Part 1: Intro Part 2: Translating APKs Part 3: What is SSL? [ MSTG‑NETWORK‑1 ] The OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard classifies the flaw explained in this blog post, under section V5: Network Communication Requirements, as follows: MSTG‑NETWORK‑2: The TLS settings are in line with current best practices, or as close as possible if …

Previous blog posts you might have missed and maybe you would like to read first for background: Part 1: Intro Part 2: Translating APKs The OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard classifies the flaw explained in this blog post, under section V5: Network Communication Requirements, as follows: MSTG-NETWORK-1: Data is encrypted on the network using …

If you missed Hacking Mandated Apps – Part 1: Intro please start there for background 🙂 Translating APKs in beautiful exotic languages As explained in the intro, the team did not get access to the sources of the app. We had to first retrieve the APK from a Korean APK download service, decompile the APK and then …

NOTE: This was all coordinated work with human rights activists, vulnerabilities were reported, findings public, and talk (below) given! 🙂 Is monitoring your children something your country’s government asks you to do? Do you feel you need the government’s help to parent your child, technologically? What if I told you there is a country that forced its …

UPDATE: April 2nd – Added new pinning article thanks @an_animal! UPDATE: Feb 14th – Added (draft, initial) forensics section, Added pinning links, thanks @an_animal for most pinning resources! Android Security is like IPv6: It will catch you sooner or later :). It is becoming more common for Web Applications to involve a Mobile Application component.  …