Google Android privilege bypass vulnerability

Google Android is a Linux-based open-source operating system from the U.S. company Google. Google Android has a privilege bypass vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to compromise local information of user contacts without additional execution privileges...

Experts Discover Backdoor Deployed on the U.S. Federal Agency's Network

A U.S. federal government commission associated with international rights has been targeted by a backdoor that reportedly compromised its internal network in what the researchers described as a "classic APT-type operation." "This attack could have given total visibility of the network and complet...

Canadian Ransomware Arrest Is a Meaningful Flex, Experts Say

Investigations that ran in parallel over nearly two years by Canadian and U.S. law enforcement have led to this week’s arrest of an Ottawa man, who is alleged to have an extensive track record of ransomware attacks on companies, governments and individuals. The highly-publicized arrest is a messa...

iPhones of 9 State Dept officials hijacked by NSO Pegasus spyware

By Deeba Ahmed It has been revealed that NSO Group's Pegasus malware was used to spy on U.S. government officials over the past few months. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhones of 9 State Dept officials hijacked by NSO Pegasus spyware...

Pegasus Spyware Infects U.S. State Department iPhones

An unknown assailant planted NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on the iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees, according to four of Reuters’ sources who are familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said that the attacks took place over the last several months, hitting targets eithe...

Yanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor

A threat actor previously tied to the Thieflock ransomware operation may now be using the emerging Yanluowang ransomware in a series of attacks against U.S. corporations, researchers have found. Researchers from Symantec, a division of Broadcom Software, found ties between Thieflock and Yanluowan...

Israel Bans Sales of Hacking and Surveillance Tools to 65 Countries

Israel's Ministry of Defense has dramatically restricted the number of countries to which cybersecurity firms operating in the nation are allowed to sell offensive hacking and surveillance tools to, cutting off 65 nations from the export list. The revised list, details of which were first reporte...

Moddable SDK Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Moddable SDK is a software development kit SDK for IoT embedded software development from Moddable U.S. A security vulnerability exists in the Moddable SDK, which stems from a networked system or product that does not properly validate data boundaries when performing operations on memory, resulti...

Moddable SDK Stack Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-90311)

Moddable SDK is a software development kit SDK for IoT embedded software development from Moddable U.S. A security vulnerability exists in the Moddable SDK, which stems from a networked system or product that does not properly validate data boundaries when performing operations on memory, resulti...

Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme

The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies set up to obtain more than 735,000 Internet Protocol IP addresses from the nonprofit organization that leases the digital real estate to entities in...

Puppet Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Puppet Server is a software from Puppet Labs in the U.S. for pushing configurations from the primary server to other servers. an information disclosure vulnerability exists in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server, which stems from a lack of restrictions and protections in the HTTP transport process,...

Google Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-16346)

Google Android is a Linux-based open-source operating system from the U.S. company Google Google. Google Android information leakage vulnerability, an attacker can use the vulnerability to obtain sensitive information...

Google Pixel has an unspecified vulnerability

Google Pixel is a smartphone from the American company Google Google. There is a security vulnerability in Android Pixel and there are no details of the vulnerability provided...

Google Android has an unspecified vulnerability (CNVD-2021-101159)

Google Pixel is a smartphone from the U.S. company Google Google. Android Pixel has a security vulnerability, and no details of the vulnerability are currently available...

Google Pixel has an unspecified vulnerability (CNVD-2021-101160)

Google Pixel is a smartphone from the U.S. company Google Google. Android Pixel has a security vulnerability. No details of the vulnerability are currently available...

Russian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime

A Russian national, who was arrested in South Korea last month and extradited to the U.S. on October 20, appeared in a federal court in the state of Ohio on Thursday to face charges for his alleged role as a member of the infamous TrickBot group. Court documents showed that Vladimir Dunaev, 38,...

U.S. Ban on Sales of Cyberattack Tools Is Anemic, Experts Warn

The launch of a standing offer to pay for Windows virtual private network VPN software zero-day exploits came to light this week, even as the U.S. mulls new regulations on the export of tools that could be used in cyberattacks against the U.S. or its interests. The developments signal that the U....

Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software are both products of Cisco, a U.S. company. Cisco IOS is a set of operating systems developed for its network devices. A single operating system for enterprise wired and wireless access, aggregation, core, and WAN, Cisco IOS XE reduces business and network...

New Android Malware Targeting US, Canadian Users with COVID-19 Lures

An "insidious" new SMS smishing malware has been found targeting Android mobile users in the U.S. and Canada as part of an ongoing campaign that uses SMS text message lures related to COVID-19 regulations and vaccine information in an attempt to steal personal and financial data. Proofpoint's...

Turla APT Plants Novel Backdoor In Wake of Afghan Unrest

The Turla advanced persistent threat APT group is back with a new backdoor used to infect systems in Afghanistan, Germany and the U.S., researchers have reported. On Tuesday, Cisco Talos researchers said that they’ve spotted infections they attributed to the Turla group aka Snake, Venomous Bear,...