A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant as of this writing has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has...

Play TV 1.25.1 Build r123776 DLL Hijacking

Document Title: =============== Play TV v1.25.1Build r123776 - DLL Hijack Vulnerability References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2085 Release Date: ============= 2017-09-04 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ====================================...

Play TV v1.25.1(Build r123776) - DLL Hijack Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Play TV v1.25.1Build r123776 - DLL Hijack Vulnerability References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2085 Release Date: ============= 2017-09-04 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ====================================...

Play TV v1.25.1(Build r123776) - DLL Hijack Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Play TV v1.25.1Build r123776 - DLL Hijack Vulnerability References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2085 Release Date: ============= 2017-09-03 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ====================================...

Error message "The Google Play logon request used an invalid device ID"

While setting up Google Play Credentials, we will receive the below error message on XenMobile Admin Console...

Twenty-two brand router vulnerability Distribution Report-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Now, with cybercrime techniques to constantly renovate our home router has also recently become a cyber-attack new target. In fact, home routers indeed there are a lot of security vulnerabilities. Álvaro Folgado Rueda and many other network security experts recently wrote a report, in-depth...

The WireX Botnet warning Bulletin-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

2017 8 May 17, named WireX BotNet the botnet by masquerading ordinary Android applications the way a large number of infected Android devices and launched a large-scaleDDoSattack, this caused a portion of the CDN provider's note, and thereafter from Akamai, Cloudflare, Dragon Age, Google, Oracle...

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...