PT-2018-11821 · Line · Line

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: LINE application version 8.8.0 for iOS Description: An issue in the LINE application allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is...

Google Tracks Android, iPhone Users Even With 'Location History' Turned Off

Google tracks you everywhere, even if you explicitly tell it not to. Every time a service like Google Maps wants to use your location, Google asks your permission to allow access to your location if you want to use it for navigating, but a new investigation shows that the company does track you...

Black Hat 2018: Google Bug Hunter Urges Apple to Change its iOS Security Culture

LAS VEGAS – Prolific Google bug hunter Ian Beer ripped into Apple on Wednesday, urging the iPhone maker to change its culture when it comes to iOS security. He said the company suffers from an all-too-common affliction of patching an iOS bug, but not fixing the systemic roots that contribute to t...

iPhone Chip Maker Firm Attacked with Computer Virus

By Uzair Amir Launch of Many New iPhone Models May be Delayed. The world’s leading semiconductors and processors’ manufacturing firm and sole supplier of Apple iPhone chipsets, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC, became the target of a cyber-attack on Friday night. Reportedly, TSMC h...

Top iPhone Supplier Battles WannaCry Infection

A top iPhone supplier, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC, has recovered from a WannaCry ransomware infection that impacted the majority of its fabrication tools. The incident could delay mobile phone shipments during the pre-holiday Fall rush, and reduce revenue for Taiwan’s largest...

iPhone Chip Supplier TSMC Stops Production After Computer Virus Attack

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC—Apple's sole supplier of SoC components for iPhones and iPads, and Qualcomm's major manufacturing partner—shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories Friday night after being hit by a computer virus. The world's largest makers of...

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4262

In Safari before 11.1.2, iTunes before 12.8 for Windows, iOS before 11.4.1, tvOS before 11.4.1, iCloud for Windows before 7.6, multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling...

Linkedin iOS 9.11.8592.4 CPU Resource Exhaustion

!/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf-8 -- Linkedin Mobile iOS - v9.11 CPU Resource exhaustion Found this and more exploits at my open source security project: http://www.exploitpack.com Date and time of release: 2 August 2018 How to use: Run the script and copy the content of the file, send it as ...

Apple iOS, tvOS and watchOS Kernel Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple iOS, tvOS, and watchOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices; tvOS is a smart TV operating system; and watchOS is a smart watch operating system. kernel is one of the kernel components. A security vulnerability exists in the Kernel componen...

iPhone Hacking Campaign Using MDM Software Is Broader Than Previously Known

India-linked highly targeted mobile malware campaign, first unveiled two weeks ago, has been found to be part of a broader campaign targeting multiple platforms, including windows devices and possibly Android as well. As reported in our previous article, earlier this month researchers at Talos...

iPhone Hacking Campaign Using MDM Software Is Broader Than Previously Known

India-linked highly targeted mobile malware campaign, first unveiled two weeks ago, has been found to be part of a broader campaign targeting multiple platforms, including windows devices and possibly Android as well. As reported in our previous article, earlier this month researchers at Talos...

Defeating the iPhone Restricted Mode

Recently, Apple introduced restricted mode to protect iPhones from attacks by companies like Cellebrite and Greyshift, which allow attackers to recover information from a phone without the password or fingerprint. Elcomsoft just announced that it can easily bypass it. There is an important lesson...

Indian iPhone Spy Campaign Used Fake MDM Platform

Cyberattackers have used a bogus mobile device management MDM system to target a small – but presumably high-value – set of iPhones in India, in a cyberespionage campaign that has some unusual hallmarks. Researchers said Thursday that attackers deployed an open-source MDM – which is typically use...

Hackers Used Malicious MDM Solution to Spy On 'Highly Targeted' iPhone Users

Security researchers have uncovered a "highly targeted" mobile malware campaign that has been operating since August 2015 and found spying on 13 selected iPhones in India. The attackers, who are also believed to be operating from India, were found abusing mobile device management MDM protocol—a...

Hackers Used Malicious MDM Solution to Spy On 'Highly Targeted' iPhone Users

Security researchers have uncovered a "highly targeted" mobile malware campaign that has been operating since August 2015 and found spying on 13 selected iPhones in India. The attackers, who are also believed to be operating from India, were found abusing mobile device management MDM protocol—a...

Researchers Reveal Workaround for Apple’s USB Restricted Mode

Just as Apple rolled out its new USB Restricted Mode security feature in an OS update, Monday, researchers said that they have already found a workaround. USB Restricted Mode, released as part of iOS 11.4.1, had removed an iPhone USB access feature, so that an hour after the iPhone has been locke...

USB Accessory Can Defeat iOS's New "USB Restricted Mode" Security Feature

With the release of iOS 11.4.1, Apple has finally rolled out a new security feature designed to protect your devices against USB accessories that connect to the data port, making it harder for law enforcement and hackers to break into your iPhone or iPad without your permission. Dubbed USB...

Apple OS Update Lifts Curtain on iPhone USB Restricted Mode

Apple has officially added a controversial security feature, USB Restricted Mode, to iPhones as part of its new iOS 11.4.1, released on Monday. The feature removes the infamous iPhone USB access feature, blocking out hackers – but also potentially law enforcement – from accessing a locked phone’s...

Bypassing Passcodes in iOS

Last week, a story was going around explaining how to brute-force an iOS password. Basically, the trick was to plug the phone into an external keyboard and trying every PIN at once: We reported Friday on Hickey's findings, which claimed to be able to send all combinations of a user's possible...

ANA App for iOS fails to validate SSL server certificate vulnerability

ANA App is an APP application. ANA App for iOS is vulnerable to a method-validated SSL server certificate vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to obtain and/or alter the content of a communication...