On Thursday, Apple released iOS 12.1.4, a patch for several security flaws including the FaceTime group chat vulnerability discovered by a 14-year-old. Also fixed are two zero-day vulnerabilities that had reportedly been actively exploited. All users a…
IcedID malware branches out
In September 2017, IcedID was first spotted in the wild. The malware was being used in phishing schemes, and if the unsuspecting user downloaded it onto their system, it would go to work stealing bank credentials. One of i…
Mobile security expert The App Analyst published findings that the Air Canada app captures screenshots without user permission and forwards them to analytics firm Glassbox, which then inspired TechCrunch to investigate further into the issue. Together,…
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Fake Android photo apps booted off Google Play
Cybersecurity researchers identified dozens of fake apps on the Google Play Store intended solely for malicious purposes. The apps posed as Android photo enhancers, some claiming to beautify photos as the…
Citing a breach of agreement, Apple has revoked its distribution certificate from Facebook, abruptly powering down all apps using the intra-company iOS app distribution service. This does not mean that the Facebook app will stop working on your iPhone,…
Recently, an interesting vulnerability was discovered by French security researcher, Elliot Alderson, in the Android app ES File Explorer (version 4.1.9.7.4 and below). ES File Explorer is a file manager, which has been downloaded more than 100,000,000…
Beware this ransomware adware
Pursuing information on a malicious encryptor, cybersecurity researchers stumbled upon a ransomware/adware bundle scheme. Several seedy online shops selling “cracked” software — that is, software that has been hacked and …
The Commissione nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) is an independent French committee dedicated to upholding its country’s commitment to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new standard of EU consumer privacy protection whi…
Amazon Ring shares customer videos
Ring has caught on with homeowners everywhere, and the doorbell camera is a common sight on doorsteps across the country, which is why Amazon purchased the company for one billion dollars. But Ring has been criticize…