Tag Archives: elevation of privilege

Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones

Here’s some bad news for Android users again.

Nearly 3 Million Android devices worldwide are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that could allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges, turning over full control of the devices to hackers.

According to a new report from security rating firm BitSight, the issue is due to a vulnerability in the insecure

This Hack Gives Linux Root Shell Just By Pressing 'ENTER' for 70 Seconds

A hacker with little more than a minute can bypass the authentication procedures on some Linux systems just by holding down the Enter key for around 70 seconds.

The result? The act grants the hacker a shell with root privileges, which allows them to gain complete remote control over encrypted Linux machine.

The security issue relies due to a vulnerability (CVE-2016-4484) in the

Microsoft Patches Zero Day Disclosed by Google

Microsoft released 14 security bulletins today, six rated critical. Among the fixes is a patch for a Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability disclosed by Google that was being used in attacks by the Sofacy APT gang.

Security Support Ends For Remaining Windows XP Machines

Microsoft ended security support for existing Microsoft Security Essentials customers running Windows XP, a little more than a year after support officially ended