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Rowhammer Variant ‘RAMpage’ Targets Android Devices All Over Again
2018-06-29 16:27

The attack allows malicious applications to break out of their sandbox and access the entire operating system, giving an adversary complete control of the targeted device.

Researchers Devise Rowhammer Attacks Against Latest Android Versions
2018-06-29 14:29

A team of researchers from universities worldwide have devised a new set of DMA-based Rowhammer attacks against the latest Android OS, along with a lightweight defense to prevent such attacks on...

Nethammer—Exploiting DRAM Rowhammer Bug Through Network Requests
2018-05-17 10:03

Last week, we reported about the first network-based remote Rowhammer attack, dubbed Throwhammer, which involves the exploitation a known vulnerability in DRAM through network cards using remote...

Oh, great, now there's a SECOND remote Rowhammer exploit
2018-05-17 01:35

Send enough crafted packets to a NIC to put nasties into RAM, then the fun really starts Hard on the heels of the first network-based Rowhammer attack, some of the boffins involved in discovering...

Rowhammer strikes networks, Bolton strikes security jobs, and Nigel Thornberry strikes Chrome, and more
2018-05-12 12:00

Hacking laws in the limelight in Georgia and DC, plus new iPhone anti-tampering Roundup This week saw hackers exploit train wi-fi connections, while IBM cut off worker thumb(drive)s, and world+dog...

New Rowhammer Attack Can Hijack Computers Remotely Over the Network
2018-05-11 08:33

Exploitation of Rowhammer attack just got easier. Dubbed ‘Throwhammer,’ the newly discovered technique could allow attackers to launch Rowhammer attack on the targeted systems just by sending...

New Rowhammer attack can be used to hack Android devices remotely
2018-05-04 15:22

Researchers from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam have demonstrated that it is possible to use a Rowhammer attack to remotely hack Android phones. What is a Rowhammer attack? “The Rowhammer attack...

GLitch: New 'Rowhammer' Attack Can Remotely Hijack Android Phones
2018-05-04 07:48

For the very first time, security researchers have discovered an effective way to exploit a four-year-old hacking technique called Rowhammer to hijack an Android phone remotely. Dubbed GLitch, the...

Android Phones Vulnerable to Remote Rowhammer Attack via GPU
2018-05-03 15:03

A team of researchers has shown how malicious actors could leverage graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch Rowhammer attacks remotely against Android smartphones. read more

New Rowhammer Attack Bypasses Existing Defenses
2017-10-06 11:46

A group of security researchers has discovered a new type of attack that can exploit the Rowhammer vulnerability in DRAM chips that was uncovered several years ago, effectively bypassing existing...