Massive Android flaw uncovered

Massive Android flaw uncovered

Aug 7, 2015

Check Point Software Technologies has uncovered a vulnerability in Android that affects devices made by major manufacturers including LG, Samsung, HTC and ZTE. The team disclosed its findings during a briefing session at Black Hat USA 2015 in Las Vegas this week. “Certifi-gate” is a vulnerability that allows applications to gain illegitimate privileged access rights which are typically used by remote support applications that are either pre-installed or personally installed on the device.

Kaspersky lights up ‘Darkhotel’ bug

Nov 11, 2014

The “Darkhotel” espionage campaign, which has lurked in the shadows for at least four years while stealing sensitive data from selected corporate executives travelling abroad, has been uncovered by Kaspersky Lab. “Darkhotel” hits its targets while they are staying in...

Mozilla NSS vulnerability uncovered

Sep 26, 2014

McAfee, part of Intel Security, has discovered a critical signature forgery vulnerability in the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) library. James Walter, director of advanced threat research at Intel Security, says: “Ensuring user security and privacy on the...