On the Dyn DDoS Attack, Keen Team, and a Phony Windows Installer

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the storylines around last week’s Dyn DDoS attack, Keen Team winning big again at Pwn2Own, and a fake Windows installer. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapOctober282016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Address Sanitizer in macOS-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

A few days ago, the Keen Team@marcograss on their blog released a using Address Sanitizeraka asan found a heap overflow vulnerability. Discuss here about asan implementation. This article relates to the environment macOS 10.11.6 Xcode 7.3.1 make sure to use the official Apple's clang, with the op...

Adobe Flash - Display List Handling Use-After-Free

Adobe Flash - Display List Handling Use-After-Free Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=349&can=1&q=label%3AProduct-Flash%20modified-after%3A2015%2F8%2F17&sort=id Credit is to KEEN Team. 3 different PoC's in the attached zip. Proof of Concept:...

Adobe Flash - Display List Handling Use-After-Free

Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=349&can=1&q=label%3AProduct-Flash%20modified-after%3A2015%2F8%2F17&sort=id Credit is to KEEN Team. 3 different PoC's in the attached zip. Proof of Concept:...

The Keen Team - Chinese Hacker Group Reveals their Identities

The Keen Team – a mysterious group of Chinese hackers who hacked Apple’s Safari Mac OS X Mavericks system in just 20 seconds and Windows 8.1. Adobe Flash in only 15 seconds during Pwn2Own Hacking Competition this year, are no more mysterious as the team revealed its members identity. In an...

China's Keen Team Topples Safari, Flash at Pwn2Own

VANCOUVER – One is the bug hunter, the other the exploit specialist. Fang Jiahong and Liang Chen represented the Keen Team at Pwn2Own on Thursday, starting off the second day of the annual exploit festival with a quick takedown of Apple’s Safari browser. They then wrapped up the contest with a...