A code backdoor in a package on the Python Package Index demonstrates the importance of verifying code brought in from code repositories. The pace of…
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China installs spyware on tourists’ Android phones, downloads data from iPhones
Foreigners visiting certain areas of China are having their smartphones searched at the border. With Android phones, authorities install a piece of spyware that has…
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Major HSM vulnerabilities impact banks, cloud providers, governments
Two security researchers have recently revealed vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside special computer components known as HSMs (Hardware…
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Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor
Earlier this year, Forbes reported how a banking Trojan called Triada had been found on a bunch of brand new budget Android smartphones. Google has now confirmed…
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12k+ Android apps contain master passwords, secret access keys, secret commands
A comprehensive academic study published this week has discovered hidden backdoor-like behavior — such as secret access keys, master passwords, and secret commands — in…
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Cyber Kill Chain – Lockheed Martin
Security incidents are events that may indicate that an organization’s systems or data have been compromised or that measures put in place to protect them…
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IT Security Pros Slam State-Backed Encryption Backdoors
Most IT security professionals believe governments that mandate end-to-end encryption backdoors are exposed to a greater risk of nation state cyber-attacks, according to Venafi. The…
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