Can you explain what checkm8 is? On Friday, September 27th 2019, a security researcher known as @axi0mX publicly disclosed a vulnerability together with a working exploit called checkm8 (read “checkmate”). This permanent and unpatchable exploit leverages a vulnerability in Apple’s bootrom (read-only code; SecureROM), the initial and critical part in the secure boot chain. Every … Read More
Mobile devices contain or have access to the same information as traditional endpoints. While billions of dollars have been spent protecting and securing traditional endpoints, very little has been invested to protect mobile device endpoints. Attackers work on the same model as any other business: where do they get the greatest return on their investment … Read More
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the latest mobile telephony standard designed to bring many security improvements over the predecessor standard known as the Global System for Mobile (GSM). In a new research paper, security researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and New York University Abu Dhabi outline attacks that could allow sophisticated hackers to spy on users’ … Read More
Last Monday, security researchers from iOS jailbreak firm, Pangu Lab, announced a vulnerability that they believe affects around 10% of all iOS apps. In a blog on its newly created information site, https://zipperdown.org/ , Pangu stated that its researchers noticed “a common programming error, which leads to severe consequences such as data overwritten and even … Read More
The mobile security arms race continues, OS update after OS update. With every update, it is a race against time before someone releases a new exploit that can allow users to jailbreak devices… or worse, remote attackers to compromise devices. While jailbreaking a mobile device can be fine (or even fun) for individuals, it increases … Read More
