Just 24 Hours! Teen Hacker Jailbreaks Apple iPhone 7
2016-09-24
Short Bytes: Not even a month has passed since the release of the Apple iPhone 7 and the iOS 10. And, a 19-year-old hacker, known as qwertyoruiop, has managed toRead More →
iPhone passcode bypassed with NAND mirroring attack
2016-09-21
FBI says it’s impossible but Cambridge computer security expert proves them wrong. Passcodes on iPhones can be hacked using store-bought electronic components worth less than $100 (£77), according to oneRead More →
NAND mirroring – Unlock San Bernardino shooter’ iPhone with just $100
2016-09-17
A researcher has demonstrated that the NAND mirroring technique was able to bypass the passcode retry limitations on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The battle between the FBI and Apple for unlockingRead More →
BUGS IN SIGNAL MESSAGING APP CORRUPT ATTACHMENTS, CRASH APP
2016-09-17
Makers of the mobile encrypted chat app Signal say they have fixed vulnerabilities in the Android version of the messaging app that allowed attackers to corrupt encrypted attachments and remotely crash the application.Read More →
A Case of Misplaced Trust: How a Third-Party App Store Abuses Apple’s Developer Enterprise Program to Serve Adware
2016-09-15
For bogus applications to be profitable, they should be able to entice users into installing them. Scammers do so by riding on the popularity of existing applications, embedding them withRead More →
How America’s 911 emergency response system can be hacked
2016-09-12
Critical to the success of the 911 emergency phone system, which has saved countless lives since it was first implemented in 1968, is its ability to quickly route calls toRead More →
Two critical bugs and more malicious apps make for a bad week for Android
2016-09-10
Google releases fixes for newer devices and ejects apps following reports. It was a bad week for millions of Android phone users. Two critical vulnerabilities were disclosed but remain unpatchedRead More →
Now you can buy USB Kill that could fry your PC via USB
2016-09-09
The manufacturer USBKill.com has commercialized USB Kill 2.0, a USB dongle that is able to fry any computer through the USB ports. The Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer USBKill.com has createdRead More →
Just One Photo Can Silently Hack Millions Of Androids
2016-09-07
Google released a bunch of Android patches today, covering off some previously-disclosed issues including the worrying Quadrooter bugs that affected 900 million phones. But another, previously-unknown critical weakness has been covered tooRead More →
Gugi Trojan Guffaws at Android 6 Security Measures… and Then Bypasses Them
2016-09-07
A mobile banking trojan called Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Gugi.c, or “Gugi” for short, found no problem bypassing a couple of the security measures introduced in Android 6. The name of the game isRead More →
