Mozilla: The names of AirPods with personally identifiable information were exposed to websites with camera or microphone permission

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: The first time AirPods are connected to an iPhone, they become named after the user's name by default e.g. Jane Doe's AirPods. Websites with camera or microphone permission are able to enumerate device names, disclosing the user's...

Hackers Can Use Ultrasonic Waves to Secretly Control Voice Assistant Devices

Researchers have discovered a new means to target voice-controlled devices by propagating ultrasonic waves through solid materials in order to interact with and compromise them using inaudible voice commands without the victims' knowledge. Called "SurfingAttack," the attack leverages the unique...

Police Surveillance Tools from Special Services Group

Special Services Group, a company that sells surveillance tools to the FBI, DEA, ICE, and other US government agencies, has had its secret sales brochure published. Motherboard received the brochure as part of a FOIA request to the Irvine Police Department in California. "The Tombstone Cam is our...

CVE-2019-8566

An API issue existed in the handling of microphone data. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access the microphone without indication to the user...

CVE-2019-8566

An API issue existed in the handling of microphone data. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access the microphone without indication to the user...

CVE-2019-6222

A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown...

CVE-2019-6222

A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown...

Code injection

A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown...

Input validation

An API issue existed in the handling of microphone data. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access the microphone without indication to the user...

CVE-2019-8566

An API issue existed in the handling of microphone data. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access the microphone without indication to the user...

CVE-2019-8566

CVE-2019-8566 concerns the ReplayKit component in iOS, where an API issue in how microphone data is handled could allow a malicious app to access the microphone without user indication. The vulnerability’s impact is privacy-related, enabling eavesdropping on audio without visible prompts. Apple a...

CVE-2019-6222

CVE-2019-6222 (WebKit / iOS) concerns a consistency issue where a website could access the microphone without displaying the microphone-use indicator. The Apple advisory notes this was addressed with improved state handling and was fixed in iOS 12.2. The CVE appears in multiple sources (Apple sec...

CVE-2019-6222

A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown...

Serious Security Flaws Found in Children's Connected Toys

Various connected toys for children – hot off the shelves from this holiday shopping season – have been found with deep-rooted security issues, including missing authentication for device pairing and a lack of encryption for connected online accounts. The research, formed by a partnership between...

CVE-2019-15967

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint CE and Cisco RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to enable audio recording without notifying users. The vulnerability is due to the presence of unnecessary debug commands. An attacker could exploit th...

CVE-2019-15967 Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Audio Eavesdropping Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint CE and Cisco RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to enable audio recording without notifying users. The vulnerability is due to the presence of unnecessary debug commands. An attacker could exploit th...

CVE-2019-15967 Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Audio Eavesdropping Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint CE and Cisco RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to enable audio recording without notifying users. The vulnerability is due to the presence of unnecessary debug commands. An attacker could exploit th...

New Flaw Lets Rogue Android Apps Access Camera Without Permission

An alarming security vulnerability has been discovered in several models of Android smartphones manufactured by Google, Samsung, and others that could allow malicious apps to secretly take pictures and record videos — even when they don't have specific device permissions to do so. You must alread...

Sony Xperia Touch Access Control Error Vulnerability

The Sony Xperia Touch is a touch projector from Sony Japan. A vulnerability in the Sony Xperia Touch build fingerprint: Sony/blancwindy/blancwindy:7.0/LOIRE-SMART-BLANC-1.0.0-170530-0834/1:user/dev-keys in the com. An access control error vulnerability exists in the...

Xiaomi Mi A3 Access Control Error Vulnerability

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is a smartphone from Chinese company Xiaomi Technology Xiaomi. The Xiaomi Mi A3 build fingerprint: xiaomi/onceea/onc:9/PKQ1.181021.001/V10.2.8.0.PFLEUXM:user/release-keys contains an access control error in the com.qualcomm.qti. An access control error vulnerability exists in the...