Security News

Sony Closes Backdoors in IP-Enabled Cameras (Threatpost)
2016-12-06 16:24

Backdoors, likely intentional remote administration features, were closed off in 80 different Sony IP-enabled cameras running the IPELA Engine technology.

Backdoor Found in Firmware of Some Android Devices (Threatpost)
2016-11-21 20:20

Attackers could exploit over-the-air updates in three million Android devices to remotely execute commands with root privileges via a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.

Over 2.8 million cheap Android smartphones come with preinstalled backdoor (Help Net Security)
2016-11-21 20:19

If you’re using a cheap Android smartphone manufactured or sold by BLU, Infinix, Doogee, Leagoo, IKU, Beeline or Xolo, you are likely wide open to Man-in-the-Middle attacks that can result in your...

PoisonTap Steals Cookies, Drops Backdoors on Password-Protected Computers (Threatpost)
2016-11-16 17:55

Samy Kamkar's latest hacking device, PoisonTap, can steal HTTP cookies from millions of websites and install persistent web-based backdoors.

Leftover Factory Debugger Doubles as Android Backdoor (Threatpost)
2016-10-14 13:00

A researcher has found a backdoor, which he calls Pork Explosion, in an Android bootloader built by Foxconn.