Investors concerned about smartphone addiction; Apple responds with new webpage

Hot on the heels of an open letter from investors urging Apple to do more to protect children from smartphone addiction, the tech giant has recently dedicated a page on their website to families. The "Families" page, which can be accessed at apple.com/families, contains tools parents can use to s...

Elevation Of Privileges

Apache Cordova In-App-Browser is vulnerable to elevation of privileges through cross-site scripting XSS attacks. The callback identifiers are not correctly validated which allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the host page. Using this flaw, the attackers can use a gab-iab to ga...

CVE-2014-0073

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute...

Authentication flaw

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute...

CVE-2014-0073

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute...

CVE-2014-0073

The CVE-2014-0073 issue affects Apache Cordova In-App-Browser for iOS: the In-App-Browser plugin (Cordova 2.6.0–2.9.0) and the standalone iOS plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser, 0.1.0–0.3.1) fail to properly validate callback identifiers, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaSc...

Impersonating iOS Password Prompts

This is an interesting security vulnerability: because it is so easy to impersonate iOS password prompts, a malicious app can steal your password just by asking. Why does this work? iOS asks the user for their iTunes password for many reasons, the most common ones are recently installed iOS...

Open Source Invalid Traffic Detection: Nameles

Nameles provides an easy to deploy, scalable IVT detection and filtering solution that is proven to detect at a high level of accuracy ad fraud and other types of invalid traffic such as web scraping. Comprehensive Detection Detects display, video and in-app based ad fraud, web scraping and other...

Scammers Are Using Fake Apple In-App Subscriptions to Make Lot of Money

In this year's annual event, Apple announced that the company had paid out $70 Billion to developers in the App Store's lifetime and that $21 Billion of the amount was paid in the last year alone. But has all this money gone to the legitimate app developers? Probably not, as app developer Johnny...

Kaspersky: In App purchase Hack

I have downloaded kaspersky internet security from the playstore and it asks for free version or trial version and i have given trial version then i got 7 days free pack,After that i used with the help of lucky patcher and freedom app i can able to byepass without money i can able to purchase 365...

CVE-2016-5109

Citrix Worx Home for iOS before 10.3.6 and XenMobile MDX Toolkit for iOS before 10.3.6 might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass in-application Apple Touch ID authentication via unspecified vectors, related to an application requiring re-authentication...

Folder Plus 2.5.1 iOS - Persistent XSS Vulnerability

No description provided by source. Document Title: =============== Folder Plus v2.5.1 iOS - Persistent Item Vulnerability References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=1348 Release Date: ============= 2014-10-24 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

[CVE-2014-0072] Apache Cordova File-Transfer insecure defaults

CVE-2014-0073: Apache Cordova In-App-Browser privilege escalation Severity: Important Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: Cordova In-App-Browser iOS plugin from Cordova versions 2.6.0 to 2.9.0 Cordova In-App-Browser iOS standalone plugin org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser...

JIRA sends in-app notifications to Confluence for restricted comments

If you have a primary application link between JIRA in Confluence, users get a notification in their Confluence workbox everytime someone comments in a ticket the user is watching. Users receive the notification with the text of the comment even when the comment is restricted to other groups,...

Apple iOS < 7.0.4 App and In-App Purchase Security Bypass

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App Store bypassed by Russian hacker without jailbreaking

Apple is investigating yet another security breach in its iTunes app store . A Russian hacker worked out a way that allows people to bypass payment in the App Store and download products for free. The hacker, dubbed ZonD80, posted a video of the crack on YouTube Deleted by Youtube now and claims...

Deceptive In-App Ads Hit Users of Draw Something

I really like the new app by OMGPOP called Draw Something. I play this game with my friends possibly a little too much. Draw Something has attracted more than 50 million downloads, and was just acquired by Zynga for $200 million dollars. It was surprising the other day when I noticed an...

Restrictions

The iPhone, like the many smartphones that have debuted in its wake, includes a variety of powerful applications and features. Many of these functions and apps, including the camera, the Safari browser, FaceTime and others, can have privacy and security implications, depending upon how they’re us...

Meta: iPhone app XSS in Facebook Mail

From Alex Rice: Hi Jobert, Michiel - I run the Product Security team over at Facebook. ██████ just sent along a note mentioning that you're attempting to contact us with information on a XSS in Facebook's mail site. Can you share any additional details? Thanks! Our response: During a recent...

The Coming Wave of Mobile Attacks

The pace of innovation on mobile phones and other smart wireless devices has accelerated greatly in the last few years, adding features, speed and computing power. But now the attackers are beginning to outstrip the good guys on mobile platforms, developing innovative new attacks and methods for...