Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2019
Microsoft fixed CVE-2019-1105 flaw in Outlook for Android

Microsoft has addressed an important vulnerability (CVE-2019-1105) in Outlook for Android, potentially affected over 100 million users. Microsoft has addressed an important flaw tracked as CVE-2019-1105 that affects versions of Outlook for Android app before 3.0.88. The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting issue that is related to the way the app parses incoming email […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2019
Android Apps uses a novel technique to by-pass 2FA and steal Bitcoin

Expert discovered a new technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions The popular security expert Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered some apps (namedBTCTurk Pro Beta and BtcTurk Pro Beta) impersonating the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, BtcTurk, in the attempt of stealing login credentials. In order to steal the 2FA OTPs the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2019
Snapchat staff used internal tools to spy on users

Snapchat internal staff has allegedly abused their role in the company to spy on Snapchat users using and internal tools and steal data. Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app that makes pictures, videos, and messages (snaps) available for a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients. Initially, it was only allowing person-to-person photo sharing, but now […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2019
Tor Browser for Android is available through the Play Store

Tor Browser for Android is now available on the Play Store, this is a great result for experts that everyday fight to defend human rights and privacy online. The Tor Project announced on Tuesday that the Tor Browser version Tor Browser 8.5 for Android is finally available on the Google Play Store. “Tor Browser 8.5 […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2019
Google will block Huawei from using Android and its services

The Reuters agency revealed in exclusive that Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended some business with Huawei after Trump’s ban on the telco giant. The news a bomb, Google has suspended some business with Huawei after Trump’s ban on the Chinese telco giant. In November, The Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government is urging its allies […]

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 […]