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Patch time! Microsoft warns of new worm-ready RDP bugs
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday bought some bad news yesterday: more wormable RDP vulnerabilities, this time affecting Windows 10 users.
Android users menaced by pre-installed malware
Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.
Apple will hand out unlocked iPhones to vetted researchers
It formalizes the reality: “pre-jailbroken” iPhones were already on the black market.
iMessage bug could have allowed attackers to read data from any iPhone
Google’s Project Zero has unveiled details of a bug in Apple’s iMessage that lets attackers read data from an iPhone without any user interaction.
Apple’s July patchfest fixes bugs in multiple products
Apple released fixes for various products this week, including one for a bug that has been public with proof-of-concept code for two months.
Big password hole in iOS 13 beta spotted by testers
A security clanger has been spotted in the current beta version of iOS 13 which allows anyone to access a user’s stored web and app passwords without having to authenticate.
Your Android’s accelerometer could be used to eavesdrop on your calls
Researchers have created an attack called Spearphone that uses the motion sensors in Android phones to listen to phone calls, interactions with your voice assistant, and more.
Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday July 2019 offers fixes for a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including 15 marked critical, rounded out by two zero-day flaws.
Rogue Android apps ignore your permissions
New research has revealed that apps are snooping on data such as location and unique ID number – even when users haven’t given permission.