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Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.

By Owais Sultan Java is one of the most well-known programming languages and software platforms that is used on countless devices… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8 Reasons Why Enterprises Use Java

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PC Keyboard WiFi & Bluetooth allows an attacker (in a man-in-the-middle position between the server and a connected device) to see all data (including keypresses) in cleartext. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Platform certificates used by Android smartphone vendors like Samsung, LG, and MediaTek have been found to be abused to sign malicious apps. The findings were first discovered and reported by Google reverse engineer Łukasz Siewierski on Thursday. "A platform certificate is the application signing certificate used to sign the 'android' application on the system image," a report filed through the

Categories: News Tags: CVE Tags: android Tags: apps Tags: abandonware Tags: vulnerability Tags: bug Tags: telepad Tags: pc keyboard Tags: lazy mouse Three abandoned Android apps with remote code execution vulnerabilities need to be shown the door. (Read more...) The post Time to uninstall! Abandoned Android apps pack a vulnerability punch appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Multiple unpatched vulnerabilities have been discovered in three Android apps that allow a smartphone to be used as a remote keyboard and mouse. The apps in question are Lazy Mouse, PC Keyboard, and Telepad, which have been cumulatively downloaded over two million times from the Google Play Store. Telepad is no longer available through the app marketplace but can be downloaded from its website.

By Habiba Rashid A Barcelona-based company, a spyware vendor named Variston IT, is exploiting flaws under the guise of a custom cybersecurity solutions provider. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spyware Vendor Variston Exploited Chrome, Firefox and Windows 0-days

Nextcould Talk android is a video and audio conferencing app for Nextcloud. Prior to versions 12.2.8, 13.0.10, 14.0.6, and 15.0.0, guests can continue to receive video streams from a call after being removed from a conversation. An attacker would be able to see videos on a call in a public conversation after being removed from that conversation, provided that they were removed while being in the call. Versions 12.2.8, 13.0.10, 14.0.6, and 15.0.0 contain patches for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

By Deeba Ahmed The KmsdBot was known for targeting both Linux and Windows devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet