Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2016
CVE-2016-569 Linux flaw leaves 1.4 billion Android devices vulnerable to hack

Experts from Lookout revealed that all Android versions running the Linux Kernel 3.6 to the latest are affected by the CVE-2016-569 Linux flaw. Recently I wrote about a severe vulnerability (CVE-2016-5696) affecting the Linux version 3.6, deployed in 2012. The flaw was discovered by researchers from the University of California, Riverside, and the U.S. Army […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2016
900M+ Android users exposed to hack due to Qualcomm Quadrooter flaws

Experts from Checkpoint have found four major vulnerabilities dubbed Quadrooter in Qualcomm chips that expose more than 900M Android users to hack. Security experts from the security firm Checkpoint have found four major vulnerabilities, dubbed Quadrooter, in the firmware running on the in the Qualcomm chips that equip modern Android devices. The Quadrooter flaws could be […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2016
Telegram massive hack in Iran, what is happened?

Hackers accessed Telegram accounts in Iran, a security duo investigated the security breach and will present its findings at the Black Hat Conference. 15 million Iranian Telegram accounts have been compromised, users have reportedly had their personal information exposed (phone number, Telegram ID). The security researchers Collin Anderson and Claudio Guarnieri have investigated the case, more […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
WhatsApp doesn’t properly physically erase user’s deleted messages

WhatsApp doesn’t properly erase your deleted messages, researcher reveals Are you using WhatsApp? There is an interesting news for you, the popular instant messaging app doesn’t properly erase the user’s deleted messages. The issue was reported by the popular iOS security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski who is warning about the risks for the users’ privacy. The flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2016
The Great Spyware sale: SpyNote available for free use

Palo Alto Networks recently discovered a Remote Access Trojan dubbed SpyNote that is free available allowing anyone to launch attacks in the wild. I love when the sale happens in malls. People just rush and want to get good things for cheap prices. And who doesn’t love something free? The spyware and malware market is highly lucrative when […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2016
Snowden and Bunnies devised the Introspection Engine to avoid surveillance

The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the popular hacker Andrew “Bunnie” Huang designed Introspection Engine, an interesting anti-surveillance device. While the number of mobile devices is outclassing the number of desktop ones, the concern about the surveillance activities conducted by governments is growing as never before also thanks the Snowden revelations. Mobile devices, often unprotected, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2016
3D printing of a dead man’s fingers allows unlocking his phone

The US federal authorities asked a 3D printing lab to recreate a dead man’s fingers to unlock his smartphone … will it work? Do you remember the battle Apple vs FBI conducted to force the IT giant on unlocking the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone, well it has become a story of the past. The federal authorities […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2016
Android.Fakebank.B inhibits outgoing calls to bank customer services

Security researchers from Symantec have discovered a new variant of the Android.Fakebank.B banking trojan that prevents users from calling banks. Security experts from Symantec have spotted a new strain of mobile Trojan dubbed Android.Fakebank.B that prevents users from making outgoing calls to banks from their mobile devices. Android.Fakebank.B was first spotted in October 2013, it was able to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2016
Millions of Xiaomi Smartphone vulnerable to remote hacking

Millions of Xiaomi smartphone are affected by a critical remote code execution flaw that could be exploited by hackers to take over the mobile devices. Millions of Xiaomi mobile are vulnerable to remote hacking due to a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers to take over the mobile devices. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2016
Is your iOS device hostage? Old scam scheme used to lock mobile

A number of iOS devices are being held ransom by the Russian “Oleg Pliss” who is demanding a payment of $100 to unlock the device. Basically the hijack is being done using stolen iCloud passwords and the “locate device” feature to lock the device and display a message to the affected user. Now how the passwords […]