Security News

Details Surface on Patched Sandbox Violation Vulnerability in iOS (Threatpost)
2015-08-20 17:32

Apple patched an issue last week in iOS that could have allowed attackers to bypass the third-party app-sandbox protection mechanism on devices and read arbitrary managed preferences via a special app.

Google plugs Google Admin app sandbox bypass 0-day (Help Net Security)
2015-08-17 09:15

After having had some trouble with fixing a sandbox bypass vulnerability in the Google Admin Android app, the Google Security team has finally released on Friday an update that plugs the hole. Goog...

Zero Day in Android’s Google Admin App Can Bypass Sandbox (Threatpost)
2015-08-13 17:53

The Android security team at Google is having a busy month. First the Stagefright vulnerabilities surfaced last month just before Black Hat and now researchers at MWR Labs have released...

Google Fixes Sandbox Escape in Chrome (Threatpost)
2015-05-19 17:19

Google has patched a high-risk vulnerability in its Chrome browser that allows an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox. That vulnerability is one of 37 bugs fixed in version 43 of Chrome. Six of...

Dyre Banking Trojan Jumps Out of Sandbox (Threatpost)
2015-05-01 13:48

Researchers at Seculert have found a new version of the Dyre banking malware, one that is adept at avoiding sandbox detection.