phone assistant software for PC from Huawei, China. A security vulnerability exists in Huawei HiSuite, which can be exploited by an attacker to install arbitrary applications on a connected phone...

CVE-2016-4811

The NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application 1.15.1 and earlier for Android and 1.13.0 and earlier for iOS allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain API access via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2016-4811

The NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application 1.15.1 and earlier for Android and 1.13.0 and earlier for iOS allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain API access via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2016-4811: Improper Access Control

The NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application 1.15.1 and earlier for Android and 1.13.0 and earlier for iOS allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain API access via unspecified vectors...

Connected Cars: The Open Road for Hackers

As vehicles become both increasingly complex and better connected to the Internet, their newfound versatility may be manipulated for malicious purposes. Three of the most concerning potential threats looking ahead to the next few years are those posed by manipulating vehicle operation, ransomware...

WifiChannelMonitor - Monitor APs and Wifi clients on selected channel (Monitor Mode) for Window

WifiChannelMonitor is a utility for Windows that captures wifi traffic on the channel you choose, using Microsoft Network Monitor capture driver in monitor mode, and displays extensive information about access points and the wifi clients connected to them. WifiChannelMonitor also allows you to vi...

NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi for Android and iOS Arbitrary API Execution Vulnerability

NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi for Android and iOS is a suite of Android and iOS-based applications from NTT Broadband Platform Japan for finding and automatically connecting to nearby free Wi-Fi in Japan. It is a set of Android and iOS based applications for NTT Broadband...

JVN#46888319: Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi vulnerable to API execution

Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi provided by NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. contains a vulnerability which allows an arbitrary API to be executed by a man-in-the-middle attacker. Impact Android version of this app may allow an arbitrary API to be executed if permissions to execute that API are granted in...