Tag: Backdoor

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Linux backdoor GTPDOOR attacks core network of telecom operators

Linux backdoor GTPDOOR attacks core network of telecom operators

The recently discovered Linux backdoor GTPDOOR allows cybercriminals to access their core networks through components in the network environments of mobile telecom operators. Research by security expert HaxRob has uncovered a previously unknown Linux backdoor, GTPDOOR. The backdoor is said to be... Read more

date25 days ago
Backdoor malware targets unrecoverable Barracuda ESG appliances

Backdoor malware targets unrecoverable Barracuda ESG appliances

A new backdoor malware has targeted Barracuda's Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. Customers who have not yet replaced the unrecoverable appliances will have to hurry. CISA discovered the backdoor malware "Whirlpool" designed to exploit the vulnerability in Barracuda's ESG appliances. Thi... Read more

date8 months ago
‘Dutch government insisted on backdoor in TETRA system’

‘Dutch government insisted on backdoor in TETRA system’

The Dutch government knows for at least thirty years that the TETRA system is weakly encrypted. Consequently, the government is said to have asked for a backdoor to be installed, writes the Dutch outlet de Volkskrant, based on an interview with Gert Roelofsen, responsible for TETRA security during ... Read more

date8 months ago
Backdoor in public code repository presents a new security threat

Backdoor in public code repository presents a new security threat

A new form of attack has been used to target big tech firms using "dependency confusion" A professional tester has created a backdoor that researchers found hiding inside open source code targeting four German companies, according to a report in Ars Technica. The tester was checking clients’ r... Read more

date2 years ago
Hackers added backdoor to PHP source code

Hackers added backdoor to PHP source code

Hackers have managed to hack PHP's Git server. This has allowed them to add their own code to PHP's source code. This allows them to gain access to websites that make use of the code. In a message on their website, the PHP developers say that two malicious commits were performed on the php-src-r... Read more

date3 years ago
Hackers stole data for years using backdoors in Google Play apps

Hackers stole data for years using backdoors in Google Play apps

Hackers used a backdoor in Google Play for years to steal sensitive data. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Labs published these results. Kaspersky's research team discovered at least eight Google Play apps with backdoors dating back to 2018. Based on archive research, the resea... Read more

date4 years ago
‘More than 12,000 Android apps contain backdoors’

‘More than 12,000 Android apps contain backdoors’

Extensive academic research has discovered hidden backdoors in 12,706 Android applications. These include secret access keys, master passwords and secret commands found in 6,800 Play Store apps, 1,000 apps from third-party app stores and nearly 4,800 pre-installed apps. Academics from Europe and... Read more

date4 years ago
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