Italian security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that can be easily exploited to break into messaging applications such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal. According to InTheCyber security researchers, the rather old voicemail caller-ID spoofing flaw can be leveraged to steal activation codes sent by messaging apps and compromise accounts. The researchers say that networks of […]
Be careful with what you torrent. A new tool on the black market is helping hackers distribute malware through torrent files in exchange for a fee. On Tuesday, security researchers at InfoArmor said they discovered the so-called “RAUM” tool in underground forums. It leverages torrenting — a popular file-sharing method associated with piracy — to […]
Makers of the mobile encrypted chat app Signal say they have fixed vulnerabilities in the Android version of the messaging app that allowed attackers to corrupt encrypted attachments and remotely crash the application. The vulnerabilities were discovered by Jean-Philippe Aumasson and Markus Vervier who explained the “low severity” bugs in research note posted Thursday. The […]
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