By: Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme) Nicolas Trippar Follow Nicolas Trippar (@ntrippar) Following our announcement on the N-Days Exploit Acquisition Program for smartphones, we are delighted to share the first couple of submissions. We received many submissions and we’re in the process of sharing them with ZHA followed by a public disclosure. We plan to release additional … Read More
By: Zuk Avraham Follow Zuk Avraham (@ihackbanme) Nicolas Trippar Follow Nicolas Trippar (@ntrippar) Following our announcement on the N-Days Exploit Acquisition Program for smartphones, we are delighted to share the first couple of submissions. We received many submissions and we’re in the process of sharing them with ZHA followed by a public disclosure. We plan to release additional … Read More
In the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s revelations about mass-surveillance by the U.S. government in 2013, technology companies have made a serious effort to convince their customers that they are in support of strong privacy by incorporating encryption policies. Popular messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram have added end-to-end encryption protocols, meaning only their users … Read More
This Threat Research is about the recently discovered “Pre-installed Android Malware” threat. At least 36 high-end smartphone models belonging to popular manufacturing companies such as Samsung, LG, and Lenovo were found pre-loaded with 21 malware programs. The programs were part of two malware families: Loki and SLocker. The malicious apps were not part of the … Read More
Yesterday, WikiLeaks published documents suggesting the CIA had access to, and developed, tools that can be used to hack smartphones and other Internet connected devices. This is not a surprise to anyone who is even remotely associated to the security industry. These kinds of tools have been in the wild for several years now, and … Read More
