Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2016
50 Million installations potentially impacted by AirDroid issues

At least 10 million Android users are exposed to cyber attacks due to multiple vulnerabilities affecting the popular AirDroid app. According to experts from the firm Zimperium, multiple vulnerabilities in the Android remote management tool AirDroid could expose more than 50 million devices The flaws could be exploited to abuse built-in features and use them against […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2016
A flaw allows to bypass the activation lock on iPhone and iPad

Researchers discovered a bug that can be exploited to bypass Apple’s Activation Lock feature and gain access to the homescreen of locked Apple devices. Security experts have discovered a new bug that could be exploited to bypass Activation Lock feature on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad). The bug could allow gaining access to the homescreen of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2016
More than 1 Million Google accounts hacked by Gooligan Android Malware

Experts from the security firm CheckPoint discovered a new Android malware dubbed Gooligan that has already compromised more than a million Google Accounts. Another malware, dubbed Gooligan, is threatening Android users. The Android malware has already compromised more than 1 Million Google accounts. The Gooligan Android malware roots vulnerable Android devices in the attempt of stealing email addresses and authentication […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2016
Watch out! This iPhone-freezing video will CRASH any iPhone!

It has happened again, most of the Apple devices crashes when the owner plays this iPhone-freezing video. Be careful when clicking on suspicious links. A new bug  in iPhone is threatening Apple users, most of the Apple devices crashes when the owner plays a video. An iPhone-freezing video is circulating online, when users play it in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2016
A second backdoor in a week discovered in firmware of Chinese low-cost Android devices

For the second time in a few days, security experts spotted a backdoor in the firmware of low-cost Android devices. Last week, security experts from Kryptowire firm have discovered a backdoor in the firmware installed on low-cost Android phones. The backdoor affects mobile phones from BLU Products that are available for sale on both Amazon and Best Buy. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2016
Are you an iPhone user? Your call history is uploaded on iCloud too

According to Elcomsoft, iPhone and iPad automatically send call history to Apple when iCloud is enabled, the company stores the data for up to four months. According to the digital forensics firm Elcomsoft, Apple mobile devices automatically send call history to the company when the iCloud is enabled, it also stores the data for up […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2016
How to Bypass iPhone Passcode and access personal data on the device

A new flaw allows to bypass the iPhone Passcode protection, even when Touch ID is properly configured, and access photos and messages stored on the device. The use of passcode for the protection of users’ data on iPhone Smartphone doesn’t protect users from the possibility that local ill-intentioned will access their data. A new flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2016
Experts spotted a secret backdoor in Android phones that sends data to China

Experts at Kryptowire discovered a mobile phone firmware that transmitted personally identifiable information without user consent due to a backdoor. Security experts from Kryptowire firm have discovered a backdoor in the firmware installed on low-cost Android phones. The backdoor affects mobile phones from BLU Products that are available for sale on both Amazon and Best Buy. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2016
Malvertising campaign delivered Android Svpeng Trojan via a zero-day in Chrome

Kaspersky discovered a new strain of the Svpeng Trojan delivered through popular news websites using Google’s AdSense via a zero-day in Chrome. Crooks exploited a Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability to deliver the Android Svpeng Trojan to Android users via Google AdSense. The Svpeng Trojan is not a new threat, it was first spotted by Kaspersky Lab in July 2013 when threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2016
Abusing protocols in LTE networks to knock mobile devices off networks

A group of researchers from Nokia Bell Labs and Aalto University in Finland demonstrated how to hack protocols used in the LTE networks. We discussed several times the rule of the SS7 signaling protocol in mobile communications and how to exploit its flaws to track users. When mobile users travel between countries, their mobile devices connect to the infrastructure of a […]