Day: June 28, 2014

IBM researchers have discovered a critical security vulnerability in Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and below which could allow attackers to exfiltrate sensitive information – credentials, private keys – from vulnerable devices. The vulnerability is found in Android’s secure storage service KeyStore, and can be misused to cause a stack-based buffer Continue Reading

PayPal was one of the first large online services providers to offer two-factor authentication to its users, but until recently the company’s implementation had a loophole that could have allowed attackers to bypass this additional protection. Two-factor authentication (2FA) systems prevent hackers from misusing stolen user names and passwords by Continue Reading