Let’s Encrypt, a nonprofit that has played a major role in pushing the use of encryption on the Web, today revoked more than 3 million…
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Google fixes no-user-interaction bug in Android’s Bluetooth component
Google has patched this week a critical security flaw in Android’s Bluetooth component. If left unpatched, the vulnerability can be exploited without any user interaction…
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Microsoft warns about Internet Explorer zero-day, but no patch yet
Microsoft has published a security advisory today about an Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild — a so-called zero-day.…
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SQL Injection Errors No Longer the Top Software Security Issue
SQL injection errors are no longer considered the most severe or prevalent software security issue. Replacing it at the top of the Common Weakness Enumeration…
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Phineas Fisher Offers $100,000 Bounty To Hack Banks And Oil Companies
An infamous vigilante hacker known for their hits on surveillance companies is launching a new kind of bug bounty to reward hacktivists who do public…
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Facebook bug shows camera activated in background during app use
When you’re scrolling through Facebook’s app, the social network could be using your camera, concerned users have found. Multiple people have found and reported that their iPhone cameras were…
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What is a zero-day vulnerability?
Chances are pretty good you’ve heard the term zero-day vulnerability. The term conjures up images of post-apocalyptic landscapes, where technology has either hit a singularity-level…
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Microsoft Tackles Election Security with Bug Bounties
As the 2020 presidential election draws closer and primary season looms around the corner, Microsoft has launched a bug-bounty program specifically aimed at its ElectionGuard…
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China supported C919 airliner development through cyber espionage
Security researchers have correlated the activity of a Chinese hacker group known for targeting aerospace companies to a multi-year espionage effort by China’s intelligence agencies…
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LastPass Fixes Bug That Leaks Credentials
LastPass has patched a bug that could potentially allow malicious websites to access a web user’s credentials from a previously visited site. Tavis Ormandy, a…
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