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Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2019
Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO

Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO and fears its staff may be targeted by the company with its Pegasus spyware. The name NSO Group made the headlines last week after the disclosure of the WhatsApp flaw exploited by the company to remotely install its surveillance software. The Israeli firm is now […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2019
WhatsApp zero-day exploited in targeted attacks to deliver NSO spyware

Facebook fixed a critical zero-day flaw in WhatsApp that has been exploited to remotely install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device. Facebook has recently patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has been exploited to remotely install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device. WhatsApp did not name the threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2019
Expert discovered how to brick all Samsung mobile phones

The popular French white hat hacker Robert Baptiste (aka @fs0c131y) discovered how to brick all Samsung mobile phones. French white hat hacker Robert Baptiste (aka @fs0c131y) discovered how to brick all Samsung mobile phones. Baptiste bought a Samsung mobile phone a few months ago and decided to analyze it. After a few hours of tests, he discovered an unprotected receiver in […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2019
U.S. DoJ charges 9 individuals that stole $2.5M through SIM swapping

The U.S. Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. The U.S. DoJ announced charges against nine individuals, 6 members of a hacking group known as ‘The Community’ and 3 former employees of mobile phone providers. The latter group helped the hackers to steal roughly […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2019
Vulnerability in UC Browser Apps exposes to phishing attacks

Security researcher discovered a browser address bar spoofing flaw that affects popular Chinese UC Browser and UC Browser Mini apps for Android. Security researcher and bug hunter Arif Khan has discovered a browser address bar spoofing vulnerability that affects popular Chinese UC Browser and UC Browser Mini apps for Android. The vulnerability affects latest version of the UC Browser 12.11.2.1184  and UC Browser Mini […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2019
Google May 2019 Patches address 4 RCE flaws in Android

Android May 2019 Patches address critical vulnerabilities in the Google operating system, including 4 remote code execution flaws. Google released May 2019 patches address 8 critical flaws in Google operating system, including 4 remote code execution vulnerabilities.  Google is not aware of attacks in the wild exploiting these flaws. According to the advisory released by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2019
Critical flaw in Qualcomm chips exposes sensitive data for Android Devices

Researchers devised a new side-channel attack in Qualcomm technology, widely used by most Android smartphones, that could expose private keys. Researchers have uncovered a new side-channel attack that could be exploited by attackers to extract sensitive data from Qualcomm secure keystore, including private keys, and passwords. The attack potentially impacts most of the modern Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts Major coordinated disinformation campaign hit the Lithuanian Defense Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers Security Affairs […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2019
Hacker broke into super secure French Government’s Messaging App Tchap hours after release

A white hat hacker discovered how to break Tchap, a new secure messaging app launched by the French government for officials and politicians. The popular French white hat hacker Robert Baptiste (aka @fs0c131y) discovered how to break into Tchap, a new secure messaging app launched by the French government for encrypted communications between officials and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2019
Broadcom WiFi Driver bugs expose devices to hack

Experts warn of security flaws in the Broadcom WiFi chipset drivers that could allow potential attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code and to trigger DoS. According to a DHS/CISA alert and a CERT/CC vulnerability note, Broadcom WiFi chipset drivers are affected by security vulnerabilities impacting multiple operating systems. The flaws could be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary […]