Security News

Skype Glitch Allowed Android Authentication Bypass
2019-01-07 15:13

A glitch allowed hackers to access contacts, photos and more on Android devices - simply by answering a Skype call.

Can't unlock an Android phone? No problem, just take a Skype call: App allows passcode bypass
2019-01-03 23:03

Neat trick for spying spouses, bad bosses, other miscreants with hands on your mobe. A fix is available A newly disclosed vulnerability in Skype for Android could be exploited by miscreants to...

Warn your friends they can’t bypass Facebook with this hoax
2019-01-03 11:00

No, none of us can "bypass" Facebook's newsfeed algorithms by copy-pasting our way past them.

Lock-Screen Bypass Bug Quietly Patched in Handsets
2018-11-16 16:42

The flaw in a high-end phones and up-and-coming handsets made by top OEMs allows hackers to bypass handset lock screens in seconds.

Self-encrypting SSDs vulnerable to encryption bypass attacks
2018-11-06 14:12

Researchers have discovered security holes in the hardware encryption implementation of several solid state disks (SSDs) manufactured by Crucial (owned by Micron) and Samsung, which could allow...

Another day, another update, another iPhone lockscreen bypass
2018-11-02 14:24

Researcher José Rodríguez beats the lockscreen to display contact phone numbers and email addresses.

iOS Lockscreen Bypass Abuses New Group FaceTime Feature
2018-10-31 15:03

Just hours after Apple announced the availability of a new FaceTime feature in iOS, iPhone enthusiast Jose Rodriguez, known for his YouTube channel videosdebarraquito, found a way to bypass a...

Apple Patches Passcode Bypass, FaceTime Flaws in iOS
2018-10-31 09:20

Security updates released by Apple on Tuesday for its macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, Safari, iCloud and iTunes products address tens of new vulnerabilities. read more

New iPhone Passcode Bypass Found Hours After Apple Releases iOS 12.1
2018-10-30 20:03

It's only been a few hours since Apple releases iOS 12.1 and an iPhone enthusiast has managed to find a passcode bypass hack, once again, that could allow anyone to see all contacts' private...

libssh Authentication Bypass Makes it Trivial to Pwn Rafts of Servers
2018-10-17 17:08

The flaw affects thousands of servers; but GitHub, a major libssh user, is unaffected.