Bluetooth SIG—an organization that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards—today issued a statement informing users and vendors of a newly reported unpatched vulnerability that potentially affects hundreds of millions of devices worldwide.Discovered independently by two separate teams of academic researchers, the flaw resides in the Cross-Transport Key Derivation (CTKD) … [Read more...] about New Unpatched Bluetooth Flaw Lets Hackers Easily Target Nearby Devices
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QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware Infected Over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices
Cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK yesterday issued a joint advisory about a massive ongoing malware threat infecting Taiwanese company QNAP's network-attached storage (NAS) appliances.Called QSnatch (or Derek), the data-stealing malware is said to have compromised 62,000 devices since reports emerged last October, with a high degree of infection in Western Europe and … [Read more...] about QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware Infected Over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices
Ripple20: Critical Vulnerabilities Might be Putting Your IoT/OT Devices at Risk
Cybersecurity researchers from JSOF have just published a set of 19 vulnerabilities, dubbed Ripple20 that are impacting the TCP/IP stack developed by Treck. This software stack is integrated into millions of systems used in the healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, telecoms and energy markets, potentially affecting a very large number of organizations and critical … [Read more...] about Ripple20: Critical Vulnerabilities Might be Putting Your IoT/OT Devices at Risk
New Ripple20 Flaws Put Billions of Internet-Connected Devices at Risk of Hacking
The Department of Homeland Security and CISA ICS-CERT today issued a critical security advisory warning about over a dozen newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting billions of Internet-connected devices manufactured by over 500 vendors across the globe.Dubbed "Ripple20," the set of 19 vulnerabilities resides in a low-level TCP/IP software library developed by Treck, which, if … [Read more...] about New Ripple20 Flaws Put Billions of Internet-Connected Devices at Risk of Hacking
New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platform is in choppy waters once again.The Hacker News has learned that WhatsApp has recently patched yet another critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices and potentially steal secured chat messages and … [Read more...] about New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
Hundreds of millions of devices, especially Android smartphones and tablets, using Qualcomm chipsets, are vulnerable to a new set of potentially serious vulnerabilities.According to a report cybersecurity firm CheckPoint shared with The Hacker News, the flaws could allow attackers to steal sensitive data stored in a secure area that is otherwise supposed to be the most … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
How to gain visibility into Mobile Devices
Introduction Falcon for Mobile is CrowdStrike’s EDR solution on mobile devices. Falcon for Mobile monitors and records activities taking place on Android and iOS, providing the visibility necessary to detect attackers, malicious insider activity, and corporate data leakage Falcon for Mobile allows organizations to benefit from powerful reporting, investigation, and threat … [Read more...] about How to gain visibility into Mobile Devices
Hacker Releases ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
An iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher today publicly released what he claimed to be a "permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit," in other words, an epic jailbreak that works on all iOS devices ranging from iPhone 4s (A5 chip) to iPhone 8 and iPhone X (A11 chip).Dubbed Checkm8, the exploit leverages unpatchable security weaknesses in Apple's Bootrom (SecureROM), the first … [Read more...] about Hacker Releases ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands
The world of connected consumer electronics, IoT, and smart devices is growing faster than ever with tens of billions of connected devices streaming and sharing data wirelessly over the Internet, but how secure is it?As we connect everything from coffee maker to front-door locks and cars to the Internet, we're creating more potential—and possibly more dangerous—ways for hackers … [Read more...] about 125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands
New Flaws in Qualcomm Chips Expose Millions of Android Devices to Hacking
A series of critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that could allow hackers to compromise Android devices remotely just by sending malicious packets over-the-air with no user interaction.Discovered by security researchers from Tencent's Blade team, the vulnerabilities, collectively known as QualPwn, reside in the WLAN and modem firmware of Qualcomm … [Read more...] about New Flaws in Qualcomm Chips Expose Millions of Android Devices to Hacking