The notebook maker is warning users of three separate vulnerabilities.
Link: https://threatpost.com/lenovo-warns-bugs-thinkpads/147338/
Tag: Mobile Security
Shades of BlueKeep: Wormable Remote Desktop Bugs Top August Patch Tuesday List
The flaws allow remote code-execution without user interaction or authentication, and are highly exploitable.
Link: https://threatpost.com/wormable-remote-desktop-bugs-august-patch-tuesday/147302/
Cerberus Enters the Android Malware Rental Scene
The mobile banking trojan has a few unusual features and bears watching, researchers said.
Link: https://threatpost.com/cerberus-android-malware-rental/147280/
4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name.
Link: https://threatpost.com/4-dating-apps-pinpoint-precise-locations/147247/
Black Hat 2019 News Wrap: The Best and Worst of the Show
Threatpost breaks down the highs and lows from Black Hat 2019, from new vulnerabilities and industry collaboration to a scandal around a sponsored session.
Link: https://threatpost.com/black-hat-2019-news-wrap-best-worst/147223/
DEF CON 2019: New Class of SQLite Exploits Open Door to iPhone Hack
Researchers exploit a SQLite memory corruption issue outside of a browser.
Link: https://threatpost.com/sqlite-exploits-iphone-hack/147203/
Apple Upgrades Bug Bounty Program: Adds Macs, $1M Reward
Apple is opening its once-private bug bounty program to all researchers, as well as boosting vulnerability payouts and expanding the product scope to include MacOS.
Link: https://threatpost.com/apple-upgrades-bug-bounty-program-adds-macs-1m-reward/147146/
Black Hat 2019: 5G Security Flaw Allows MiTM, Targeted Attacks
Academic researchers carry out attacks on high-end commercial devices as well as narrowband IoT sensors.
Link: https://threatpost.com/5g-security-flaw-mitm-targeted-attacks/147073/
Black Hat: LeapFrog Tablet Flaws Let Attackers Track, Message Kids
Several serious privacy flaws in a kid’s tablet were disclosed this year at Black Hat, which could allow a bad actor to track or send messages to children.
Link: https://threatpost.com/black-hat-leapfrog-tablet-flaws-let-attackers-track-message-kids/146822/
Millions of Android Smarphones Vulnerable to Trio of Qualcomm Bugs
Flaws in Qualcomm chipset expose millions of Android devices to hacking threat.
