Mobile Menace Monday: Implications of Google Play Protect

Along with the recent release of Google’s new OS, Android 8.0 Oreo, they also released a new security suite known as Google Play Protect. As blogged about in July in Play Protect: Android’s new security system is now available, this new suite has been available since mid-May. To reiterate As note...

Mobile WireX DDoS Botnet 'Neutralized' by Collaboration of Competitors

A collaboration between leading content delivery networks and technology companies—some of them competitors—is in the midst of shutting down the largest botnet of mobile devices ever recorded. The WireX botnet was detected on Aug. 17 after businesses in a number industries, most notably...

Tech Firms Team Up to Take Down ‘WireX’ Android DDoS Botnet

A half dozen technology and security companies -- some of them competitors -- issued the exact same press release today. This unusual level of cross-industry collaboration caps a successful effort to dismantle 'WireX,' an extraordinary new crime machine comprising tens of thousands of hacked...

The WireX Botnet: An example of cross-organizational cooperation

Introduction On August 17th, 2017, multiple Content Delivery Networks CDNs and content providers were subject to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed WireX. The botnet is named for an anagram for one of the delimiter strings in its command and control protocol. The WireX botnet comprises...

WireX DDoS Botnet: An Army of Thousands of Hacked Android SmartPhones

Do you believe that just because you have downloaded an app from the official app store, you're safe from malware? Think twice before believing it. A team of security researchers from several security firms have uncovered a new, widespread botnet that consists of tens of thousands of hacked Andro...

Météo-France - Customized SSL, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

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

UC Browser - Fast Download Private & Secure - Base64 encoded String, Customized SSL, Redefined SSL Common Names verifier vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application UC Browser - Fast Download Private & Secure published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Hundreds of Android Apps on Google Play Store Infected with Spyware

By Uzair Amir 500 Android Apps on Google Play Store Secretly Compromised with This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Android Apps on Google Play Store Infected with Spyware...

Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users

Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be infected with a malicious ad library that secretly distributes spyware to users and can perform dangerous operations. Since 90 per cent of Android apps is free to...

Carbon Emissions: Oversharing Bug Puts Security Vendor Back in Spotlight

Last week, security firm DirectDefense came under fire for over-hyping claims that Cb Response, a cybersecurity product sold by competitor Carbon Black, was leaking proprietary data from customers who use it. Carbon Black responded that the bug identified by its competitor was a feature, and that...

To Keep Players Happy, First Seek Understanding

Me: To keep your players happy - you need to understand why they're not. You: Uh, yeah obviously. Thanks. So what? Actually, I have a lot to say on the topic of keeping players happy. A few months back I wrote a quick post about Friction. Friction, as I defined it, is anything that prompts your...

LINE: Free Calls & Messages - LGPL license, MIT license vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application LINE: Free Calls & Messages published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Thousands of Android Apps Infected with SonicSpy Spyware

By Uzair Amir Google Play is believed to be the best platform for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of Android Apps Infected with SonicSpy Spyware...

Apps Infected With SonicSpy Spyware Removed From Google Play

Three messaging apps in the Google Play store contained spyware called SonicSpy. According to researchers, the spyware also infected more than 1,000 additional apps hosted at third-party Android app stores. Researchers at Lookout traced the spyware-infected apps to an Iraqi developer identified a...

More than 1,000 Spyware Apps Found On Android App Stores

If you think you are downloading apps from Google Play Store and you are secure, then watch out! Someone has managed to flood third-party app stores and Google Play Store with more than a thousand malicious apps, which can monitor almost anything a user does on their mobile device from silently...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in ourphp v1.7.3 ourphp_play.class.php Page

OurPHP 傲派建站系统 is a website content management system developed using PHP language, the developer is Harbin Weicheng Technology Co. A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the ourphp v1.7.3 ourphpplay.class.php page. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive database informati...

The Persistent Threat of Android Malware

In a world where mobile users flock to Android or iOS devices, news of an emerging threat impacting either one of these platforms is certainly enough to garner attention. According to recent statistics, there were more than 2 billion active Android users across the globe in May 2017, and many of...

Android Security Bulletin—August 2017Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of August 05, 2017 or later address all of these issues. Refer to the Pixel and Nexus update schedule to learn how to check a device's security patch level. Partners were...

<script src=//◼.ws/n></script> - External URLs, Suspicious files vulnerabilities

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

Поиск работы на HeadHunter. Вакансии рядом с домом - Base64 encoded String, Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Поиск работы на HeadHunter. Вакансии рядом с домом published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...