National Security threats to be detailed at 'The Hackers Conference' 2013 | #THC2013

The recent "disconcerting" reports that India was being spied upon by American intelligence agencies has opened an all new chapter in the cyber security space. The revelation that the Indian embassy in the US was among the list of 38 diplomatic missions which were being spied upon by American...

National Security threats to be detailed at 'The Hackers Conference' 2013 | #THC2013

The recent “disconcerting" reports that India was being spied upon by American intelligence agencies has opened an all new chapter in the cyber security space. The revelation that the Indian embassy in the US was among the list of 38 diplomatic missions which were being spied upon by American...

CVE-2013-3580

The TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security application before 1.3.6 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.trustgo.mobile.security.USSDScannerActivity with zero arguments...

Code injection

The TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security application before 1.3.6 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.trustgo.mobile.security.USSDScannerActivity with zero arguments...

CVE-2013-3580

The TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security application before 1.3.6 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.trustgo.mobile.security.USSDScannerActivity with zero arguments...

CVE-2013-3580

The CVE-2013-3580 vulnerability affects TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security for Android prior to version 1.3.6, where an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (crash) by sending an intent to com.trustgo.mobile.security.USSDScannerActivity with zero arguments (CWE-20). Affected versions are 1.2.7...

TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security contains a denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security versions 1.2.7 through 1.3.5 contain a denial-of-service CWE-20 vulnerability. Description CWE-20:Improper Input Validation- CVE-2013-3580TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security versions 1.2.7 through 1.3.5 crash if an intent is sent to...

Chinese Hackers discovered second Android master key vulnerability

Android Security Squad, the China-based group that uncovered a second Android master key vulnerability that might be abused to modify smartphone apps without breaking their digital signatures. The whole point of digitally signing a document or file is to prove the file hasn't been modified. The...

Beware of Fake Android Antivirus and Mobile Ransomware

"Ransomware" may be a term you haven't heard before. This type of criminal malware, which spread around the world on PCs in 2012, encrypts some or all the files on a computer and holds them for ransom and Cyber thieves have already made millions through such methods. Ransomware is no longer all...

Code injection

The Lookout Mobile Security application before 8.17-8a39d3f for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with zero arguments...

CVE-2013-3579

The Lookout Mobile Security application before 8.17-8a39d3f for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with zero arguments...

CVE-2013-3579

The Lookout Mobile Security Android app (prior to 8.17-8a39d3f) is vulnerable to a denial-of-service via a crafted application sending an empty intent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell. Root cause: improper handling of a zero-argument intent in the ScanTell component, causing the application to cr...

CVE-2013-3579

The Lookout Mobile Security application before 8.17-8a39d3f for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with zero arguments...

Apple and Wifi Hotspot Credentials Management Vulnerability

This vulnerability was published to the OWASP Mobile Security list as a research paper by Andreas Kurtz, Daniel Metz and Felix Freiling. See "Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word list,"...

Lookout Mobile Security contains a denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview Lookout Mobile Security version 8.14.1-7fe5f1, and possibly earlier versions, contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. Description Lookout Mobile Security version 8.14.1-7fe5f1 crashes if an intent is sent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with no arguments. --- Impact A malicious...

LG Android Backup Software Vulnerable to Root Exploit

A vulnerability in backup software installed on some LG Android smartphones could enable an attacker with access to the device to gain root privileges. Sprite Software’s AndroidBackup tool is installed by OEM on a number of LG Optimus, Mach, Lollipop, and Prada devices. The backup tool, in...

The Need For Threat-Centric Security

Defenders are at an asymmetric disadvantage when it comes to defending their networks. Attackers spend every minute of their day focused exclusively on penetrating your network to accomplish their mission…and opportunities abound. Today’s modern networks go beyond the walls of the enterprise to...

CALL FOR PAPERS - The Hackers Conference 2013

The call for papers for The Hackers Conference 2013 is now open. THC2013 is a hacker conference taking place in New Delhi, India on August 25th, 2013. The Hackers Conference is an unique event, where the best of minds in the hacking world, leaders in the information security industry and the cybe...

CALL FOR PAPERS - The Hackers Conference 2013

The call for papers for The Hackers Conference 2013 is now open. THC2013 is a hacker conference taking place in New Delhi, India on August 25th, 2013. The Hackers Conference is an unique event, where the best of minds in the hacking world, leaders in the information security industry and the cybe...

CVE-2013-0122

The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...