CVE-2013-0570

The Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE feature in IBM System Networking and Blade Network Technology BNT switches running IBM Networking Operating System aka NOS, formerly BLADE Operating System floods data frames with unknown MAC addresses out on all interfaces on the same VLAN, which might allow...

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The Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE feature in IBM System Networking and Blade Network Technology BNT switches running IBM Networking Operating System aka NOS, formerly BLADE Operating System floods data frames with unknown MAC addresses out on all interfaces on the same VLAN, which might allow...

CVE-2013-0570

CVE-2013-0570 involves IBM System Networking and Blade Network Technology (BNT) switches with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The vulnerability causes floods of FCoE frames with unknown MAC addresses to all ports on the same VLAN, potentially exposing confidential data to eavesdroppers on the...

When three isn’t a crowd: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks explained

Gone are the days when eavesdropping is just the stuff of spies and the town gossip. In fact, it has evolved to become everyone’s favorite pastime. Thanks to the internet, it is exponentially easier now more than ever to idle by and catch juicy information than to press your ear against your...

Alexa Eavesdropping Flub Re-Sparks Voice Assistant Privacy Debate

After an Alexa-enabled Echo device recorded and shared a private conversation of its unknowing owners, the tech industry – and the public – is casting a wary eye on voice assistant privacy issues. On Thursday, news emerged that a Portland family’s Echo device had recorded a conversation of them –...

Japan's Directorate for Signals Intelligence

The Intercept has a long article on Japan's equivalent of the NSA: the Directorate for Signals Intelligence. Interesting, but nothing really surprising. The directorate has a history that dates back to the 1950s; its role is to eavesdrop on communications. But its operations remain so highly...

‘Voice-Squatting’ Turns Alexa, Google Home into Silent Spies

A team of academic researchers has tested the phonetic wherewithal of smart-home assistants Amazon Alexa and Google Home, finding it possible to closely mimic legitimate voice commands in order to carry out nefarious actions. The researchers, a composite team from Indiana University in Bloomingto...

Details on a New PGP Vulnerability

A new PGP vulnerability was announced today. Basically, the vulnerability makes use of the fact that modern e-mail programs allow for embedded HTML objects. Essentially, if an attacker can intercept and modify a message in transit, he can insert code that sends the plaintext in a URL to a remote...

A week in security (April 23 – April 29)

Last week, we dug into behavioral biometrics, explored a new crossrider variant, and embraced the power of "no." We also launched another CrackMe challenge, took a deep dive into smart toys, and finished up with a look at digital privacy in the age of IoT. Other news LinkedIn does battle with...

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart ho...

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart ho...

Researchers Hacked Amazon’s Alexa to Spy On Users, Again

A malicious proof-of-concept Amazon Echo Skill shows how attackers can abuse the Alexa virtual assistant to eavesdrop on consumers with smart devices – and automatically transcribe every word said. Checkmarx researchers told Threatpost that they created a proof-of-concept Alexa Skill that abuses...

CVE-2018-6219

An Insecure Update via HTTP vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to eavesdrop and tamper with certain types of update data...

CVE-2018-6219

CVE-2018-6219 affects Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 (Build 1111.00). The vulnerability is an Insecure Update via HTTP where update communications are unencrypted, enabling a MITM attacker to eavesdrop on and tamper with update data. The connected documents corroborate that the issue is...

CVE-2018-6653

comforte SWAP 1049 through 1069 and 20.0.0 through 21.5.3 as used in SSLOBJ on HPE NonStop SSL T0910, and in the comforte SecurCS, SecurFTP, SecurLib/SSL-AT, and SecurTN products, after executing the RELOAD CERTIFICATES command, does not ensure that clients use a strong TLS cipher suite, which...

Papenmeier WiFi Baby Monitor Free & Lite < 2.02.2 - Remote Audio Record

Whilst analysing a number of free communication based applications on the Google Play Store, I took a look at WiFi Baby Monitor: Free & Lite the free version of WiFi Baby Monitor. Although the premium version offered users the ability to specify a password to be used in the pairing process, the...

openSUSE Security Update : flatpak (openSUSE-2018-139)

This update for flatpak to version 0.8.9 fixes security issues and bugs. The following vulnerabilities were fixed : - CVE-2018-6560: sandbox escape in the flatpak dbus proxy boo1078923 - CVE-2017-9780: Malicious apps could have included inappropriate permissions boo1078989 - old-style eavesdroppi...

Potent Skygofree Malware Packs ‘Never-Before-Seen’ Features

Researchers have identified a powerful new Android malware strain called Skygofree capable of eavesdropping on WhatsApp messages, siphoning private data off phones and allowing adversaries to open reverse shell modules on targeted devices, giving attackers ultimate remote control. Researchers sai...

CVE-2017-8867

Elemental Path's CogniToys Dino smart toys through firmware version 0.0.794 use AES-128 with ECB mode to encrypt voice traffic between the device and remote server, allowing a malicious user to map encrypted traffic to a particular AES key index and gaining further access to eavesdrop on...

CVE-2017-17436

An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products. There is no encryption of the session between the Android application and the safe. The website and marketing materials advertise that this communication channel is encrypted with "Highest Level Bluetooth Encryption" and...