Wireshark 1.4.7 & Wireshark 1.2.17 Released

Wireshark 1.4.7 & Wireshark 1.2.17 Released Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education.This update fixes many bugs. Supports for the following protocols have been updated – BSSMAP, DMP, GSM SMS, LDSS, NCP,...

Mobile Devices Key To Facebook's New Log-In Approval Feature

Facebook is implementing a new opt-in, two-factor verification security feature they are calling log-in approval. The new feature will require users to enter a unique, one time code, which Facebook will send via SMS whenever a user tries to access his or her account from a new and/or unrecognized...

SMS Trojan Found in Several Android Apps

Google has removed a group of mobile phone applications from its Android Market after it was discovered that the applications contained code that could be used to send SMS Short Message Service spam. Google’s action came after a security firm in Taiwan published a security alert about the apps on...

The Underground Economy: SMS Fraud

The underground malware economy has expanded and diversified in recent years and the latest frontier is the mobile platform. In this video, Kaspersky Lab’s Denis Maslennikov talks about the ways that attackers use premium-rate SMS messages and banking fraud to bilk users...

Null pointer dereference

libymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows 1 remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows 2 remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of...

CVE-2011-1091

libymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows 1 remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows 2 remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of...

CanSecWest: Researchers Show Off Method For Disabling Phones Via SMS

VANCOUVER–A pair of security researchers from Germany demonstrated several techniques at the CanSecWest conference here Wednesday that enable them to remotely reboot, shut down or even completely disable many popular mobile phones with SMS messages. The technique that Nico Golde and Collin Mullin...

Nokia under scanner of Indian Intelligence Agency for its Push Email service and SMS !

Department of Telecommunication DOT has been asked by The Intelligence Bureau IB0 to stop the messaging services of Nokia in India until they can be monitored. Once again security concerns have clouded Intelligence department's mind and the incident is not first of its kind. Earlier too similar...

New Android Trojan Surfaces in China

Lookout Mobile Security discovered a new Android based Trojan called HongTouTou aka ADRD Trojan that is packaging itself in popular Android apps and delivering itself through app markets and Chinese forums. This piece of malware is requesting additional permissions from users and may also be...

Google Adds Two-Factor Verification to Gmail

Google has introduced a new two-step authentication feature for Gmail users that it says will significantly increase the security of the free mail service. The system enables users to set up a method for obtaining a secret code that will be required, along with a password, to access a Gmail...

Core Security Technologies Advisory 2011.0103

Core Security Technologies - Corelabs Advisory http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/ ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService multiple vulnerabilities 1. Advisory Information Title: ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService multiple vulnerabilities Advisory ID: CORE-2011-0103 Advisory URL:...

ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService multiple vulnerabilities

Core Security Technologies - Corelabs Advisory ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService multiple vulnerabilities 1. Advisory Information Title: ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService multiple vulnerabilities Advisory ID: CORE-2011-0103 Advisory URL:...

CVE-2011-0680

data/WorkingMessage.java in the Mms application in Android before 2.2.2 and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly manage the draft cache, which allows remote attackers to read SMS messages intended for other recipients in opportunistic circumstances via a standard text messaging service...

Default configuration

data/WorkingMessage.java in the Mms application in Android before 2.2.2 and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly manage the draft cache, which allows remote attackers to read SMS messages intended for other recipients in opportunistic circumstances via a standard text messaging service...

CVE-2011-0680

The CVE affects Android’s Mms component. data/WorkingMessage.java in the Mms app on Android versions before 2.2.2 and on 2.3.x before 2.3.2 fails to properly manage the draft SMS cache, allowing remote attackers to read SMS messages intended for other recipients under certain conditions via the s...

CVE-2011-0680

data/WorkingMessage.java in the Mms application in Android before 2.2.2 and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly manage the draft cache, which allows remote attackers to read SMS messages intended for other recipients in opportunistic circumstances via a standard text messaging service...

CVE-2011-0680: Undefined Security Weakness

data/WorkingMessage.java in the Mms application in Android before 2.2.2 and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly manage the draft cache, which allows remote attackers to read SMS messages intended for other recipients in opportunistic circumstances via a standard text messaging service...

PT-2011-2555

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2.2.2 Android versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.2 Description The issue is related to the Mms application in Android, where the data/WorkingMessage.java file does not properly manage the draft cache. This allows remote...

Phone Creeper v0.98 latest version download !

"Phone Creeper is a phone espionage suite It can be silently installed by just inserting an sd card with the files below on it. The program does not show up under installed programs or running programs and allows for a useful array or features. Phones running this software can be remotely control...

Scam Sites Demanding SMS Payment For Fake Flash, Firefox Downloads

Phishers and scammers have developed a new tactic for separating victims from their money that involves getting them to pay for software that’s normally free, such as Mozilla Firefox or Adobe Flash. The new scam is offering users the opportunity to download applications such as Flash, Firefox and...