Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Princeton have won the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize for their work on the network security of Android apps. The post Citizen Lab Researchers Win IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize appeared first on The Citizen Lab.
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Google disrupted the XCPE botnet affecting 1.3 million Android devices, exposing allegations of manufacturer-installed backdoors and supply-chain security risks.
Overview Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Android application, BaseChat – Audio Dating App, version 9.8.1, which ultimately compromise the privacy of users’ personal data and activity. Description BaseChat is an online dating platform built in Flutter and targeted toward users over 18. It facilitates anonymous, voice-first interaction between users. Three distinct vulnerabilities have been identif…
Videostrong planted a backdoor in more than 1.3 million Android set-top boxes and sold criminals access to the resulting botnet.
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain DNS messages with repeated singleton records such as SOA, CNAME, or DNAME records. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to use excessive memory, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.10. (CVE-2026-75029) It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled cached DNSSEC proofs. A remote attacker could possibly use…
