homographs, telegram, signal, security research — 01 April 2019 What you see is not what you get: when homographs attack Introduction Since the introduction of Unicode in domain names (known as Internationalized Domain Names, or simply IDN) by ICANN over two decades ago, a series of brand new security implications were also brought into light together with the possibility of...
advisory, telegram, security research, homographs — 25 March 2019 Security advisory: Telegram instant messenger IDN homograph attack Advisory information Title: Telegram instant messenger IDN homograph attacks Advisory reference: BLAZE-02-2019 (CVE-2019-10044) Product: Telegram Disclosure mode: Coordinated disclosure Product description Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super-fast, simple and free. You...
homographs, security research, advisory, signal — 24 March 2019 Security advisory: Signal IDN homograph attack Advisory information Title: Signal IDN homograph attacks Advisory reference: BLAZE-01-2019 (CVE-2019-9970) Product: Signal Disclosure mode: Coordinated disclosure Product description Signal is an encrypted communications app for Android and iOS. A desktop version is also available for Linux, Windows, and macOS....
advisory, security research — 29 March 2017 Security advisory: Porteus Kiosk security restrictions bypass Advisory information Title: Porteus Kiosk security restrictions bypass Advisory reference: BLAZE-01-2017 Product: Porteus Kiosk Disclosure mode: Coordinated disclosure Product description Porteus Kiosk is a popular lightweight Linux designed to be used as a kiosk solution. It implements several restrictions with...
