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 the Zero Day Initiative went public on September 4th, 2019. In order to exploit this vulnerability, attackers must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code and would need local access to the … [Read more...]
Blackhat 2013 – WSWiR Episode 72
Details on Femtocell hacking, Mactans, and SCADA Honeypots This is the week of the Blackhat and Defcon security conferences; two of the biggest security research conferences of the year. So rather than quickly summarize InfoSec news—like I do most weeks—I'll share details about three of my favorite talks from this year's Blackhat show (Defcon is going on now). Two of my … [Read more...]
Car Hacking Exposed – WSWiR Episode 71
Tor Botnets, SIM Hacking, and Pwned Prius Blackhat and Defcon are only a few days away, so this week's InfoSec news summary covers previews of some of the research experts plan on disclosing during next week's security bonanza. During this week's episode, learn about the latest Tor-based botnets, hear how hackers can force malware through your phone's SIM card, and see a … [Read more...]
