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‘Pork Explosion’ flaw splatters Foxconn’s Android phones – The Register

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'Pork Explosion' flaw splatters Foxconn's Android phones
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Sawyer says he contacted Nextbit and Google's Android Security team in August to alert them to the vulnerability and to ask them to pass the details onto the notoriously difficult to reach Foxconn. Nextbit patched the flaws in a little over two months.
Leftover Factory Debugger Doubles as Android BackdoorThreatpost
Foxconn Firmware Flaw Leaves Android Devices Vulnerable To USB HackTechWeekEurope UK
Pork Explosion Backdoor Found in Some Android BootloadersOn the Wire (blog)
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Cyanogen mods self away from full Android alternative – The Register

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Cyanogen mods self away from full Android alternative
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Android alternative Cyanogen looks to have given up on trying to sell a full mobile operating system. The shine has gone off the outfit of late, and in July, it reportedly axed 30 staffers. While there's a core of users who stick with the CyanogenMod …
The Future of Cyanogen — and the Untapped Power of MobileCyanogen

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Report: NSA hushed up zero-day spyware tool losses for three years – The Register

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Report: NSA hushed up zero-day spyware tool losses for three years
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Sources close to the investigation into how NSA surveillance tools and zero-day exploits ended up in the hands of hackers has found that the agency knew about the loss for three years but didn't want anyone to know. Multiple sources told Reuters last …
The NSA's Hubris and the Shadow Brokers 0-dayLawfare (blog)
NSA's Failure to Report Shadow Broker Vulnerabilities Underscores Need for OversightEFF
Exclusive: Probe of leaked US NSA hacking tools examines operative's 'mi…Reuters

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Sundown exploit kit authors champions of copy-paste hacking – The Register

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Sundown exploit kit authors champions of copy-paste hacking
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Authors of the Sundown exploit kit have proven themselves masters of copy and paste, stealing exploits from rivals and borking encryption when they opt for originality. Exploit kits offer an arsenal of attacks to the unscrupulous and are popular …
Sundown Is Just a Bunch of Exploits Stolen from Other Exploit KitsSoftpedia News

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