A team of six researchers from Ruhr-University Bouchum and Munster University, in Germany, have discovered a critical flaw in the way that popular PDF viewers display data. This makes it possible for an attacker to exfiltrate data from encrypted PDF files. The researchers tested twenty-seven different desktop and web-based PDF viewer apps … [Read more...] about Hackers Now Can Access Data In Secure PDF Files
Archives for October 2019
Google Is Searching For Unauthorized Gambling Apps On Play Store
Google heavily regulates gambling and gaming apps on its Play Store. It's not hard to understand why. The industry has a long history of gouging and otherwise abusing the people who play their games, to say nothing of the flouting of local laws. In response to the company's heavy-handed regulation of their industry, some app developers have taken … [Read more...] about Google Is Searching For Unauthorized Gambling Apps On Play Store
New Exploit Discovered That Adds Malware To Advertisements
Hackers and scammers have a new tool in their toolbox, and they're making rapid use of it. Recently, researchers from Confiant have discovered a new campaign involving a Chrome for iOS exploit. They discovered an unknown group of attackers getting around the browser's built-in pop-up blocker to deliver fake ads. This happened to half a billion … [Read more...] about New Exploit Discovered That Adds Malware To Advertisements
DoorDash Leaks Personal Data Of Users And Drivers
Another week, another high-profile data breach. This time, DoorDash confirmed on a recent blog post that data on nearly five million of its users had been accessed by an unauthorized (and at this point unknown) third party. According to information released by the company, the breach occurred on May 4th, 2019. The unknown parties accessed … [Read more...] about DoorDash Leaks Personal Data Of Users And Drivers
Some Android Apps Are Charging People Big Money
Security researchers at Sophos Labs have alerted Google to the presence of more than two dozen apps on the Play Store that are abusing a loophole in Google's policies that allow them to charge hefty fees to unsuspecting users. Here's how it works: Many apps offer a free and a subscription-based service, and many of those allow users to try the full … [Read more...] about Some Android Apps Are Charging People Big Money
Attachment Extensions Carrying Malware Banned On Microsoft Outlook
One of the most common means by which malware winds up on the computers of its victims is via an email attachment. All it takes is one careless moment. One click to open a file that turns out to be poisoned and you're in for a world of trouble. That's the exact reason why email providers tend to be incredibly selective about what … [Read more...] about Attachment Extensions Carrying Malware Banned On Microsoft Outlook