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Puush servers compromised to deliver malware disguised as app update
Users of screenshot-grabbing-and-easy-sharing app Puush are in danger of having their passwords stolen by malware that masquerades as the (then) latest update for the app. It …
Crowdsourcing your bug bounty program
In this interview, David Levin, Director of Information Security at Western Union, talks about crowdsourcing their bug bounty program and the lessons learned along the way. …
Researcher finds backdoor opened by Dell’s helper app
A security researcher has discovered a serious bug in Dell System Detect, the software Dell users are urged to use to download the appropriate drivers for their machines. The …
Half of all Android devices vulnerable to installer hijacking attacks
A critical Android vulnerability that has been discovered over a year ago and responsibly disclosed to Google and other Android manufacturers can be exploited by attackers to …
15,435 vulnerabilities across 3,870 applications were recorded in 2014
In 2014, 15,435 vulnerabilities were discovered according to data from Secunia Research. The vulnerabilities are spread across 3,870 applications published by 500 different …
Mobile apps are not being tested for insecure behavior
Enterprises are not doing nearly enough to understand which mobile app behaviors hitting their networks and data are risky, nor are they testing apps for those risky behaviors …
Old Adobe Flex SDK bug still threatens users of many high-profile sites
An old vulnerability affecting old releases of the Adobe Flex SDK compiler can be exploited to compromise user data of visitors to many popular sites, including three of most …
Tails 1.3.1 emergecy release fixes security issues
Tails 1.3.1, is out. This is an emergency release, triggered by an unscheduled Firefox release meant to fix critical security issues. This version fixes numerous security …
Scammers use Whatsapp calling feature as a lure
Survey scammers and adware peddlers continue to advantage of the interest Whatsapp users have in the quietly rolled out Free Voice Calling feature. According to …
Why you shouldn’t ignore change auditing
Rupesh Kumar is the Director of Lepide Software. In this interview, he discusses the benefits of change auditing. What are the benefits of using change auditing? What security …
Google aims to make Play Store safer, sets up human app review team
The time has come for Google to add some more hoops for Android app developers to jumpt through in order to get their offering accepted to the Google Play store. The first …
Many Android and iOS apps still vulnerable to FREAK attacks
Your browser may no longer be vulnerable to FREAK attacks, but what about the mobile apps you use? According to FireEye researchers, who have tested the most popular apps both …