Most smartphone users assume that cellular data networks are more secure than unknown Wi-Fi. In general they’re correct (and we still advise people to use their cellular data rather than an unknown or public Wi-Fi network when accessing sensitive information on a mobile … Read More
DNS Security
Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we cover the latest update on the BlueKeep Windows RDP vulnerability before jumping into an … [Read More...]
Unpatched 0-Day Android Vulnerability
Having been notified back in March, Google has yet to patch a 0-day vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation attacks. TrendMicro researchers in collaboration with … [Read More...]
A Silent Mobile Threat: Simjacker
This post should not be confused with my previously written article about SIM-jacking and should be taken way more seriously. Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security recently … [Read More...]
Hacking Android’s Universe
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we cover several news stories from the past few weeks including an unpatched zero day vulnerability in Android and the latest Facebook privacy failure. We’ll also cover the latest in security concerns from motherboard manufacturer … [Read More...]
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Makes CFAA Law More Confusing
In an area of law that worries many white hat hackers, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) makes testing websites and vulnerabilities somewhat risky. In 1986 the CFAA … [Read More...]
Android APK Reverse Engineering: What’s in an APK
Before building off the previous post, I wanted to take a moment and clarify the objective of this series. The purpose of this series is to break down the APK reverse … [Read More...]
The Most Common Wi-Fi Attacks Hotel Guests Need to Worry About
Wi-Fi is an important amenity at hotels around the world, whether for business travelers working on the go or vacationers watching Netflix on their phones. But hotel Wi-Fi networks are often vulnerable to Wi-Fi attacks that allow hackers to eavesdrop on network traffic and … [Read More...]
Attackers DDoS Wikipedia, Twitch and World of Warcraft
Over the weekend, gamers who were hoping to quest through World of Warcraft Classic, the official reincarnation of the original 15-year old WoW, were instead greeted by … [Read More...]
Android APK Reverse Engineering: Before Getting Started
In my endless pursuit of growth and development, I have decided to take on another challenge: malicious Android application research. There have been many stories of … [Read More...]
