Security News

OnePlus Left A Backdoor That Allows Root Access Without Unlocking Bootloader
2017-11-14 01:14

Another terrible news for OnePlus users. Just over a month after OnePlus was caught collecting personally identifiable information on its users, the Chinese smartphone company has been found...

Stack Clash Vulnerability in Linux, BSD Systems Enables Root Access (Threatpost)
2017-06-19 17:05

Patches are available for a newly discovered Linux, BSD and Solaris vulnerability called Stack Clash that bypasses stack guard-page mitigations and enables root access.

Exploit revealed for remote root access vulnerability affecting many router models (Help Net Security)
2017-04-11 14:48

Back in January 2013, researchers from application security services firm DefenseCode unearthed a remote root access vulnerability in the default installation of some Cisco Linksys (now Belkin)...

macOS RAT Uses 0-Day for Root Access (SecurityWeek)
2017-03-07 13:40

Phony Pokémon GO Android App Gave Attackers Root Access (Threatpost)
2016-09-14 18:53

A rogue "Guide for Pokémon GO" app made it into Google Play's marketplace and gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on.

Bad news: MySQL can dish out root access to cunning miscreants and there's no patch (The Register)
2016-09-13 11:34

Qualcomm Chip Flaws Could Giver Attackers Root Access to Android Devices (August 8, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-08-09 19:04

Researcher releases exploit for OS X 0-day that gives root access (Help Net Security)
2015-08-18 10:27

Italian security researcher Luca Todesco has published PoC exploit code for a newly discovered zero-day privilege escalation flaw affecting OS X Yosemite (v10.10) and Mavericks (v10.9). Symantec e...

Apple OS X zero-day flaw hands over root access without system passwords (ZDNet)
2015-08-04 07:18

Bug in OS X Yosemite allows attackers to gain root access (Help Net Security)
2015-07-23 12:42

Security researcher Stefan Esser has revealed the existence of a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), and has provided a working proof of concept local exploit that inst...