BootStomp is a Python-based tool, with Docker support that helps you find two different classes of Android bootloader vulnerabilities and bugs. It looks for memory corruption and state storage vulnerabilities. Note that BootStomp works with boot-loaders compiled for ARM architectures (32 and 64 bits both) and that results might slightly vary depending on angr and […]
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Android Devices Phoning Home To China
So unsurprisingly a security researcher found some cheap Android devices phoning home to China when buying a phone to travel with. One of the phones seems to be Blu R1 HD, which is ‘Currently unavailable’ on Amazon.com and customers that bought it have received security update e-mails. Security researchers have uncovered a secret backdoor in […]
Stupid E-mails โ Satilight Hacking, Website Cloning, Detailo & More!
It’s been a good 3 years since my last entry in this category and I’ve had a steady stream of stupid e-mails recently fit for posting. Plus I actually had 1-2 people e-mail me and tell me they missed the posts in this category and that it always gave them a good laugh – so […]
China Facing Problems With Android Handsets & Pre-installed Trojans
It seems like the Chinese are always coming up with inventive ways to scam people, this time the people in their own country. Android is of course growing quickly globally and China is no exception with the availability of cheap hardware there the open-source Android OS is a natural choice. The latest scam is some […]
China Policy Could Shut Out Foreign Security Firms
China catches a lot of flack in the infosec World, mostly for being suspected of cyber-terrorism and for propagating nasty malware. Lately things have been getting more political especially during their tussle with Google over the whole ‘search freedom’ issue and censorship. The latest is that they are starting to check for compliance on a […]