Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed two distinct design and implementation flaws in Apple's crowdsourced Bluetooth location tracking system that can lead to a location correlation attack and unauthorized access to the location history of the past seven days, thereby by deanonymizing users. The findings are a consequence of an exhaustive review undertaken by the Open … [Read more...] about Bug in Apple’s Find My Feature Could’ve Exposed Users’ Location Histories
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Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks
New research disclosed a string of severe security vulnerabilities in the 'Find My Mobile'—an Android app that comes pre-installed on most Samsung smartphones—that could have allowed remote attackers to track victims' real-time location, monitor phone calls, and messages, and even delete data stored on the phone.Portugal-based cybersecurity services provider Char49 revealed its … [Read more...] about Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks
Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
An OPSEC error by an Iranian threat actor has laid bare the inner workings of the hacking group by providing a rare insight into the "behind-the-scenes look into their methods."IBM's X-Force Incident Response Intelligence Services (IRIS) got hold of nearly five hours worth of video recordings of the state-sponsored group it calls ITG18 (also called Charming Kitten, Phosphorous, … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
Flipboard Database Hacked — Users’ Account Information Exposed
Flipboard, a popular social sharing and news aggregator service used by over 150 million people, has disclosed that its databases containing account information of certain users have been hacked.According to a public note published yesterday by the company, unknown hackers managed to gain unauthorized access to its systems for nearly 10 months—between June 2, 2018, and March … [Read more...] about Flipboard Database Hacked — Users’ Account Information Exposed