Java Security Analysis for IntelliJ IDEA

New Plugin Features In the course of our last releases, we added various new functionalities and improved existing ones to enhance the quality of our IntelliJ plugin. These include support for analyzing Java code, support for multi-module projects, tracking and commenting of issues, and the optio...

Google Gives Users More Choice with Location-Tracking Apps

Anyone who uses a mobile app knows how convenient the features that use location data can be, from getting turn-by-turn directions and finding nearby restaurants to fitness-tracking and weather integration. But these rich mobile “experiences” – as app developers call them – can be a double-edged...

On Surveillance in the Workplace

Data & Society just published a report entitled "Workplace Monitoring & Surveillance": This explainer highlights four broad trends in employee monitoring and surveillance technologies: Prediction and flagging tools that aim to predict characteristics or behaviors of employees or that are designed...

US Tracks Journalists, Chelsea Manning Goes to Jail, and More Security News This Week

A surprisingly common password, an NSA spy program winds down, and more security news this week...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: koji-1.16.2-1.fc28

Koji is a system for building and tracking RPMS. The base package contains shared libraries and the command-line interface...

Gone in six seconds? Exploiting car alarms

Key relay attacks against keyless entry vehicles are well known. Many 3rd party car alarm vendors market themselves as solutions to this. We have shown that fitting these alarms can make your vehicle EVEN LESS SECURE! These alarms can expose you to hijack, may allow your engine to be stopped whil...

airflow-imaging-plugins (>=2.4.2, <=2.4.3), airflow-util-dv (>=1.2.1, <=1.6.2) +2 more potentially affected by CVE-2018-20244 via apache-airflow (>=1.8.2, <=1.10.1)

apache-airflow PYPI version =1.8.2, =2.4.2, =1.2.1, =1.7.2, =0.0.5, =0.0.6 Source cves: CVE-2018-20244 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-99CV-8CVV-666C...

A week in security (February 25 – March 3)

Last week, we delved into the realm of K-12 schools and security, explored the world of compromised websites and Golang bruteforcers, and examined the possible realms of pay for privacy. We also looked at identity management solutions, Google’s Universal Read Gadget, and did the deepest of dives...

Holes in 4G and 5G Networks Could Let Hackers Track Your Location

New research shows how nearby attackers can see where you are, send you spoofed carrier messages, and more...

New Attacks Against 4G, 5G Mobile Networks Re-Enable IMSI Catchers

At NDSS Symposium 2019, a group of university researchers yesterday revealed newly discovered cellular network vulnerabilities that impact both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. According to a paper published by the researchers, "Privacy Attacks to the 4G and 5G Cellular Paging Protocols Using Side Channe...

New Attacks Against 4G, 5G Mobile Networks Re-Enable IMSI Catchers

At NDSS Symposium 2019, a group of university researchers yesterday revealed newly discovered cellular network vulnerabilities that impact both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. According to a paper published by the researchers, "Privacy Attacks to the 4G and 5G Cellular Paging Protocols Using Side Channe...

Friday Squid Blogging: A Tracking Device for Squid

Really: After years of "making do" with the available technology for his squid studies, Mooney created a versatile tag that allows him to research squid behavior. With the help of Kakani Katija, an engineer adapting the tag for jellyfish at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute...

opencv/imread_fuzzer: Heap-buffer-overflow in gtTileSeparate

Project: https://github.com/opencv/opencv.git Detailed report: https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase?key=5098633869918208 Project: opencv Fuzzer: libFuzzeropencvimreadfuzzer Fuzz target binary: imreadfuzzer Job Type: libfuzzerasanopencv Platform Id: linux Crash Type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 4 Crash...

How to Stop Facebook App From Tracking Your Location In the Background

Every app installed on your smartphone with permission to access location service "can" continually collect your real-time location secretly, even in the background when you do not use them. Do you know? — Installing the Facebook app on your Android and iOS smartphones automatically gives the...

How to Stop Facebook App From Tracking Your Location In the Background

Every app installed on your smartphone with permission to access location service "can" continually collect your real-time location secretly, even in the background when you do not use them. Do you know? — Installing the Facebook app on your Android and iOS smartphones automatically gives the...

C4G Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS) 3.4 SQL Injection

Exploit Title: C4G Basic Laboratory Information System BLIS 3.4 - Multiples SQL Injection Date: 01/31/2019 Software Links/Project: https://github.com/C4G/BLIS | http://blis.cc.gatech.edu/index.php Version: C4G Basic Laboratory Information System v3.4 Exploit Author: Carlos Avila Category: webapps...

Android Users: Check This Facebook Location Privacy Setting ASAP

Android users can now stop Facebook from tracking their location when they aren't using the Facebook app...

Apple's Shazam App Boots Facebook Ads and Other Third-Party SDKs

Shazam, the handy app that uses audio recognition to tell you what song is playing over any given set of speakers, has reportedly eliminated all third-party software developer kits SDKs in its iOS version except for one: HockeyApp. Apple, which bought the startup for $400 million last year, has...

Chinese Surveillance, Facebook Tracking, and More Security News This Week

3-D printed rifles, Iran missile hacking, and more of the week's top security news...

Critical OkCupid Flaw Exposed Daters to App Takeovers

A critical flaw in the OkCupid app has been found that could allow a bad actor to steal credentials, launch man-in-the-middle attacks or completely compromise the victim’s application. This is separate from the OKCupid account-takeover incident reported earlier in the week, but it does fit the...