Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2016
A group of researchers found an iOS zero-day that would let a skilled attacker decrypt photos and videos that were sent as secure instant messages. The bad news is that Matthew Green, a professor at Johns Hopkins University revealed that a zero-day vulnerability in iOS encryption allows skilled attackers to decrypt intercepted iMessages, the good […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2016
Malware researchers at the Dr Web firm have found an Android malware named Gmobi specifically designed to spread as a software development kit (SDK). Malware researchers at security firm Dr.Web have detected a new strain of malware that was specifically designed to spread as a software development kit (SDK) used by software developers and mobile device […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2016
Chris Vickery has discovered online the database of the Kinoptic iOS app, which was abandoned by developers, with details of over 198,000 users. The security researcher Chris Vickery has discovered a database belonging to an abandoned iOS app, the Kinoptic iOS app, that is exposing on the Internet personal details of over 198,000 users. The Kinoptic iOS app allowed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2016
Millions of Android devices are open to hacking attacks due to the newly disclosed Android Stagefright Exploit that hack a smartphone in 10 seconds. New problems for Android users, security experts at software research firm NorthBit have developed an exploit for a Stagefright vulnerability affecting Googleâs operating system. Millions of Android devices are open to hacking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2016
AceDeceiver is the first iOS malware that abuses certain design flaws in Appleâs FairPlay DRM to install malicious apps on iOS devices even non-jailbroken. Hackers are exploiting a flaw affecting the Apple digital rights management technology (DRM) to install malicious apps on every iOS device, even non-jailbroken ones. Last month, security experts at Palo Alto Networks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2016
The Russian security tester Timur Yunusov has discovered critical flaw affecting routers and 3G and 4G mobile modems from Huawei, ZTE, Gemtek, and Quanta. The Russian security tester Timur Yunusov has discovered critical vulnerabilities affecting routers and 3G and 4G mobile modems from Huawei, ZTE, Gemtek, and Quanta. The security holes could be exploited by remote attackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2016
Two Computer Science researchers developed a technique to hack a phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 mins with $500 worth of inkjet printer and conductive ink The Computer Science researchers Kai Cao and Anil K Jain have developed a new technique for hacking a mobile device’s fingerprint sensor in 15 mins with $500 worth of an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 10, 2016
Kaspersky Lab recently spotted a new Android malware dubbed Triads Trojan, which they say is the most advanced mobile malware seen to date. Malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new strain of malware, dubbed Triada (Backdoor.AndroidOS.Triada), targeting Android devices, which they consider the most advanced mobile threat seen to date. The range of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2016
A large percentage of Android devices is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a Root Access. According to experts at TrendMicro a large percentage of Android devices in use today is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a root access. The attack allows an ill-intentioned […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2016
The South Korean NIS revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The announcement was made on Tuesday, according to the NIS cyber spies from  North […]
