Command injection

Unauthorized access may be allowed by the SCP11 Crypto Services TA will processing commands from other TA in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and...

CVE-2018-11888

Unauthorized access may be allowed by the SCP11 Crypto Services TA will processing commands from other TA in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and...

CVE-2018-11899

While processing radio connection status change events, Radio index is not properly validated in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Voice & Music in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, ...

CVE-2018-11888

CVE-2018-11888 targets Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, where the SCP11 Crypto Services Trust Application can be commanded by other TAs. Affects numerous Snapdragon SoCs (e.g., SD 210/212/205 through SD 835, 820/820A, 650/52, 625, 615/16, and others) across MDM9607/9650/9655, MSM8996AU, and related...

CVE-2018-11899

Technical details are not publicly available in the provided documents for CVE-2018-11899; monitor for updates.

CVE-2018-11938

Improper input validation for argument received from HLOS can lead to buffer overflows and unexpected behavior in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT,...

ThreatList: Credential-Sniffing Phishing Attacks Erupted in 2018

Phishing attacks have continued to grow over the past year – but now, it appears that more bad actors are launching these tricky attacks in hopes of scooping up credentials, rather than a previously-popular goal of infecting victims’ devices with malware. The new trend was outlined by Proofpoint...

Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person

UPDATE Amazon inadvertently sent 1,700 audio files containing recordings of Alexa interactions by a customer to a random person – and after a newspaper investigation exposed the snafu, characterized it as a “mishap” that came down to one employee’s mistake. In August, an Amazon customer in German...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Voice Gateway

Summary Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Voice Gateway Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-8039 DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. The TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl interface. An attacker could...

Are Deepfakes coming to a scam near you?

Your boss contacts you over Skype. You see her face and hear her voice, asking you to transfer a considerable amount of money to a firm you've never ever heard of. Would you ask for written confirmation of her orders? Or would you simply follow through on her instructions? I would certainly be...

Open Source Network Access Control: PacketFence

PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control NAC system. Boasting an impressive feature set including a captive-portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and wireless management, 802.1X support, layer-2 isolation of problematic devices,...

TimpDoor Android malware turning devices into hidden proxies

By Waqas Android users in North America are the current target of TimpDoor malware. The McAfee Mobile Research team has identified an active phishing campaign that traps users by sending an SMS to influence them on downloading and installing an Android malware app TimpDoor. It is a fake...

A week in security (October 15 – 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we went over how to build your own motion-activated security camera, wondered whether FIDO is the future instrument to replace passwords and usernames, informed you about information operations on Twitter, and released our Q3 Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics an...

Artificial Intelligence: A Cybersecurity Tool for Good, and Sometimes Bad

Artificial intelligence is the new golden ring for cybersecurity developers, thanks to its potential to not just automate functions at scale but also to make contextual decisions based on what it learns over time. This can have big implications for security personnel—all too often, companies simp...

Sophisticated Voice Phishing Scams

Brian Krebs is reporting on some new and sophisticated phishing scams over the telephone. I second his advice: "never give out any information about yourself in response to an unsolicited phone call." Always call them back, and not using the number offered to you by the caller. Always. EDITED TO...

Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever

Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it's easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. Think you're too smart to fall for one?...

Telegram Calling Feature Leaks Your IP Addresses—Patch Released

The desktop version of the security and privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Telegram, has been found leaking both users' private and public IP addresses by default during voice calls. With 200 million monthly active users as of March 2018, Telegram promotes itself as an...

Telegram Calling Feature Leaks Your IP Addresses—Patch Released

The desktop version of the security and privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Telegram , has been found leaking both users' private and public IP addresses by default during voice calls. With 200 million monthly active users as of March 2018, Telegram promotes itself as an...

Huawei Mate 10 Pro phone FRP bypass vulnerability

Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a smartphone product of Chinese company Huawei Huawei. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro phone suffers from an FRP bypass vulnerability, which allows an attacker to bypass the "Find My Phone" protection after a series of voice and keypad actions during a phone reset. Successful...

CVE-2018-7990

Mate10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before 8.1.0.326C00 have a FRP bypass vulnerability. During the mobile phone reseting process, an attacker could bypass "Find My Phone" protect after a series of voice and keyboard operations. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to bypass FR...