A hidden backdoor put 1.3 million TV boxes to work for criminals

Videostrong planted a backdoor in more than 1.3 million Android set-top boxes and sold criminals access to the resulting botnet.

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VU#124705: BaseChat – Audio Dating App, Android version 9.8.1, contains multiple vulnerabilities

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…

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cPGuard Update Channel Hijacked to Backdoor Linux Servers and Collect Password Hashes

An attacker broke into the update system of the cPGuard security tool on November 2 and used it to send a malicious script to customers' Linux servers. The script installed a backdoor and collected password hashes and other sensitive files from servers that ran it, cPGuard maker OPSSHIELD said in an advisory. The attacker has since taken some of that data. cPGuard 5.88.25 and later versions