News Score: Score the News, Sort the News, Rewrite the Headlines

Telegram zero-day for Android allowed malicious files to masquerade as videos

Researchers have discovered a zero-day exploit for the Telegram messaging app on Android devices that could have allowed attackers to send malicious payloads disguised as legitimate files. The exploit was built to abuse a vulnerability that Slovakia-based firm ESET dubbed EvilVideo. Telegram fixed the bug earlier this month in versions 10.14.5 and above after researchers reported it. Threat actors had about five weeks to exploit the zero-day before it was patched, but it’s not clear if it was ...

Read more at therecord.media

© News Score  score the news, sort the news, rewrite the headlines