Xxe

XML external entity XXE vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data...

CVE-2014-3630

Play framework’s Java XML processing (before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5) is affected by CVE-2014-3630 via an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Crafted XML data can read arbitrary files, cause denial of service, or have unspecified impacts. The connected records confirm affected versions ...

Fake Bitcoin Wallet Apps Found on Google Play Store

By Uzair Amir After non-stop malware attacks, Android users have a couple of new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Bitcoin Wallet Apps Found on Google Play Store...

Google Play Boots 3 Fake Bitcoin Wallet Apps

Google moved quickly to kick three fake bitcoin wallet apps from its Google Play marketplace earlier this month after researchers at mobile security firm Lookout discovered them. The apps pretended to be legitimate bitcoin wallets, but instead were fake. Apps were designed to trick sellers to...

Password Stealing Apps With Over A Million Downloads Found On Google Play Store

Even after so many efforts by Google like launching bug bounty program and preventing apps from using Android accessibility services, malicious applications somehow manage to get into Play Store and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when security researchers...

Still Stealing

Two years ago in October 2015 we published a blogpost about a popular malware that was being distributed from the Google Play Store. Over the next two years we detected several similar apps on Google Play, but in October and November 2017 we found 85 new malicious apps on Google Play that are...

Ramco mHub - Customized SSL, Exported components, External URLs vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Ramco mHub published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Fast Followers Boost - Corrupted files, Exported components, Native code usage vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Fast Followers Boost published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Google Cracks Down On Nosy Android Apps

Google is cracking down on unwanted and harmful Android apps with a new effort that will show warnings on applications and on third-party websites distributing apps that collect personal data without user consent. The effort is an expansion of the Google Safe Browsing team’s mission to enforce th...

biFoto - Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application biFoto published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Google Detects and Boots Tizi Spyware Off Google Play

The Google Play Protect team said it identified a new strain of Android spyware called Tizi found inside several apps previously available via the Google Play marketplace. The recent discovery triggered a wider investigation by Google who said apps infected by the Tizi malware date back to 2015...

Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls

In an attempt to protect Android users from malware and shady apps, Google has been continuously working to detect and remove malicious apps from your devices using its newly launched Google Play Protect service. Google Play Protect—a security feature that uses machine learning and app usage...

Ground Ops - External URLs, Suspicious files, Unsafe deleting vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Ground Ops published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Huawei Honor V9 play forensic bypass vulnerability

Huawei Honor V9 play is a smartphone from Huawei Huawei. A forensic bypass vulnerability exists in the "phone retrieval" feature of the Huawei Honor V9 play. The vulnerability exists because the device does not reasonably implement the authentication feature. An attacker can exploit this...

Red Bull Free Skiing - Base64 encoded String, Dangerous filesystem permissions, Exported ContentProvider vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Red Bull Free Skiing published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

A week in security (November 13 – November 19)

Last week, we gave you some tips for the inevitable online chaos that is Cyber Monday, explained how "trusted" root certificates can sometimes be anything but, and explored the strange world of catphishing. We also pulled apart some malware found on Google Play and laid out the specifics of the...

Android malware found in hundreds of music player apps on Play Store

By Waqas Its just another day with just another news explaining the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android malware found in hundreds of music player apps on Play Store...

BankBot Returns On Play Store – A Never Ending Android Malware Story

Even after so many efforts by Google for making its Play Store away from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. A team of researchers from several security firms has uncovered two new malware campaigns targeting Google...

New Android Trojan malware discovered in Google Play

A new piece of mobile malware has been discovered in Google Play masquerading as multiple apps: an alarm clock app, a QR scanner app, a compass app, a photo editor app, an Internet speed test app, and a file explorer app. According to Google Play data, all were last updated between October and...

Foscam IP Video Camera Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-34271)

Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera is a wireless HD IP camera from Foscam China. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the UPnP implementation in the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary data with a specially crafted UPnP discovery response...