Facebook Fixes Instagram Vulnerability That Opened 1M Accounts to Compromise
Facebook was quick to fix an issue earlier this month that could’ve let an attacker break into four percent of all active, locked accounts.
Vulnerabilities
POS Malware Tool ‘Treasurehunt’ Targets Small US-Based Banks, Retailers
Hackers called Bears Inc. are targeting small US-based banks and retailers slow to comply to new rules regarding a transition to chip-and-PIN bankcard technology.
Badlock Vulnerability Clues Few and Far Between
Admins have to hold their breath for two more weeks on the Badlock vulnerability. Which will come first: the patch, or a public exploit?
Verizon is in the process of notifying 1.5 million customers of its Enterprise Solutions division that they’ve been breached.
Google pushed out the latest version of Chrome Thursday afternoon, fixing five issues, four of them critical.
A researcher from SentinelOne disclosed details of a vulnerability that was patched by Apple this week only in El Capitan that if exploited bypasses SIP.
Oracle yesterday released an emergency patch for a Java vulnerability that was improperly patched in 2013.
Apple patched an OS X vulnerability in a kernel driver that could give attackers root-level privileges on a Mac computer, researchers at Cisco Talos said.
Researchers have discovered a rooting application used to attack a Nexus Android device. The discovery forced Google to develop an emergency patch last week.
Uber announced a public bug bounty program that will pay up to $10,000 for critical bugs, and which also includes a loyalty program that pays bonuses for five or more finds.
